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Metropolitan Journal of Academic and Applied Research
MJAAR
A Critique of Static Ratios: The Flawed Assumption of Simultaneous Facility Usage in Uganda's University Quality Assurance Framework
Dr. Arinaitwe Julius, Ahumuza Audrey
| Journal | Metropolitan Journal of Academic and Applied Research (MJAAR) |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 4, No. 10 |
| Published | 31 October 2025 |
| ISSN | 3006-6417 |
Abstract
Uganda’s National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) employs static facility ratios such as studentto-facility and student-to-staff ratios to assess institutional adequacy, assuming simultaneous usage of all resources. This assumption is increasingly unrealistic given modern scheduling diversity and blended learning practices.
Keywords
Static ratios
facility utilization
higher education
quality assurance
Uganda
dynamic modeling
scheduling density.
Cite This Article
Dr. Arinaitwe Julius & Ahumuza Audrey (2025). A Critique of Static Ratios: The Flawed Assumption of Simultaneous Facility Usage in Uganda's University Quality Assurance Framework. Metropolitan Journal of Academic and Applied Research, 4(10). https://journals.miu.ac.ug/pages/article.php?article_id=31
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