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Professional development practices and organizational commitment of academic staff in Ugandan Public universities.

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dc.contributor.author Muyigwa, Saul Mubanda
dc.contributor.author Kasujja, John Paul
dc.contributor.author Ongodia, Simon Peter
dc.date.accessioned 2021-12-08T12:36:15Z
dc.date.available 2021-12-08T12:36:15Z
dc.date.issued 2020-07
dc.identifier.issn 2411-5681
dc.identifier.uri https://pub.nkumbauniversity.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/86
dc.description The study was based on the following objectives: First and foremost, to examine the degree to which professional development practices influence organizational commitment of academic staff in Makerere and Kyambogo Universities. Also, to establish the extent to which professional development practices influence promotions of academic staff in Makerere and Kyambogo Universities. Further, the studied aimed to ascertain the extent to which promotions influence organizational commitment of academic staff in Makerere and Kyambogo Universities. en_US
dc.description.abstract Organizational commitment of university academic staff has and is still a challenge of public universities in Uganda. This study attributes organizational commitment to low professional development practices of university academic staff at Makerere and Kyambogo universities. The study utilized a cross-sectional survey design with both qualitative and quantitative approaches, and selected a study sample of 320 Academic staffs from both Makerere and Kyambogo universities using simple random and purposive sampling techniques. The study data was analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and regression analysis, while qualitative data was thematically analyzed. The study discovered that organizational commitment of staffs at both Makerere and Kyambogo universities significantly correlates with professional development practices of academic staffs. The study concluded that, the two practices – informal learning opportunities and formal training opportunities predict the level of organizational commitment of academic staff at Makerere and Kyambogo universities. The study recommended that, university Councils in conjunction with management in Makerere and Kyambogo Universities should create policies that ensure that all academic staffs are involved in informal learning activities and support accorded to formal training. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher International journal of education and research en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Volume 8;No. 7
dc.subject Organizational commitment en_US
dc.subject Professional development practices en_US
dc.subject Academic staff en_US
dc.subject Makerere university en_US
dc.subject Kyambogo university en_US
dc.subject Uganda en_US
dc.title Professional development practices and organizational commitment of academic staff in Ugandan Public universities. en_US
dc.title.alternative A case of Makerere and Kyambogo Universities. en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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