Use of Employer Branding as a Tool for Attracting and Retaining Talent: Evidence from Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs) in Botswana

The purpose of this research was to examine how employer branding is used as a tool for attracting and retaining talent in private higher education institutions. Literature shows that employer brand is very important if well implemented and communicated in highlighting an institution as an attractive employment destination, that is, as an employment destination of choice. A structured questionnaire, that employed a five-point Likert scale, from strongly agree to strongly disagree was used as a data collection instrument. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse and interpret data. Results of the study showed that private higher education institutions deploy a number of employer branding strategies to attract and retain talent. Furthermore, results also showed that biographical factors such as age and education are critical issues authorities in PHEIs should look at when designing, implementing and communicating their brands as these have an effect on how talent perceive the PHEIs as attractive workplaces as well as on how long talent will remain as an employee at the institutions. Keywords: Talent, employer branding, private higher education institutions, employer branding strategie

Evaluation of childcare environment related to physical activity in early childhood

application/pdf本調査では、幼児期の子どもの身体活動に関わる保育環境について評価を試みた。調査は佐世保市内のA 幼稚園年長児を対象に運動能力検査、身体活動量調査、体を動かす遊びのための園環境の質評価、保護者調査および園長へのインタビュー調査など5 つの調査を実施し、結果、次の3 点が示唆された。①園児の運動能力は、全体的に「すこしひくい」傾向にある。また運動能力が低い園児は、園内で身体活動が低調で低負荷な活動が中心になっており、そのことが運動能力へも影響を与えている。②保護者の体を動かすことへの嗜好性と子どもの運動能力には有意な関係があり、保護者が運動嫌いであれば、子どもの運動能力は低い傾向にあった。③体を動かす遊びのための環境の質評価においては高い評価であったが、身体活動が低調で運動能力の低い園児もいるため、可視化された結果を保育者間で共有し、保護者の意識へも働きかけ、計画的に園の環境を見直す必要がある。departmental bulletin pape

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An assessment of the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education in Botswana private higher education institutions

The present study assessed the effectiveness of Entrepreneurship Education (EE) in Private Higher Education institutions in Botswana. The assessment of the effectiveness of EE serves as a context of finding ways of addressing challenges and proposing a model for implementing effective EE in Botswana Private Higher Education Institutions. The study adopted a positivism paradigm. A quantitative approach was employed. A survey design was used in the empirical study and a self-constructed questionnaire was used to collect data. Two hundred and forty-nine students exposed to EE and fifty-two commercial college/university lecturers participated in the study. The Social Science Statistical Package (SPSS) version 22 was applied to analyse the data. Chi-square tests were calculated. Ratios were calculated to show the ratings of each item. This study revealed that EE’s curriculum structure such as objectives, content, implementation, and assessment affected its effectiveness. The study also revealed that Botswana Private Higher Education Institutions did not have material resources to effectively EE. The current study also established that even though stakeholders had positive attitudes towards EE, entrepreneurial culture in Gaborone was weak. Findings of the study also revealed that there was no comprehensive EE policy for its effective implementation in tertiary institutions. The present study recommended that the implementation of EE would be improved through the restructuring of the curriculum, the provision of resources and the need to formulate mandatory policies and legislation for its implementation.Psychology of EducationD. Ed. (Psychology of Education

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