Title:
Private institutions of higher learning in Uganda: a case study
Author:
Susan A. Cross
Thesis Advisor:
Angelo Letizia
Committee Member:
Angela Snyder
Committee Member:
Karalee Turner-Little
Degree Granting Institution:
Notre Dame of Maryland University--School of Education
Place:
Baltimore (Md.)
Publisher:
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Date Created:
2024
Type of Resource:
text
Genre:
thesis
Language:
eng
Format:
application/pdf
Physical Form:
electronic
Digital Source:
born digital
Abstract:
Uganda aspires to improve its citizens' living standards through education. Higher educational opportunities are a necessary means of social betterment in Uganda and a means to reduce poverty and crime rates, increase economic growth, and improve women's lives. This research sought to determine the perceived benefits of higher education in Uganda, as reported by staff, graduates, and current students at a private theological college in Mbale, Uganda, and as indicated by document analysis. The findings of this research suggest that the motivations for pursuing higher education are varied and multifaceted. Such pursuit is situated amid struggling economics, debilitating poverty, corruption, an unstable political climate, and a significant lack of educational opportunities for women. However, colonization and Christianity are the primary factors that continue to influence education in Uganda. It is impossible to address each of these factors independently, suggesting Uganda must continue to re-examine the pathway to creating higher educational opportunities for its citizens. This research can add to the body of knowledge that increases the understanding of how higher education benefits individuals, women, and Ugandan society.
Subject:
Academic theses
Subject:
Electronic dissertations
Subject:
Thèses et écrits académiques
Subject:
Thèses électroniques
Subject:
dissertations
Degree:
Doctor of Philosophy
Level:
Doctoral
Discipline:
Instructional Leadership for Changing Populations
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Identifier:
CrossSA-24
