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Daniel Sidney Fussy

Daniel Sidney Fussy is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Educational Foundations and Management, Faculty of Education – Mkwawa University College of Education (MUCE). Daniel holds a PhD in Education from the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Daniel’s research interests focus on research culture and researcher development, learning development, comparative education and teacher professionalism. In one of his widely acclaimed papers, Policy Directions for Promoting University Research in Tanzania, Daniel argues for a bifurcation model of research and teaching universities as opposed to the pure research university model, given the current limited level of fiscal, physical and human resources in most Tanzanian universities.

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Hassan Iddy Hassan

Hassan Iddy Hassan is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Mkwawa University College of Education (MUCE), Iringa, Tanzania. He pursued B.Ed. Arts at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Thereafter, he went on to read for an MSc in Education at the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, and doctoral studies at the University of Newcastle in Australia. Hassan’s research interests focuses on gender and education, equity in education, indigenous education, Indigenous Standpoint Theory (IST), international and comparative education, primary and secondary education research, qualitative research methods, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the Education for All (EFA) agenda. He has a vast experience in research and has published widely in international referred journals. His scholarly works, including the one titled Changing Perceptions of the Value of Girls’ Secondary Education among the Parents in Rural Tanzania, have centred on the notion of education as a basic human right and ensuring that the most vulnerable people can access and participate in quality education.

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Jaquiline Amani Moshi

Jaquiline Amani Moshi is a Senior Lecturer at Mkwawa University College of Education in the Department of Educational Psychology and Curriculum Studies. Her research interests include education and psychology. As an experienced researcher, she has published in reputable journals at national and international levels. She has been engaged in various projects. These include: The Role of Home and Classroom Environment in Promoting Reading and Arithmetic Skills in Tanzania Primary Schools, under the Tanzania Ministry of Education, Science and vii Technology and GPE-LANES, National Trainer on 3Rs among Primary School Teachers under EQUIP-T, Tusome Pamoja 2016-2018 under USAID, Mwanzo Mzuri under HDIF and HakiElimu, and Girls’ Retention and Transition Initiative (GRTI), Accountability for Girls Education under HakiElimu, Improved Quality of Education (EQEP) Project in Geita under Pestalozzi Children Foundation.

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Orestes Silverius Kapinga

Dr. Orestes Silverius Kapinga holds a PhD in Special Education from Åbo Akademi University (ÅAU), Finland. He is a Lecturer in Educational Psychology and Special Needs Education at Mkwawa University College of Education with over 16 years of experience in the teaching profession. He teaches courses in educational psychology and special needs education. He has been involved in several consultancy and research activities including Promoting Reading and Arithmetic Skills among Standard I and II Pupils in Tanzanian Primary Schools and The Role of Home and Classroom Environment under the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and GPE LANES, National Trainer on 3Rs among Primary School Teachers under EQUIP-T, Tusome Pamoja 2016-2018 under USAID, and Mwanzo Mzuri under HDIF and HakiElimu. Orestes’ research interest is on special needs and inclusive education.

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Oscar Joel Magava

Oscar Joel Magava is a Lecturer in the Department of Educational Foundations and Management at Mkwawa University College of Education, a Constituent College of the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He holds a PhD in Education Management and Administration from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Oscar is an educationist specialised in Educational Management and Administration. Oscar’s research interest includes policy studies in education; management of education and school administration; planning in education; qualitative research methods in education; administrative and organisational behaviour in education; human resource management in education; school governance; project planning and management in education and language teaching and learning

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Selina Thomas Mkimbili

Selina Thomas Mkimbili is a Senior lecturer at Mkwawa University College of Education, Department of Educational Psychology and curriculum studies. Selina undertook her doctorate degree at the University of Oslo, Norway. She is a specialist in Science Education, and her research is centred on practical work, inquiry-based science teaching, students’ interest in science and learner-centred science teaching. In collaboration with other scholars from the University of Oslo, viii Selina has conducted research aimed at realising learner-centred science teaching in secondary schools in Tanzania. She teaches Curriculum courses, Science Teaching Methods and Research courses at Mkwawa University College of Education. Before Joining Mkwawa University College of Education, she was a tutor at Monduli Teachers College teaching Biology, Curriculum and Biology Teaching Methods.

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Vincent Jalang’o Cosmas

Vincent Jalang’o Cosmas is a Lecturer in the Department of Educational Psychology and Curriculum Studies at Mkwawa University College of Education (MUCE), a Constituent College of the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. He doctorates the Educational Challenges and Coping Strategies among students with Hearing Disability in Tanzanian Inclusive Public Secondary Schools from University of Dar-es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania. He is an Educational and Social Psychologist. He spent his time investigating the influence of Personality Traits on Career Choice among Secondary School Students in Tanzania.

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