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This study aimed to establish how parliamentary committee factors affect the performance of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament of the Republic of Uganda. The specific objectives were to establish how committee composition influences the PAC performance of the Parliament of the Republic of Uganda, to investigate whether committee powers affect the PAC performance of the Parliament of the Republic of Uganda, and to investigate whether committee practices determine the PAC performance of the Parliament of the Republic of Uganda. This study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional research design, which was mixed in the approach. The study population comprised 63 people, and a sample of 58 respondents was selected using purposive and random sampling. Questioning surveys and interviews were conducted. To determine the relationship between committee factors and PAC performance, Pearson correlation and regression analysis were used. The study found Parliamentary Committee factors positively contributed to PAC performance. Hence, the study concluded that committee composition factors, committee powers, and committee practices enhances performance of PAC. This study recommends providing training and capacity-building programs for PAC members to enhance understanding of financial matters, auditing processes and seminars on topics relevant to committee’s work. There is also need to establish legal provisions to protect PAC members from political interference or pressure.

In the context of Uganda’s public universities, this article examines the ideas of psychological safety and socially responsible leadership. This article also draws attention to the importance of creating a welcoming and safe atmosphere in academic settings, as well as the part that leaders play in encouraging moral behavior. It looks at how important these ideas are for fostering an environment that is supportive, welcoming, and empowering for employees. Our study highlights the significance of psychological safety and socially responsible leadership for the success and well-being of employees in Uganda’s public universities through a review of the literature and research. Thus, the goal of this research is to investigate the connection between socially responsible leadership and psychological safety. 214 respondents from Uganda’s public universities provided usable questionnaires using a cross-sectional and correlational design. Smart PLS-SEM and Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) were used to examine the data. The findings show a positive and significant relationship between psychological safety and socially responsible leadership. This study offers insights into our current understanding of the relationship between psychological safety and socially responsible leadership. Creating a culture that fosters psychological safety contributes to innovation, collaboration, and the overall success staff and university. Simultaneously, socially responsible leadership promotes inclusivity, sustainable practices, and community engagement, leading to a positive effect on society. Our study also contributes to the understanding of social exchange theory by recognizing the importance of intangible exchanges, such as trust, respect, and support.

Purpose - This study looks into the connection between job engagement (JE) and socially responsible leadership (SRL) in public universities in Uganda. Methodology - The study is quantitative in nature and consisted of personnel working at Uganda's public universities supplied data. The information was gathered using a five-point Likert scale in an organized questionnaire. Expert judgment and content validity were used to assess the validity of the instrument. Warp PLS and smart PLS-SEM analysis was run on 214 legitimate responses among 250 public university staff. Findings - The findings demonstrated a positive correlation between JE and SRL. PS and SRL were found to be positively correlated. Furthermore, the results showed a positive correlation between PS and JE. Additionally, the findings demonstrated that PS acts as mediation in the relationship between SRL and JE. Originality – The study contributes to the understanding of the approaches related to improving employee job engagement in the education sector. The study adds to the body of knowledge concerning the association between job engagement and psychological safety a crucial aspect of socially responsible leadership by examining data from developing countries in addition to other countries which had previously been ignored. Practical implications - This study contributes to the corpus of research on SRL and PS, especially in the context of universities, in terms of JE. Additionally, it provides advice on how to use PS and SRL to enhance university workplace conditions such as JE. By emphasizing the crucial roles that a psychologically safe environment and leadership style that is socially responsible play in promoting positive social interactions at work, our article advances the understanding of social exchange theory.

IntroductionGlobal and national initiatives have successfully increased access to public education in low- and middle-income countries. However, many students in rural regions in these countries have high rates of absenteeism and drop-out, and low levels of academic engagement. Together, these significantly limit children’s academic performance and achievement. One strategy that addresses these barriers seeks to engage members of the wider local community in schools. Most previous research focuses on adults’ perspectives even though the potential benefit of community engagement is greatest when learners perceive it to be positive. Past research has also focused on community members structured engagement in activities within schools. This research provides a wider exploration of children’s lived experience and perceptions concerning community members’ influence on their schooling and learning. The aim was to gain a rich picture of how primary school students in rural Uganda perceive that community members’ behavior helps or hinders their education.MethodsQualitative data from students 10 to 13 years of age were collected through individual interviews that used the draw-and-talk technique (n = 20) and four focus group discussions.ResultsSeven broad categories of community members’ actions were perceived to be positive (conflict resolution; supporting students’ physical well-being; encouraging learning and positive behavior; reducing truancy; providing food and financial support; collective community work; and political representation). Four categories of community members’ actions were perceived to have a negative influence (creating barriers to attending school; noise and other distractions; insecurity; and theft and vandalism).DiscussionWe conclude that carefully structured community involvement in schooling may improve the emotional and material support that facilitates students’ continued school attendance and their motivation for learning. However, we also identify some limits on the role that local communities may be able to play in overcoming the challenges facing education in low- and middle-income countries.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which promoting sense of community moderates the relationship between servant leadership style and socially responsible leadership (SRL) of public universities in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach: The study adopted cross-sectional survey design to collect data at one point in time using self-administered questionnaires from 214 respondents to examine the relationship between servant leadership and socially responsible leadership with promoting sense of community as a moderator. The study used statistical package for social scientists (SPSS) PROCESS MACRO to establish clusters among the surveyed public universities and later a model was derived. Findings: The study found a significant moderating effect of promoting sense of community on servant leadership and socially responsible leadership. Implying that investment in promoting sense of community creates awareness about the socially responsible leadership in public universities. Practical implications: Managers of public universities need to pay keen interest in promoting sense of community to boost socially responsible leadership by building a strong servant leadership style through promoting sense of community for senior managers and leaders especially heads of departments, faculty deans and principals in public universities. Originality/value: This study contributes to socially responsible leadership literature by advancing the idea that SRL is an important resource that enhances through instituting servant leadership and promoting sense of community in a complex environment. Ideally, servant leadership and promoting sense of community is one of the drivers of customer value, efficiency and effectiveness of public universities.

Privately provided accommodation is a growing service in Uganda’s higher education sector due to education liberalization and demand for education. This research took a case study of Nsamizi Training Institute of Social Development (NTISD) to determine the relationship between privately provided accommodation service quality and customer satisfaction. Specifically, the objectives of the study were (a) to find out the relationship between security and NTISD students’ satisfaction with privately provided accommodation, and (b) to find out the hierarchical level of importance of NTISD student satisfaction of the three service quality dimensions (reliability, security, and tangibles) with privately provided accommodation. Using quantitative and qualitative modes of data analysis and a sample of 300 students from 20 private hostels, this study established a strong positive significant relationship between security and satisfaction regarding privately provided accommodation. This implies that accommodation service providers should increase the quality of security so as to increase the satisfaction of students regarding privately provided accommodation. The study established the hierarchical order of importance from the most important service quality dimension, respectively, as follows: reliability, security, and tangibles. Therefore, private accommodation service managers should pay extra attention to the dimensions in the same order.