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Attracting the Vibe: Strategies for Engaging Ugandan Gen Z in Business and Agriculture Sectors

Asiimwe Isaac Kazaara1 , Ahumuza Audrey2 · 31 Jan 2025

Background: Uganda's Generation Z (born 1997-2012) represents a critical demographic dividend for economic transformation, yet remains significantly underrepresented in business and agriculture sectors despite these…

Generation Z youth engagement entrepreneurship agriculture modernization

Fostering Critical Thinkers or Efficient Doers? An Analysis of the "Why" Question in Uganda's CompetencyBased Curriculum

Dr. Arinaitwe Julius, Musiimenta Nancy · 31 Jan 2025

knowledge-centered to skills-oriented learning, explicitly advocating for learner-centered approaches that promote critical thinking and higher-order cognitive skills. Objective: This study critically analyzed the exten…

Competency-Based Curriculum critical thinking inquiry-based learning

Awakening the Giant: Reorienting Ugandan Youth from the Illusion of Time to the Imperative of the "Hot Iron

Dr. Arinaitwe Julius1 , Ahumuza Audrey2 · 31 Jan 2025

This mixed-methods study investigated factors contributing to temporal complacency among Ugandan youth and developed a framework for reorienting them toward immediate engagement with opportunities. With 78% of Uganda&#03…

Youth

Romantic Relationships and Research Report Submission Delays: A Neglected Dimension of Academic Persistence Among Graduate Students in Uganda

Musiimenta Nancy1 , Ahumuza Audrey2 · 31 Jan 2025

Background: Research report submission delays among graduate students in Ugandan universities have reached concerning levels, yet the influence of romantic relationships on research progress remains largely unexplored de…

romantic relationships research submission delays graduate students

Embedding Sustainability and Practical Competence in Education: A Case for “Fix-It Labs” and the Analysis of Uganda’s Competency-Based Curriculum

Asiimwe Isaac Kazaara1 , Musiimenta Nancy2 · 31 Jan 2025

Background: Uganda's adoption of a Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) in 2018 represented a significant shift toward practical skills development and sustainability integration, yet implementation gaps have emerged b…

Competency-Based Curriculum Fix-It Labs Sustainability Education Practical Competence

Beyond Books: Negotiation, Lobbying, and Soft Skills as Imperatives for Ugandan Youth in the 21st Century

Asiimwe Isaac Kazaara1 , Ahumuza Audrey2 · 31 Jan 2025

Background: Uganda's introduction of the Competency-Based Curriculum in 2020 represented a paradigm shift toward holistic education emphasizing practical competencies beyond academic knowledge. However, the curricul…

Competency-Based Curriculum and soft skills

Cultivating the "Why" and "What If": A Case for Questioning as the Engine of Innovation in Uganda's Development Pathway

Musiimenta Nancy1 , Asiimwe Isaac Kazaara2 · 31 Jan 2025

Innovation capacity has emerged as a critical determinant of sustainable development, yet Uganda continues to face persistent challenges in generating transformative solutions despite investments in infrastructure, techn…

Engine of Innovation

Beyond Access to Meaningful Learning: A Critical Analysis of the Ugandan Learning Crisis and the Promise of Leadership-Focused Interventions

Ahumuza Audrey1 , Musiimenta Nancy2 · 31 Jan 2025

Background: Uganda has achieved remarkable expansion in educational access through Universal Primary Education, with primary enrollment increasing from 2.5 million in 1996 to over 10 million by 2020, yet this quantitativ…

Learning crisis instructional leadership primary education

Relationship Between Headteachers’ Leadership Styles And Teachers’ Preparedness In Public Secondary Schools In Lwengo District, Uganda.

Kinene Stephen1 , Professor Edris Kasenene Serugo2 · 31 Jan 2025

The study investigated the relationship between headteachers' leadership styles and teachers' preparedness in public secondary schools in Lwengo District, Uganda. The research employed a correlational survey de…

: Headteachers' leadership styles teachers' preparedness democratic leadership transformational leadership

Relationship between mobile money services and transaction efficiency in Uganda. A case study of Wakiso District, Entebbe Municipality Musiime Tarasisiyo1 , Nuwamanya Isaac

Musiime Tarasisiyo1 , Nuwamanya Isaac2 · 31 Jan 2025

The study examined the relationship between mobile money services and transaction efficiency in Uganda, using Wakiso District, Entebbe Municipality as a case study. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional researc…

Mobile money services transaction efficiency e-payments