{"id":266,"date":"2024-07-15T06:04:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T06:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futureafrica.science\/farleaf\/?p=266"},"modified":"2024-07-15T06:04:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T06:04:54","slug":"dr-sophie-ekume-etomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.futureafrica.science\/farleaf\/far-leaf-profiles\/dr-sophie-ekume-etomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Sophie Ekume Etomes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-21xria-c67ba283207b289778808bd3587c96f7\">\n.avia-section.av-21xria-c67ba283207b289778808bd3587c96f7{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/www.futureafrica.science\/farleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/content-banner.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n.avia-section.av-21xria-c67ba283207b289778808bd3587c96f7 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Productivity of Higher Education in Cameroon<\/h2><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>DR SOPHIE EKUME ETOMES<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-1fjb3m-71fdf7b12adadd848bd7e35d7d0b3bb4 entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_postcontent  container grid-row-not-first  container_wrap fullsize'  >\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1au8oi-08e42d46e59e8fc2d1f44310399aa7bb\">\n.flex_cell.av-1au8oi-08e42d46e59e8fc2d1f44310399aa7bb{\nvertical-align:top;\nbackground-color:#f8f8f8;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-1au8oi-08e42d46e59e8fc2d1f44310399aa7bb av-gridrow-cell av_one_half no_margin  avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_cell_one_half  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Innovations and changes in society through higher education are significant suppliers of the quality and quantity of human capital needed by communities. This justifies the household and government\u2019s expenditure on education, especially at tertiary level. But transformational leadership is necessary for the sustainable production of the quality and quantity of output in higher education \u2013 unemployed graduates mean low productivity by tertiary institutions and a poor return on investment for all involved, from the graduate\u2019s family to the government. Thus, the management of human resources is vital.<\/p>\n<p>Given that education is a powerful instrument for the economic development of every country, there is a need to consider whether resources devoted to education yield expected returns. Dr Sophie Ekume Etomes&#8217; research focuses on leadership and the economics of education. Her particular interest is on how resources invested in education can be made more productive for the individual, the government and society. She applies economic concepts in education to enable policymakers to be better informed on the investments made in education \u2013 and the returns on this investment.<\/p>\n<p>She observes that no formal leadership training is available within higher education institutions in Cameroon. Leaders are appointed based on political recognition or teacher experience, leading to inferior quality assurance and productivity. Her research focuses on how policies are made and implemented, and it has revealed to her that the productivity of leaders is of the utmost relevance. Most PhD graduates in Cameroon are unemployed, yet the demand for a PhD is constantly on the rise. This is a waste of scarce national resources deployed in education production and a threat to the country\u2019s development agenda to become an emerging nation by 2035.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Etomes sees her association with the Future Africa Research Leader Fellowship (FAR-LeaF) programme as an opportunity to view her country\u2019s issues from a new perspective, and create new lines of enquiry and streams of research into leadership opportunities and training. She will investigate how transformational leaders can effectively manage change for sustainable productivity of higher education in Cameroon.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ww9oy-d07951b51ac099a90a2c1865259db3ab\">\n.flex_cell.av-ww9oy-d07951b51ac099a90a2c1865259db3ab{\nvertical-align:top;\nbackground-color:#f8f8f8;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-ww9oy-d07951b51ac099a90a2c1865259db3ab av-gridrow-cell av_one_half no_margin  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_cell_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  content-align-top'  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><p><div  class='flex_column av-tlmuy-c22fe3f94a7b51e83c9a20c3eb687780 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-10  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic left-to-right  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lymku1qg-977d09b6559d7bc62e58bfacf33d8bdf\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lymku1qg-977d09b6559d7bc62e58bfacf33d8bdf .avia_textblock{\ntext-align:justify;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lymku1qg-977d09b6559d7bc62e58bfacf33d8bdf '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Dr Etomes believes that leaders should strengthen understanding, foster justice for staff and improve the quality of the work-life balance. In an ever-changing world of crises, conflicts and pandemics, the role of transformational leaders in organisational productivity cannot be overemphasised. When followers share the vision of an organisation, take part in decision-making and get support, productivity will rise above expectations and organisational sustainability will increase.<\/p>\n<p><strong><small>Dr Sophie Ekume Etomes holds a PhD and a Master of Education degree in Educational Foundations and Administration, as well as a Bachelor of Education degree in Curriculum Studies and Teaching\/Economics from the University of Buea, Cameroon. She is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Buea, where she is also Head of Service for Outreach Training and Community Development in the Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine. She teaches courses in educational administration, leadership, economics of education and agricultural economics, as well as university-wide courses in civics ethics and entrepreneurship. Dr Etomes also supervises undergraduate projects and postgraduate theses at the same university. Her areas of interest in research includes the economics of education, educational administration and management, leadership, and higher education.<\/small><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='flex_column_table av-j206y-afb84ea8710c764e12d90d219a124c7c sc-av_three_fifth av-break-at-tablet-flextable av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-j206y-afb84ea8710c764e12d90d219a124c7c\">\n.flex_column.av-j206y-afb84ea8710c764e12d90d219a124c7c{\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-j206y-afb84ea8710c764e12d90d219a124c7c av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_two_fifth  first no_margin av-break-at-tablet flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic left-to-right av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lymkvedq-fad475892fc4d43bede7e304485d47af\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lymkvedq-fad475892fc4d43bede7e304485d47af img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lymkvedq-fad475892fc4d43bede7e304485d47af .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lymkvedq-fad475892fc4d43bede7e304485d47af av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-13  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-206 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-206 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.futureafrica.science\/farleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Sophie-01.jpg\" alt='' title=''  height=\"338\" width=\"600\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.futureafrica.science\/farleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Sophie-01.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.futureafrica.science\/farleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Sophie-01-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-har6q-fee3f07577bc664494c9ea138224719b\">\n.flex_column.av-har6q-fee3f07577bc664494c9ea138224719b{\npadding:15px 15px 15px 15px;\nbackground-color:#1a78bd;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n.flex_column.av-har6q-fee3f07577bc664494c9ea138224719b{\npadding:15px 15px 15px 15px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n.flex_column.av-har6q-fee3f07577bc664494c9ea138224719b{\npadding:15px 15px 15px 15px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-har6q-fee3f07577bc664494c9ea138224719b av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  no_margin av-break-at-tablet flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic left-to-right  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lymkv57r-ee1b6de465b41be4d80f449ac878f91e\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lymkv57r-ee1b6de465b41be4d80f449ac878f91e .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\ntext-align:justify;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lymkv57r-ee1b6de465b41be4d80f449ac878f91e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr Sophie Ekume Etomes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">FAR-LEAF Research Fellow<br \/>\nUniversity of Buea<br \/>\n<strong>Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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