| dc.description.abstract | This study was intended to examine the Evolution of Bishop Tucker Theological College to Uganda Christian University,(UCU) from 1913 to 2004. The study also looked at periods beyond 1997 to 2004 because they stipulate some of the major transitional challenges and opportunities encountered when UCU was chartered by the Government of Uganda. UCU is located 23 kilometres away from Kampala in Mukono town, on the main road to Jinja. UCU is a private University, chartered and fully accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education and Sports, and the National Council for Higher Education. The University is owned by the Province of the Church of Uganda, and has campuses in Eastern, Western and Northern Uganda. The objectives of the study were to: examine factors that prompted the establishment of Bishop Tucker College; investigate the process through which BTTC transformed from the theological college into Uganda Christian University and analyse the tasks and challenges encountered during the transition of BTTC to UCU. This study was prompted by the limited documentation on the origin and development of UCU with an aim of providing literature for other institutions to emulate.
The study employed the case study design using qualitative methods of data collection like interviews and documentary evidence in form of archives and library research. The study revealed that the transition was geared towards having an institution of higher learning with well-motivated employees, educating/training diverse array of outstanding students of character and commitment, helping financially needy students and other students with special needs and talents to find support and access to University facilities. The study showed that students are assessed for competency of knowledge and praxis; they are also assisted with job preparation, internships and placement. The researcher is convinced that the creators of BTTC and now UCU have succeeded in their plans. The researcher recommends that the institution should keep records of their dealings well, since it would help other institutions of learning that might want to borrow a leaf from what transpired in the transition of BTTC into UCU. It is also hoped that the study would make a tremendous contribution to what already exists, and perhaps inspire others scholars and researchers to carry out related studies elsewhere. | en_US |
