Challenges and strategies in the implementation of civic entrepreneurship in the governance of the university of Zambia.
Date
2019-07
Authors
Muleya, Gistered
Mupeta, Sydney
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Publisher
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) |Volume III, Issue VII
Abstract
This paper is an extract from the master’s study which
was investigating the implementation of civic entrepreneurship
in the governance of public universities with a focus on the
University of Zambia. Therefore, this paper focuses on exploring
the challenges encountered in the implementation process of civic
entrepreneurship and suggests strategies that could address such
challenges. The study followed a qualitative case study design.
Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from 56
respondents who were sampled using snowball and convenient
sampling. Document analysis was equally employed in the
collection of data. Data analysis was done on the basis of themes
that emerged from the study. The findings of this study indicated
that lack of financial resources and strong financial framework
for funding public universities was a major challenge in the
implementation of civic entrepreneurship in the university
governance system. The study further indicated that there was a
lot of bureaucracy in the governance of the University of
Zambia. The study therefore recommends that there was need to
re-engineer the governance system at the University of Zambia.
The university management should devise and adopt less
bureaucratic systems of governing the university. The
government is implored to devise a financial framework for
funding public universities in order to enhance effective delivery
of education services and good governance of public universities
in Zambia.
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Keywords
Civic entrepreneurship. , Governance system. , Public universities.