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1 online resource (xxvi, 340 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
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CODESRIA book series
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Codesria book series.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: SECTION I Establishment of NCHE Secretariat and Design of Quality Benchmarks -- 1. Need for a Higher Education Regulatory Agency -- Introduction -- Rationale -- Higher Education is Key to Economic Development -- Addressing the Impact of Globalisation -- Global Power Relations Influence Higher Education -- Market Models and Private Higher Education -- Cross-border Higher Education -- Massification of Higher Education -- Connectivity: Language and Technologies -- Research and Publications: The Soul of the new Global University -- Global Rankings have Local Impact -- Consequences of Globalisation on Institutional Management -- 2. Establishment of the Council and Secretariat of the NCHE, 2002-2003 Introduction -- Establishment of the Council -- Establishment of the Secretariat -- Selecting Staff to Work at the Secretariat -- Addressing the Apparent Duplication of Effort on the Ministry of Education -- Ministry Gets Nervous about the Invisibility of NCHE -- 3. Designing the Benchmarks for Universities Introduction -- Model University for Uganda: The Paper that Guided the Initial Design of the Benchmarks for the NCHE Quality Assurance Framework -- Possible Parameters to Guide the NCHE in Licensing and Accrediting Universities in Uganda -- 4. Quality Assurance Framework for Ugandan Universities Introduction -- Components of the Quality Assurance Framework -- NCHE Focused on Quality, not Relevance -- 5. Funding of the National Council for Higher Education, 2002-2012 Introduction -- Actual Funding of the NCHE -- Ministry of Education Agrees to Increase Allocations to the NCHE -- Increased Funding Helps the NCHE do More work but Increases Internal Discords -- Ntinda Retreat -- Arrangements for a Study and Evaluation of the NCHE -- Achievements During 2011-2012 -- SECTION II NCHE's Relations with Institutions of Higher Learning -- 6. Supervising the Growth of the Higher Education Sub-sector, 2001-2012 -- Introduction -- What is Higher Education? -- NCHE Focused on the Growth and Management of Universities -- Management of Increasing Demand for Higher Education -- Access to Higher Education in Uganda is Inequitable -- Increasing Numbers but Decreasing Resources -- Politics of Fees and the Inability of Universities to Raise Money -- Ensuring the Delivery of Quality Education -- Rigidities in Higher Education -- Credit System could have Integrated the Higher Education Sub-sector -- 7. National Council for Higher Education and Public Universities -- Introduction -- What are Public Universities in Uganda? -- Slow Development of Public Universities -- Declining Funding -- Lack of Institutional Autonomy in Public Universities -- Confusion at the Top: The Legal Impasse -- Selection of a Vice-chancellor and Top Officials -- Detaching the University from Public Service Administrative Regulations and Political Interference -- Chartering of Public Universities to Improve their Institutional Autonomy -- "Pride and Prejudice" of Certain Public Universities -- 8. NCHE and the Challenges of Makerere University -- Introduction -- Funding as a Major Challenge of Tertiary Education -- Impact of Neo-liberal Policies on Makerere University -- Market no Permanent Solution to Makerere's Financial Crisis -- Ensuing Challenges -- Impact on Governance -- Reduction of Programmes -- Institutional Autonomy and Accountability -- 9. Nurturing other Public Universities -- Mbarara University of Science and Technology, MUST) -- Kyambogo University -- Gulu University -- Busitema University -- Muni Univesitry Project -- 10. Licensing, Supervising, and Nurturing Private Higher Institutions, 2002-2012 -- Introduction -- What is Private Higher Education? -- Types of Private Higher Institutions -- Management of Private Higher Education, 2002-2012 -- Major Problems of Private Universities in Uganda -- General Characteristics of Private Universities -- 11. NCHE and the Chartered Universities, 2002-2012 -- Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) -- Ndejje University -- Uganda Martyrs University -- Nkumba University -- Bugema University -- Uganda Christian University (UCU) -- Kampala International University (KIU) -- 12. NCHE and the Provisionally Licenced Private Universities -- Busoga University -- Kampala University -- Aga Khan University -- Kumi University -- Kabale University -- Mountains of the Moon University, Fort Portal (MMU) -- African Bible College -- Uganda Pentecostal University (UPU) -- Bishop Stuart University -- Muteesa I Royal University -- St. |
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Lawrence University (SLAU) -- All Saints University -- Cavendish University (CUU) -- International Health Science University (IHSU) -- Victoria University -- International University of East Africa -- Virtual University of Uganda (VUU) -- LivingStone International University (LIU) -- 13. Other Degree Awarding as well as Failed Institutions -- Other Degree Awarding Institutions -- Failed and Failing Institutions -- 14. NCHE and the Other Tertiary Institutions (OTIs) -- Introduction -- Ugandan Higher Education an Inverted Pyramid -- Who is to Blame for the Slow Growth of the OTIs? -- Way Forward -- SECTION III Management of the National Council for Higher Education -- 15. Administering the NCHE, 2002-2012 -- Introduction -- Capacity Development at NCHE -- Designing the NCHE Logo -- Survey of Institutions of Higher Learning in Uganda -- Exhibitions -- Staff Management -- Developing the NCHE Organograms -- Defining the Role of the NCHE -- Management of External Activities -- Building for the National Council for Higher Education -- Equipment, Furniture and Vehicles -- 16. Accreditation of Programmes Taught in Institutions of Higher Learning -- Introduction -- Accreditation of Programmes is Mandatory -- Managing the Accreditation Exercise -- Serious Problems Still Remain -- Case of Makerere University -- Case of Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi (UMU) -- 17. Equating Qualifications and its Impact on the Building of the NCHE -- Introduction -- Process of Equating Academic Qualifications -- Equating of A- Level Equivalences for Political Aspirants -- Equating the Qualifications of Mr Nasser Ssebaggala -- Other Challenges in the Process of Equating Qualifications -- Integrity is Heart of a Regulatory Agency -- 18. Constituting a New Council for NCHE -- Introduction -- Controversy Over the Filling of Vacant Seats -- Constituencies Elect their Representatives -- Election of a Representative of the Vice-chancellors of Private Universities to the NCHE, 2012 -- Nominations -- Elections -- Election of Senate Representative -- Judicial Review of the Conduct of Electing the Representatives -- 19. Conclusion -- Model University is a Free One -- Many African Countries have Established Regulatory Agencies -- Building of University Sectors -- Establishment of Quality Mechanisms: External and Internal Quality Checks -- Intrusion into the Institutional Autonomies and Academic Freedom of Universities -- Agencies Should Gradually Reduce their Demands as Universities Improve their Capacities -- I Look Ten Years Back From 2002 to 2012 -- 20. Afterword: The Balance Sheet of Ten Years Work by the NCHE / Mouhamad Mpezamihigo -- Introduction -- First Council Insights, 2002-2007 -- Initial Setup of Rules, Regulations, and License Fees -- Selecting a Public Representative to Council -- Initial Self-assessment of the NCHE -- Universities and other Tertiary Institutions begin to seek the NCHE Approval -- Licensing and Revoking of Universities' Licenses -- Council Approved or Rejected Licensing of Institutions -- Review of the NCHE Council Committee Functions and Roles -- Formation of the Disciplinary Committee and the Road to the NCHE Restructuring -- Analysis of the NCHE Annual Performance Reports for the Period 2005/2006 to 2011/2012 -- Identified Challenges -- Self-evaluations or Institutional Review by Selected Ugandan Universities -- NCHE Role in Programme Level Assessment -- Management and Leadership Training Programme for University Managers. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
National Council for Higher Education (Uganda)
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Universities and colleges -- Uganda.
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Universities and colleges. |
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Uganda. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kasozi, A.B.K., 1942- National Council for Higher Education and the growth of the university sub-sector in Uganda, 2002-2012. Dakar : CODESRIA, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, [2016] 9782869787117 (DLC) 2015332859 (OCoLC)990796075 |
| ISBN |
9782869787285 (electronic book) |
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2869787286 (electronic book) |
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9782869787117 |
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2869787111 |
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