Browsing by Author "Muhwezi, Keneth"

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    Retention and Attrition in Academia: A Time-to-event Analysis
    (Kenya Studies, 2013) Muhwezi, Keneth; Wamala, Robert; Atuhaire, Leonard K.
    An abundance of literature exists regarding retention and attrition of teachers in primary and secondary education levels. This however is not the case with regards to academic staff in universities. Administrative records of 1,486 academic staff recruited at Makerere University in the period 1987–2012 provide a basis for making an assessment of this issue. Duration of university service was modeled in the analysis by characteristics of academic staff (age, gender, and marital status), discipline area, academic qualifications and rank using a Cox regression. In the results, a median duration of service among staff who left the University by December 2012 (4.56 years, range 0.22-23.32) confirms arguments of low retention of academia. Low retention in university service was more likely among young academic staff, those at lower academic ranks and staff with high academic qualifications at the time of recruitment. The findings demonstrate similarities in retention and attrition of teachers in primary, secondary and university levels.
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    Retention of Academia at Makerere University : A Time-To-Event Analysis
    (Voice of Research, 2017) Muhwezi, Keneth; Wamala, Robert; Atuhaire, Leonard K.
    The study investigated the dynamics of the service duration of academic staff at Makerere University basing on the administrative records of 1,486 academic staff at the university, recruited in the period 1987–2012. The period from the date of first appointment to the date of exit was adopted as a measure of the service duration at the university. A time-to-event approach in a Cox model was adopted in the analysis. The results, show that the median duration among academic staff who had left the university service by December 2012 (N = 213) is 4.56 years (range, 0.22–23.32). This figure points to a low retention of academia at the university. The rate of exit from the university service reduces significantly with higher academic ranks and increase in age at the time of recruitment. The findings point to a need to scaleup measures in retaining staff particularly those at lower levels.