The issue of job satisfaction in higher education institutions has been dire, judging from the negative results of studies that have been carried out globally.
Author: Prof Jairos Kangira (Prof Jairos Kangira )
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Opinion – University-community partnerships are the lifeblood of higher education
When university and college departments design new academic programmes, there is a strict requirement that they should hold stakeholders meetings or conferences where stakeholders’ observations and recommendations are incorporated into the proposed programmes.
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Opinion – Increased access to education for every citizen a basic right
There is no doubt that education is a key driver in societal and national development in any country. Easy access to quality education and high literacy rates have contributed significantly to the development of nations.
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Opinion – Readers’ responses on PhD holders teaching at university level
As the year 2023 comes to a close soon, I have decided to give readers some feedback from one opinion piece published in this column that received the most local and internal attention this year.
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Loans galore to study in America, Canada
Access to higher education has always been a big challenge in Africa, especially in countries that do not have loans and grants for their after-secondary-school students.
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Opinion – Tapiwa Makore: The evil men do
Last month, when the Zimbabwe High Court sentenced to death the two murderers who brutally murdered seven-year old boy, Tapiwa Makore, for rituals in 2020, there was a sigh of relief in his family and among a groundswell of sympathisers in that country and internationally that had been traumatised by the horrific act of the convicts, Tapiwa Makore senior (the boy’s uncle) and Tafadzwa Shamba. Iron
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Opinion – University rankings necessary despite causing a stir
Different systems of university rankings have released results of the 2024 world and continental rankings of universities. While there have been some deserved celebrations by top performing universities and those who support university rankings, the practice has caused some serious stir in the camp of universities and stakeholders which are against these university log standings.
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Opinion – Lecturers contribute to students’ failure in examinations
Written examinations contribute immensely to the assessment of students' knowledge and skills in their fields of study.
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Opinion – Untrained teachers haunt Africa’s education systems
While great strides have been made in the education sector in the last millennium in Africa, there is still a perennial problem bedeviling the education systems in most countries - the presence of untrained and unqualified teachers teaching in pre-primary, primary and secondary schools.
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Opinion – Zimbabwe, Namibia enjoying good, friendly relations
In 1981, when I was training as a primary school teacher at Mkoba Teachers’ College, an affiliate institution of the University of Zimbabwe, I was part of the youths that welcomed the then Zimbabwean Prime Minister, the late Robert Mugabe and his special guest of honour, Swapo leader of Namibia then in exile, Sam Nujoma.