Tag: Human capital

Effect of Human Capital on Economic Development in Rwanda

Effect of Human Capital on Economic Development in Rwanda

Firdaus MugabekaziUniversity of Kigali, RwandaEmail: mfridaus@gmail.com Abstract: This study analysed the effect of human capital on economic development in Rwanda from 2000 to 2023. It adopted a quantitative, econometric research design. The population comprised Rwanda’s 24 annual national time-series observations for the period; all were used, so no sampling was applied. Secondary data were collected…

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Does Primary Education Generate Returns in Kenya? Evidence from a Mincerian Earnings Model

Does Primary Education Generate Returns in Kenya? Evidence from a Mincerian Earnings Model

James Murambi, Epari Ejakait and Geoffrey MuseraMasinde Muliro University of Science and Technology0009-0009-0736-8995, 0000-0003-3895-9623, and 0000-0001-8494-4778Email: murambijames@gmail.com Abstract: This study investigates the conditional wage association accruing from primary educational attainment in Kenya using the Mincerian earnings framework and cross-sectional data from the 2022 Kenya Continuous Household Survey. We examine the relationship between an extra year…

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Employers’ Desired Employability Skills in Pre-Service Teacher Graduates: A Case Study of Kyambogo University, Uganda

Employers’ Desired Employability Skills in Pre-Service Teacher Graduates: A Case Study of Kyambogo University, Uganda

Abdulaziz Kakooza, Maria Goretti Kaahwa & Philip OwinoDepartment of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Instructional MediaKyambogo University, UgandaEmail: aziz.kakooza@gmail.com Abstract: The study explored the key employability skills sought by employers of graduate teachers in Uganda, examining how these competencies can be integrated more effectively into pre-service teacher training programs. Guided by an interpretivist philosophical orientation, this qualitative…

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Education Bank Loan as a Channel for Financing Higher Education in Rwanda

Education Bank Loan as a Channel for Financing Higher Education in Rwanda

Sebuhuzu Gisanabagabo, PhD Adventist University of Central Africa, Rwanda *Corresponding author: gisanabagabo@yahoo.fr Received November 13, 2018; Revised December 18, 2018; Accepted December 19, 2018 Abstract: Applying a documentary approach, this study sought to find out a sustainable higher education financing mechanism for Rwanda based on human capital theory, which postulates a positive relationship between the…

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