ABSTRACT A study on employment and academic progress of undergraduate teacher trainees at Makerere University Uganda was necessitated by the rising number of trainees taking-up employment in secondary schools within Kampala City, which may cause untimely completion and high dropout rates. However, no study has been done to establish the motives for employment, who is likely to seek employment, the job demands and how work affects the academic progress of trainees. Using a pre-tested, valid and reliable questionnaire, the study investigated the impact of employment on the academic progress of 226 teacher trainees in Year I and Year II during the academic year 2016/17. The motives for work were mainly financial to help with upkeep and tuition payment. Employment did not significantly (p < 0.05) impact on the students Commutative Grade Point Average (CGPA) and student progression. However, the findings suggest that offering a B.Sc. /Ed increases the likelihood that a student would seek employment but not to a statistically significant extent (0.888 > 0.05). Students who are on Normal Progression (NP) were less likely to be employed or sponsored by the government. It is recommended that further studies need to examine the robustness of the findings and generalisations with different university population groups.

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兼职工作会影响大学生的学业吗？乌干达马坎雷雷大学坎帕拉中学的教师培训生就业案例

摘要由于坎帕拉市中学的受训学员人数不断增加，因此有必要对乌干达马凯雷雷大学的本科生受训者的就业和学业进行研究，这可能会导致不及时毕业和高辍学率。但是，尚未进行任何研究来确定就业动机，谁可能寻求就业，工作需求以及工作如何影响学员的学习进度。该研究使用预先测试，有效且可靠的问卷调查了就业对2016/17学年第一年和第二年的226名教师培训生的学习进度的影响。工作的动机主要是财务，以帮助维持和支付学费。就业情况不显着（p <0。05）对学生的交换平均成绩（CGPA）和学生成绩的影响。但是，研究结果表明，可以提供理学学士学位。/ Ed增加了学生求职的可能性，但没有统计学上的显着性（0.888> 0.05）。处于正常进阶（NP）的学生不太可能被政府雇用或赞助。建议进一步的研究需要检查不同大学人口群体的发现和概括的稳健性。