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Graduate Management Admission Test Outcomes and the academic achievement: A study on Masters of Business Administration students
(American Journal of Business Education, 2012)
This study investigates whether the outcomes of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) can predict the academic achievement of enrollees in masters programs. The study is based on administrative data of 516 Masters ...
Completion time dynamics for Master’s and Doctoral Studies at Makerere University
(Contemporary Issues In Education Research, 2012)
This paper examines the dynamics of completion time of master’s studies and how such dynamics relate to those of doctoral studies at Makerere University, Uganda. The assessment is based on administrative data of 605 master’s ...
Examination phase of the Master’s thesis: a plausible cause of delayed completion of graduate studies at Makerere University, Uganda
(Journal of International Education Research, 2012)
This paper investigates the influence of the examination stage of student theses on the completion time of graduate studies at Makerere University, Uganda. The assessment is based on the administrative data of 504 Master’s ...
Modeling the longevity of completion of higher degree studies at Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2012-08)
Student persistence in graduate programs is widely regarded as an important yet challenging aspect of higher education in the literature. Research into this phenomenon is particularly problematic when (i) a considerable ...
Extended candidature and non-completion of a Ph.D. at Makerere University, Uganda
(Contemporary Issues In Education Research, 2012)
Although student persistence in graduate programs is widely regarded as an important topic in the literature of higher education, many such works focus on the completion of studies. This paper examines the dynamics of ...
Knowledge of Millennium Development Goals among University Faculty in Uganda and Kenya
(Journal of International Education Research, 2012)
This article examines the level of knowledge of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) among university faculty. The assessment is based on data from 197 academic unit or faculty heads randomly selected from universities ...
Contribution of Universities towards knowledge of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): a study of Uganda and Kenya
(Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2012)
This paper examines the contribution of universities towards students’ awareness of issues related to Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The assessment is based on data of 1,920 students randomly selected from universities ...
Factors associated with onset of sexual intercourse among never-married adolescents (10-19) in Uganda
(Online Journal of Social Sciences Research, 2012)
This paper investigates factors associated with onset of vaginal or penetrative sex among never-married adolescents in Uganda. The investigations are based on data sourced from the Straight Talk Evaluation Survey comprising ...