Facility Management and the Quality of Teaching and Learning in Public Universities in Uganda

Facilities management arguably influences the quality of teaching and learning. In this chapter we undertake a conceptual review of the role of facilities management in the quality of teaching and learning in public universities across the world, but more specifically in Uganda. The chapter highlights the contextual and theoretical givens of quality of teaching and learning with respect to facilities management in the public university space. The review revealed a number of challenges of effective facilities management including limited funding, questionable staff practices, unaffordable maintenance costs, and delayed response times. Strategies for overcoming these challenges include upskilling administrative, support, and teaching staff to improve facilities management for fitness of purpose and hence promote the quality of teaching and learning. We argue that the quality of teaching and learning at public universities can be enhanced with better management of facilities.