Management of Higher Education Learning and Teaching Through Crisis: a Benchmark for Improved Future Learning in Uganda. In: Rudolph, J., Crawford, J., Sam, Cy., Tan, S. (Eds) the Palgrave Handbook of Crisis Leadership in Higher Education.(Book Chapter)
Uganda, a country situated in eastern Africa, has a land area of 241,555 square kilometres and a population estimate of 44,269,000 people. Uganda is home to dozens of African ethnic groups, as well as a small Asian community. Following the outbreak of COVID-19, from January 3rd, 2020, to July 26th, 2022, there have been 168,013 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 3627 deaths due to the pandemic. In early March 2020, there was dramatic closure of all institutions of learning by the government. The speed of these closures significantly affected higher institutions of learning, and the management of learning and teaching processes was predominantly by crisis. This study examined the management of higher education learning and teaching through a crisis in Uganda between January 2020 and July 2022. A literature search of databases was made to examine the management of higher education learning and teaching in Uganda. Studies showed that the magnitude of learning disruption variably affected the management of different learning and teaching processes across the whole country. Both learners and instructors, as well as the administration of the different learning institutions, were taught important lessons from this unprecedented event. These could form the benchmark for future improvement of learning and teaching processes in Uganda.
Authoured by: Kizito Omona , Ssuka J.K. , Richard Ouma , Kizito Nalela , Florence Jane Amoding , Susan Arayo , Modest Odama
Academic units: Faculty of Health Sciences , Faculty of Business Administration and Management , Faculty of Education , School of Arts and Social Sciences