No One Has Bothered to Know: Understanding the Constructions of Teaching Excellence in Higher Education Institutions of Zambia: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Approach

Bweupe, Betty Shitima; Mwanza, Jason

doi:10.4236/jss.2022.109007

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“…Further, the study used a loose structure of phenomenologically developed questions to allow each participant to offer a rich reflective account of their experience/s and represent their own perspective/s on how they went about developing the strategic plan and how they implemented the strategic plan. The aim of the interview in interpretive phenomenology is to facilitate participants to share the experiences that are important to them; while the interview topic guide was applied to lead the direction of the interview (Bweupe & Mwanza, 2022).…”

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Characterising Strategic Thinking in a Public University Setting: A Qualitative Approach

Msusa¹,

Chowa²,

Mwanza³

2023

OJBM

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Background: Universities face challenges in the current dynamic higher education sector. As a result, university managers have to contend with finding ways that will help increase revenue to enable adequate provision of the core services covering teaching and learning, research and publishing, community engagement and promotion of beneficial partnerships. This calls for developing strategic plans by employing strategic thinking skills. The University of Zambia has not been meeting the targets in all its previous strategic plans in the period 2008-2022 as expected. The aim of this paper is to characterise strategic thinking with a view of rendering an explanatory understanding of strategic planning actors in the University of Zambia from their point of view. Methods: This paper is part of a larger qualitative case study which examined the applicability of strategic thinking at the University of Zambia from a sample of 175 participants. However, 26 strategic planning actors were enlisted as participants for this qualitative paper using criterion i type of sampling.

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Section: Heads Of Department 12mentioning

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“…1) Analysis began with reading and re-reading the close examination of the first transcript in the field and then second transcript and so on. This reading and re-reading allowed us to immerse ourselves in the data or transcript of each case (Husserl, 2001;Smith et al, 2009;Bweupe & Mwanza, 2022).…”

Section: Heads Of Department 12mentioning

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Characterising Strategic Thinking in a Public University Setting: A Qualitative Approach

Msusa¹,

Chowa²,

Mwanza³

2023

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“…In order to accomplish the main aim of the study and gain greater insight into teaching excellence from the viewpoints of our participants, the interview questions used in this study were intensive and non-directive (Bweupe and Mwanza, 2022). Intensive interviewing permitted us to have an in-depth exploration of topical issues that emerged bordering on teaching excellence as these allow researchers to go beneath the surface of ordinary conversation (Charmaz, 2006).…”

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The Theory of Desire for Quality Product: A Phenomenological Approach to Construction of Teaching Excellence

2023

JEP

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The aim of this study was to demonstrate the elemental constructs of an emergent theory of teaching excellence that was grounded in the everyday lifeworld and lived experiences of practitioners of quality assurance of education actors about Teaching Excellence (TE) in Higher Education Institutions within Zambia. Design: Charmazian constructivist Grounded Theory Method was employed. Phenomenology as a philosophy and method guided this study and 29 participants were interviewed using criterion 'I' and maximum variation sampling. Findings: Two Theoretical thematic elements of Teaching Excellence emerged from the inquiry and these are Internal Related Teaching Excellence and External Related Teaching Excellence. The two were tied to one core category which is the desire for quality product. The core category "desire for quality product" entails producing a student with the attributes that make him or her fit to be granted the stated qualification to be accepted into the industry. This core category was the most proximal determinant of all behavioural teaching excellence acts. Originality: The theory linked to teaching excellence provides empirical contextual events and constructs of teaching excellence. Conclusion: The findings point to the fact that phenomenology is a potent research strategy that is well suited for quality assurance research and blends well with Charmazian Constructivist Grounded Theory Method. We seek to encourage quality assurance and teaching excellence scholars to think about the value of phenomenology when addressing their research questions by developing a better understanding of lived experiences.

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“…We were influenced by what we had chosen to investigate in prima instantiapertractis (Malterud, 2001;Grix, 2019). The methods we used and the presentation of findings were not influenced by our differing political allegiances, our gender and social classes as researchers (Sikes, 2004;Wellington et al 2005; S. Luputa, J. Mwanza Bweupe & Mwanza, 2022). We desire to state that it is our individual lived experiences as trainers that this study was born (see Brooks et al, 2014), or decided to work with particular populations or communities.…”

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The Ideal Corporate Governance Model for State Owned Enterprises in Zambia

Luputa¹,

Mwanza²

2022

JSS

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Purpose: Corporate governance concerns many problems of contemporary corporations and is a dynamically developing discipline of organisation and management science of significant practical importance. The purpose of this study was to explore the current state of corporate governance in these state owned enterprises with a view to develop an ideal corporate governance model for State Owned Enterprises in Zambia. Design/Methodology/Approach: This paper was part of a larger, mixed-method study which employed qualitative measures (cognitive interviews with key informants and reviewing literature on corporate governance models and theories used in other countries). We employed Martin Heidegger's existential phenomenology as the underpinning philosophy and methods for this study. Findings: The findings indicate that state owned enterprises do not have good corporate governance structures and this is compounded by a complicated legal framework in the country. Major shareholders have more powers in determining board composition and even how the enterprise ought to operate. There are impositions on state owned enterprises where owners hardly finance state owned enterprises and impose public service obligations. In many ways, owners impose restrictions. Research Limitations/Implications: Understanding of the ways in which shareholders are determining the current corporate governance practices could help to advance standard practices and a context specific framework. Methods to ensure the application of cooperate governance should also be explored further. Originality/Value: This is one of the first studies to provide a corporate governance framework for state owned enterprises in Zambia.

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No One Has Bothered to Know: Understanding the Constructions of Teaching Excellence in Higher Education Institutions of Zambia: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Approach

Cited by 3 publications

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Characterising Strategic Thinking in a Public University Setting: A Qualitative Approach

Characterising Strategic Thinking in a Public University Setting: A Qualitative Approach

The Theory of Desire for Quality Product: A Phenomenological Approach to Construction of Teaching Excellence

The Ideal Corporate Governance Model for State Owned Enterprises in Zambia

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