Browsing by Author "Nakasiita, Kirabo Nkambwe"

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    Influence of Work-Life Balance and Work Engagement on Successful Aging at Work in Uganda Health Sector
    (East African Journal of Health and Science, 2025) Kibedi, Henry Kasawo; Nakasiita, Kirabo Nkambwe; Kakinda, Adrian Ivan; P’Olak, Kennedy Amone; Muwonge, Charles Magoba
    The workplace is going through a paradigm shift marked by the presence of employees from four different generations. Yet globally, governments, organizations, and individual health workers have limited guidance on how to facilitate successful ageing at work. The present study adopts the innovative theory to test the influence of work-life balance and work engagement on successful ageing at work in Uganda's health sector. It employed a quantitative approach and specifically a correlational design. The sample consisted of 220 participants from a Municipality health sector, determined using the census sampling design. The study utilized a statistical package for social scientists (SPSS), specifically Pearson’s correlation and regression tests to assess the hypotheses. Significant findings indicated that work-life balance and work absorption were significantly associated. Work-life balance and work engagement had 1.5% predictive power over variations in successful ageing at work. However, work-life balance was a highly significant predictor of variance in successful ageing. Human resource policies and practices aimed at sustaining an optimum balance between work and family life including acceptable work schedules, working from home, maternity and paternal leaves; and semi-retirement adjustment counselling and guidance are indicated
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    Why and How is the Difference? Fixed and Growth Mindsets in Mathematics among O-level Secondary School Students in Wakiso District, Uganda
    (East African Journal of Health and Science, 2023) Nakasiita, Kirabo Nkambwe; Baguwemu, Ali; Kibedi, Henry; Olema, David
    People's beliefs tend to impact them in all aspects of life. One of the things that can solve the puzzle of mathematics and science, in general, is the mindset, which is a view of one's ability as either static or malleable. This study evaluated the mindsets of Senior 3 students in Mathematics in Wakiso District and the reasons for adopting those mindsets as revealed in student and teacher narratives. Three hundred thirty-two (332) students participated in the quantitative study, while six students from each school took part in qualitative focus group discussions, and one O-level mathematics teacher from each school took part in a qualitative key informant interview. The quantitative results showed that more students had a growth mindset (M = 14.86, SD = 3.81) than a fixed mindset (M = 11.63, SD = 3.88). However, a considerable number of students held a fixed mindset; as also evidenced by the qualitative data, there were no statistically significant differences in mindsets among the various demographics. Qualitative findings showed that past performance, peers, parents, teachers, and other socialisers were influential in promoting growth or a fixed mindset. The study concludes that even though many students have a growth mindset, many external factors can cause them to adopt a fixed mindset in mathematics. Since mindsets can change at any time, it is everyone's responsibility to change students' mindsets toward mathematics for the best results