A5009162428- Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Higher Education Governance and Development
- Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
- Customer Service Quality and Loyalty
- Global Educational Policies and Reforms
- Public-Private Partnership Projects
- Higher Education Learning Practices
- Higher Education Research Studies
- Management and Marketing Education
- Economic Growth and Development
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Mentoring and Academic Development
- International Student and Expatriate Challenges
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences
- Global Education and Multiculturalism
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
University of Hong Kong
2020-2023
University of Dar es Salaam
2016-2022
Iringa Mercy Organization
2022
College of Business Education
2020
Employees' job satisfaction is critical for better work performance, reduced turnover intention, enhanced organizational commitment, and decreased burnout. In the last several decades, numerous studies have assessed association between employees' environments globally. However, little research has addressed academics' in non-European countries, of Tanzania are particularly scarce. Drawing on Lewin's field theory, this study sought to fill gap by examining relationship Tanzanian perceived...
For the past three decades, African higher education (HE) has experienced several challenges spanning from financial austerity, affordability, accessibility, and academics brain drain, to dilapidated educational infrastructures. These have not only limited access HE on continent but also created social inequality in accessing HE. Although Tanzania witnessed notable development terms of due recent massification policies, its as a result financing it through student loans scheme still...
Abstract Background and aims Despite the last decade's significant development in scientific study of work addiction/workaholism, this area research is still facing a fundamental challenge, namely need for valid reliable measurement tool that shows cross-cultural invariance and, as such, allows worldwide studies on phenomenon. Methods An initial 16-item questionnaire, developed within an addiction framework, was administered alongside job stress, satisfaction, self-esteem measures total...
Public–private partnerships (PPPs) in education are presented as capable of resolving several issues provision, financing, management, access and quality. This paper aimed at analyzing the impact PPPs on to quality higher Tanzania. Secondary research was used gather data critical review its analysis made. The focus financing private institutions. findings indicated that have had a positive increasing Tanzania education. However, although universities university colleges many number,...
This article examines the sources of funding for public university education in Tanzania. The also trends Other Charges and Capital Development selected universities Tanzania taking a leap years from 2010/2011 to 2015/2016 their implications quality issues provision higher education. Results indicate that financing are unreliable unsustainable. findings further show government approval rates budgetary requests decreased over 6 years. At same time, proportion government-approved funds those...
Over the last several decades, attention of scholars in field leadership higher education (HE) has been rapidly growing. A corpus literature on research established how styles affect institutional performance, organizational commitment, culture, employees' motivation, effectiveness, retention, and job satisfaction. Although a considerable amount is related to satisfaction across exists, however, little studied influence academics' perceived their African countries particularly Tanzania....
Mentoring has been pointed out as one of the strategies for early career academics (ECAs) preparation and support smooth transition into academia. Although ECAs mentoring widely studied, findings have indeed informative illuminating, issues facing yet to be adequately addressed, particularly in Tanzania. Drawing from open-ended questionnaires, focus group discussions, interviews, we examined surrounding selected Tanzanian universities. Academic exploitation, isolation, lack senior were among...
The purpose of this study is to identify the institutional constraints quality assurance processes in Tanzania’s private universities and colleges. descriptive survey design combines qualitative quantitative research approaches. Purposive, stratified, random sampling procedures are used select a sample 486 participants who comprised 191 academic staff, 291 students, 4 officials from four universities. Questionnaires interviews for data collection. findings indicate that inadequate financing,...
The principal objectives of the present study were threefold—to examine possible significant group differences in job satisfaction based on age and academic rank; to extent which university academics satisfied with their job; more importantly, further validate Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) among Tanzania. was quantitatively driven a cross-sectional survey design MSQ along demographic information questionnaire administered convenient sample (N = 411) drawn from total four...
Purpose Leadership has been recognised as a critical factor for employees' job satisfaction. However, much remains to be learned about how university academics who work in developing country contexts perceive their head of departments (HoDs) and deans' leadership styles such influence Therefore, extending earlier research on higher education leadership, this study was pioneered examine heads departments' influenced Design/methodology/approach This employed an exploratory design draw data...
Higher Education (HE) systems worldwide are undergoing multifarious changes due to pressure engendered by the global need for knowledge economy. The demand economy has created two demands: quality HE education and high social which resulted in rapid emergence of private universities (PRUs) quest long been main foci reforms evident putting place management assessment university performance. Extant research shows that Tanzania, PRUs have facing challenges ranging from lack adequate qualified...
The purpose of this research was to examine the extent operationalization quality assurance processes in Tanzanian Private Universities (PRUs). A descriptive survey design informed by a mixed approach employed guide research. Purposive and stratified random sampling procedures were select sample one hundred ninety-five (N = 195) participants study who comprised 191 academics, 4 officials from four private universities. Questionnaires face-to-face interviews used for data collection. findings...
Quality of teachers is recognized as one the critical dimensions for promoting student learning in schools.However, Tanzania there are several emerging issues that affect teacher education and teachers, a result students' learning.The existing corpus literature indicates death studies on systematic understanding Tanzania, especially at time when across world encountering number challenges.Employing documentary review interviews data collection methods, this paper attempts to analyze...
The present study examined the role Culturally-Responsive Instruction (CRI) in fostering children's learning rural Tanzania. Employing a multiple case design, gathered information from 45 participants (6 pre-primary teachers and 39 parents) drawn six schools three districts using interviews, classroom observations, focus group discussions. Consistent with previous research ecological theory, CRI emerged to be instrumental inclusive classrooms supporting meaningful learning. Five...
This study was pioneered to examine the predictive power of academics’ perceived work environment on their job satisfaction as measured by Minnesota Questionnaire (MSQ). The involved 116 academics from two higher educational institutions in Republic Tanzania. Results indicated that a self-designed inventory (PWEI) statistically significantly predicted over and above marital status, gender, age, academic rank, institutional type. Implications these findings, both practical theoretical are...
For the past three decades or so, African higher education (HE) has experienced a surfeit of confronts spanning from financial austerity, affordability, accessibility, academics brain drain, to dilapidated infrastructures. These have not only limited access HE on continent, but also created inequality in accessing HE. The overriding problem many countries lies lack an effective mechanism for reducing education. Tanzania been exempted these confronts. Although East country witnessed notable...
Purpose: Partnerships and collaborations between African European universities other higher education institutions, in some (African) countries, dates back to the colonial era, while others, partnerships were established immediately after independence as a strategy for capacity building of few available national universities, hitherto part superstructure transformed into training required skilled high-level manpower. Although literature on collaboration is informative, critical question what...