2013-2017 - PhD in Education, Faculty of Education-University of Leipzig, Germany 2008-2010 - Master of Arts in Education Degree, University of Dar es Salaam, 2003-2007 - Bachelor of Education Degree, University of Dar es Salaam 2000-2012 - Diploma
Teaching roles and interests – teacher education, teacher professionalism and ethics, comparative education, philosophy of education, principles of education.
Research roles and interests – teacher education, teacher professionalism, teacher ethics, morality and ethics, life skills education, socio emotional development.
Recent publications:
Mgonda, N. L, Jukes, M, Tibenda, J, & Sitabkhan, Y. (2022). The role of teachers’ implicit social goals in pedagogical reforms in Tanzania. Oxford Review of Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2022.2093178
Shagembe, M & Mgonda, N. L. (2022). Does parents’ socio-economic status make a difference in preschoolers’ cognitive development? Evidences from a rural context of Tanzania.
Journal of Education, Humanities and Science. Vol 10 (6) pp. 36-49.
Jukes, M., Mgonda, N. L., Jeremiah, G. (2021). Building an assessment of community defined social- emotional competencies from the ground up in Tanzania. Child Development, Vol 92 (6) pp. 1095-1109
Mgonda, N. L. (2021). Teacher-student relationships: Reflection of methods in teacher education in Tanzanian universities. The Namibian Journal for Teacher Education, Vol. 6 (1) pp. 239- 267. https://doi.org/10.32642/ncpdje.v6i1.1562
Mgonda, N. L., Samsudin, A.,et al (2021). Indicators for the measurement of teacher professional identity (TPI) across Asia and African: A Delphi Study, Journal of Asian and African Studies, Vol 0 (00) pp. 1-14
Yoshida, K., Komba, W. L., & Mgonda, N. L. (2020). Effort toward the policy-practice linkage for learning outcomes improvement-the case of secondary schools in Namtumbo District, Tanzania.
Jukes, M., Mosha, P, Mgonda, N. L. Nzolezi, F, Jeremiah, G, & Bub, K. (2018). “Respect is an investment” community perceptions of social and emotional competencies in early childhood from Mtwara, Tanzania. Global Educational Review, 5 (2) 160-188
Mgonda, N. L. (2019). Moral formation in secondary schools: Reflections on the approaches. Papers in Education and Development. Volume 37(1).
Mgonda, N. L. (2019). Positive teacher-student relationships: do student teachers have what it takes? Analysis of Germany and Tanzania. Huria Journal of the Open University of Tanzania, Vol. 26 (2) pp. 81-97
Anagisye, W. A. L & Mgonda, N. L. (2021). Historical dimensions of education for self-reliance in Tanzania. In A. G. Ishumi & W. A. L. Anangisye, Themes in the Tanzanian History of Educations. (forthcoming a book chapter).
Mgonda, N.L. (2021). Moral values orientation in Tanzanian schools: Parents’ voices and perspectives (forthcoming).
Membership and Registration:
Professional:
Councils/Boards/Committees:
University of Dar es Salaam, Academic Staff Assembly (UDASA)
Associate Editor: Journal of International Cooperation in Education Hiroshima University (Published by Emerald)
Editor: Papers in Education and Development, University of Dar es Salaam
Important Contribution:
Developed a tool for assessing the social-emotional competencies among students in Mtwara Region, Tanzania