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A Critique of Static Ratios: The Flawed Assumption of Simultaneous Facility Usage in Uganda's University Quality Assurance Framework

Dr. Arinaitwe Julius, Ahumuza Audrey


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.
Metropolitan Journal of Academic and Applied Research

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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