Higher Educational Programmes in the Development of a Nation: Cases of Development Stuides Programmes of Uganda Martyrs and Makerere Universities of Uganda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3845471417 ISBN 13: 9783845471419

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

The universal desire for holistic development involves a lot of strategies. Despite several strategies being undertaken to attain holistic development, it remains farfetched particularly in developing countries like Uganda which still grapples with poverty, unemployment, inequalities, low economic growth, corruption and mismanagement of public resources. This book joins the search by examining Higher Education (HE) one of the strategies of attaining holistic development. It does so by examining Development Studies (DS) programmes of Uganda Martyrs and Makerere universities in Uganda in terms of the curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, contribution of graduates, challenges and opportunities. The book contends that HE should not be sought for its own sake nor be given just to get jobs or promotions or fill and profit from the market but rather holistic development should be the leading factor. The analysis should help shed some light on HE to the Curriculum designers, graduates, academic staff, students, HE institutions, Development planners, policy makers, advocates, and practitioners or any one else who may be considering to study or supply HE.

About the Author:

Rev. Dr. Grace Lubaale is a lecturer of Development Studies as well as the programmes coordinator and an educationist at Kyambogo University in Uganda. He graduated from Makerere University with B.A Education in 2001and joined Kyambogo University to train teachers to date. He holds a Ph.D & M.A in Development Studies (UMU) and Th.M (UCU).