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GEORGE KAHANGWA

Senior lecturer, Head of EFMLL, University of Dar es Salaam School of Education
Education:

PhD in Education, University of Bristol (2013), United Kingdom. Master of Arts in Education, University of Dar es Salaam (2007), Tanzania. Bachelor of Arts with Education (Honours), University of Dar es Salaam (2004), Dar es Salaam Tanzania. Certificate

Teaching:

Educational Leadership and Management, Education Policy, Education Quality, Education & Knowledge-Based Economy and Research Philosophy.

Research:

Educational Leadership and Management, Education Policy, Education Quality, Education & Knowledge-Based Economy and Research Philosophy.

Projects:

  • Implementation Research on the Satellite and INSET Models for Improved Equitable Access and Quality Early Learning in Tanzania
  • Facilitation of Training of Trainers for Teachers’ Continuous Professional Development in Mtwara, under TUSOME PAMOJA project, 2016 - 2017

 

  • Facilitation of Training of Trainers for Teachers In-service Training for Competences in Literacy and Numeracy in Simiyu and Mara, under EQUIP-T project, 2014- 2017 and 2017 - 2018

 

  • Researchers Capability, Capacity and research Environment in Tanzania, 2015/16

 

  • Developing training manual and training Prospective Aga Khan University Postgraduate students in academic skills, 2015
  • Evaluating Integrated Post-Primary Education (IPPE) pilot project in Tanzania, for UNICEF, 2015

 

  • Financing Mechanisms and Institutional Arrangements for Skills Development in Tanzania, 2015

 

  • EQUIP-Tanzania: Education Institutional Analysis Project, Dodoma, 2014

 

  • Language Supportive Teaching and Textbooks in Tanzania, 2013

 

  • RPC-EdQual Project, 2008/09

Publications:

Kahangwa, G. (2017). ‘Dynamic Tasks and Roles of Educational Managers Amidst Educational Reforms in Tanzania’ in Komba, A. (ed). Management of Education and School Administration. Saarbrucken, Lambert Academic Publishing.

 

Kahangwa, G. (2017). ‘Cultural Strategy for Developing a Knowledge-based Economy in the Global South: the case of Tanzanian Higher Education’ in Lehtomäki, E., Janhonen-Abruquah, H. E. M. & Kahangwa, G. (eds.). Culturally Responsive Education - Experiences from South and North. London, Routledge.

 

Lehtomäki, E., Janhonen-Abruquah, H. E. M. & Kahangwa, G. (2017). ‘Cultural responsive education: from vision to practice’ in Lehtomäki, E., Janhonen-Abruquah, H. E. M. & Kahangwa, G. (eds.). Culturally Responsive Education - Experiences from South and North. London, Routledge

 

Kahangwa, G. (2016). Entry and Ramifications of Neo-liberalism in Tanzania: What is the Possible Alternative? Papers in Education and Development, 33/34, pp. 195-216.

 

Kahangwa, G. (2014). The Effects of Knowledge-based Economy on Higher Education Practices in Tanzania. Papers in Education and Development, 32, pp. 1-20.

 

Kahangwa, G. (2014). Uchambuzi Wa Sera Ya Elimu Ya Tanzania. Kindle Edition. Available at https://www.amazon.com/UCHAMBUZI-WA-SERA-ELIMU-TANZANIA-ebook/dp/B00LIXHYFC

 

H.A. Dachi & N.R. Alphonce with G. Kahangwa, R. Boniface & M. Moshi (2010) Leadership and Management of Change For Quality Improvement: Baseline Study in Selected Districts of Tanzania Mainland, EdQual Working Paper no. 21. (www.edqual.org )  ISBN: 978-1-906675-25-7