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    Workforce diversity and academic staff productivity in private chartered universities in central Uganda
    (Kampala International University, College of Education and Distance Learning, 2023-10) Toriola Funke, Christiana
    The study investigated the relationship between workforce diversity and academic staff productivity in private chartered universities in Uganda. The specific objectives were; to examine the relationship between gender diversity and academic staff productivity; to assess the relationship between age diversity and academic staff productivity; to determine the relationship between nationality and academic staff productivity and; to establish the relationship between workforce diversity and academic staff productivity. Similarity /Attraction Theory by Byrne (1971) and Adams Equity Theory (1960) guided the study. The research employed a descriptive cross - sectional survey design and qualitative and quantitative approaches. The study was carried out in six chartered private universities of Central Uganda. A sample of 375 respondents was obtained from a population of 1109 using Krecjie and Morgan table. Simple random sampling technique was used to select respondents who were the academic staff. Data were collected using questionnaire and interview guide. Quantitative data were analysed using frequencies, means and standard deviations, ANOVA (one-way analysis of variance), student‟s two independent samples, t-test and OLS (ordinary least square) regression. While qualitative data were arranged thematically and reported normatively. The findings revealed that gender diversity has no significant relationship with academic staff productivity (t=0.6520, p=0.515); however, there were significant differences in research productivity between male and female academic staff (t=2.0270, p=0.043), with males being more productive than females. Age diversity has no significant relationship with academic staff productivity but it significantly affects teaching productivity (F=2.899, p=0.032), with academic staff in the middle age of 31 - 50 years, being more productive than those in lower and upper age brackets. In general, nationality diversity had no significant relationship with academic staff productivity (F=0.016, p=0.997). Overall, workforce diversity (measured by gender, age and nationality) had no significant effect on academic staff productivity; workforce diversity showed a small insignificant contribution towards variations in academic staff productivity (R-squared = 0.0153; F = 0.74; p= 0.6362), accounting for only 1.53% towards variations in academic staff productivity. The research concluded that; workforce diversity (age, gender and nationality) is not significantly related to academic staff productivity in private chartered universities in Central Uganda. The study recommends that the management of universities should draft research policies with affirmative action to boost research productivity of the female staff and rewards for research outputs with extra incentives. Management of universities must issue that when teaming up staff for teaching, research and community service to mix up with age groups.
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    Students’ health behavior and perception on course completion in universities in Uganda
    (Kampala International University, College of Education and Distance Learning, 2023-10) Asingwire Richard
    Students’ course completion is seen as way of improving graduates’ productivity in the community. However, studies have shown that students’ health behavior is one of the major challenges that affect students’ course completion when enrolled into the university system. Therefore, the study was on the relationship between students’ health behavior and perception on course completion in universities in Uganda. It was conducted in 6 universities in Uganda while balancing 3 regions: Central, Western and Eastern. The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between students’ health behavior and perception on course completion in universities in Uganda. The study was guided by four objectives, that is, (i) to assess the relationship between students’ preventive health behavior and perception on course completion in universities in Uganda; (ii) to determine the relationship between students’ illness behavior and perception on course completion in universities in Uganda; (iii) to examine the relationship between students sick-role behavior and perception on course completion in universities in Uganda; and, (iv) to establish the relationship between students’ health behavior and perception on course completion in universities in Uganda. The researcher used both Quantitative and Qualitative research approaches and used positivism philosophy backed with Health Belief Model (HBM) and supported by the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA). The study used a sample size of 390 respondents and 18 informants. 65 students from each university participated in the study. The study found out that; students’ health behavior is related to course completion because significant coefficient (0.000) was less than 0.05 thus there was relationship between students’ health behavior and perception on course completion. Qualitative research report was in line with quantitative records. The study suggested that; Institutions should avail health services in and around universities where students are always going from one place to place without purpose because they are reluctant to visit big hospitals. More money should be injected in Health service awareness especially in sexual transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV for every student to know his health status – Digital/ Online health services should be availed and encouraged for quick and ease health services and applications (Apps) should be innovated in different angles to suit the 21st Century e-Services.
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    Students’ health behavior and perception on course completion in universities in Uganda
    (Kampala International University, College of education, open distance and e-learning., 2023-10) Asingwire, Richard
    Students’ course completion is seen as way of improving graduates’ productivity in the community. However, studies have shown that students’ health behavior is one of the major challenges that affect students’ course completion when enrolled into the university system. Therefore, the study was on the relationship between students’ health behavior and perception on course completion in universities in Uganda. It was conducted in 6 universities in Uganda while balancing 3 regions: Central, Western and Eastern. The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between students’ health behavior and perception on course completion in universities in Uganda. The study was guided by four objectives, that is, (i) to assess the relationship between students’ preventive health behavior and perception on course completion in universities in Uganda; (ii) to determine the relationship between students’ illness behavior and perception on course completion in universities in Uganda; (iii) to examine the relationship between students sick-role behavior and perception on course completion in universities in Uganda; and, (iv) to establish the relationship between students’ health behavior and perception on course completion in universities in Uganda. The researcher used both Quantitative and Qualitative research approaches and used positivism philosophy backed with Health Belief Model (HBM) and supported by the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA). The study used a sample size of 390 respondents and 18 informants. 65 students from each university participated in the study. The study found out that; students’ health behavior is related to course completion because significant coefficient (0.000) was less than 0.05 thus there was relationship between students’ health behavior and perception on course completion. Qualitative research report was in line with quantitative records. The study suggested that; Institutions should avail health services in and around universities where students are always going from one place to place without purpose because they are reluctant to visit big hospitals. More money should be injected in Health service awareness especially in sexual transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV for every student to know his health status – Digital/ Online health services should be availed and encouraged for quick and ease health services and applications (Apps) should be innovated in different angles to suit the 21st Century e-Services.