Transforming Higher Education for Community Development

Lone Dirckinck-Holmfeld, Ph.D., is a professor of ICT and Learning at Aalborg University, promoting Humanities as a driver for interdisciplinary research. Her publications include How to Design for the Materialisation of Networked Learning Spaces (Springer, 2023).Geoffrey Olok Tabo, Ph.D., is a senior lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at Gulu University, researching infrastructures for learning, emerging technologies, PBL hybrid and health informatics. His recent work includes Designing Infrastructures for Learning: Technology and Human Praxis (Aalborg University, 2020).Charles Nelson Okumu, Ph.D., is a professor of Literary and Cultural Studies at Gulu University, publishing on literature and education. He was Dean of the Faculty of Education and Humanities. His recent work includes The Life and Times of Okot p'Bitek (Imbizo, 2020).Morten Kure Kattenhøj, is Project Coordinator at Aalborg University. He has an MA in English philology and Media Studies. He has previously worked as development worker in Bangladesh and Kenya but now works on larger research projects at the university.Inger Lassen, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita at Department of Culture and Learning at Aalborg University, researching critical discourse studies. Her publications include Stability, Democracy, and Rights in Post-Conflict Areas (Globe, 2018).

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsList of Figures and TablesAbbreviationsNotes on ContributorsPART 1: Why Transform Education?1 Towards Transforming Higher EducationInger Lassen, Geoffrey Olok Tabo, Charles Nelson Okumu and Lone Dirckinck-HolmfeldPART 2: Historical Background to Transformation of Education2 Decolonising or Localising Higher Education in the Global South? Historical Perspective of Transforming Education under the South-North Collaboration in Gulu UniversityAgatha Alidri3 Okot p’Bitek’s Literary Inspirations for Decolonisation of EducationCharles Nelson Okumu4 Curricula Transformation in Gulu University: A Response towards Community Needs and ChallengesDenis Thaddeus Ofoyuru and Collins Okello5 Community Transformation by Higher Institutions of Learning: An Engendered Perspective in Northern UgandaAsaf Adebua, George Oriangi and Abola BenardPART 3: Institutional Practices and Access to Quality Education6 Secondary School Inspection Practices in Western Uganda: Implications for PedagogyJerry Bagaya, Betty Akullu Ezati, Wycliffe Scot Wafula and Palle Rasmussen7 Educational Leadership Styles and Quality of Primary Education in Gulu City, Northern UgandaStephen Odama, Agatha Alidri, Charles Nelson Okumu and Iben Jensen8 Exploring the Determinants of Entry Grades and Challenges Faced by Students Admitted to Public Universities in Uganda through Direct Entry Schemes?Rosalba Aciro, George Oriangi, George Ladaah Openjuru, David Onen, Palle Rasmussen and Betty Akullu Ezati9 Emotional Intelligence and Non-Academic AchievementHelen Christine Waiswa Amongin, Peter Kakubeire Baguma and Joseph Oonyu10 Co-Curricular Activities and Students Discipline in Higher Institutions of Learning in Gulu CityJohn Bismarck OkumuPART 4: Innovation in Teaching and Learning: IT, Participatory Practices, and Employability11 Advances toward Digital Learning: A Scoping Review of Research and Practices from East AfricaAnn Bygholm, Lone Dirckinck-Holmfeld and Geoffrey Olok Tabo12 Introducing Problem-Based Learning in MA Programmes at Gulu University for Community Transformation: Reflections and LessonsIben Jensen, Geoffrey Olok Tabo, Judith Awacorach, Hanan Lassen Zakaria, David Ross Olanya and Inger Lassen13 Rethinking Transformative Learning in Higher Education: Contextualizing Pedagogical Tools to Create Employable Graduates at Gulu University, Northern UgandaJudith Awacorach and Helene Balslev Clausen14 Circular Entrepreneurship in Northern UgandaFrida Skovgaard Sørensen, Cornelia Thea Seger Jakobsen, Annebeth Colic Landsvig, Judith Awacorach and Arne Remmen15 Developing Infrastructures for Learning: Perspectives and Proposals in Design of New PracticesGeoffrey Olok Tabo, Lone Dirckinck-Holmfeld and Ann BygholmPART 5: Lessons Learned16 Lessons Learned – Building Stronger Universities, Transforming and Transitions: Education as a Driver for DevelopmentLone Dirckinck-Holmfeld, Charles Nelson Okumu, Geoffrey Olok Tabo and Inger LassenIndex