Chairperson and Senior Lecturer

Dr Davidson Midzi 

 Qualifications:

-           D.Ed. (UNISA); 

-           M. Ad. Ed.- Adult Education and Rural Dev. (Manchester, UK);

 -          B. Ad. Ed. – Adult Education (UZ);

-            Dip Ad. Ed. (UZ); 

-           PTH - Primary Trs’ Certificate (Howard Teacher’s College).

Areas of Specialization

-           Rural Development Studies;

-           Literacy and Literacies;                                                         

-           Comparative Adult Education; and

-           Non-Formal Education.

 Current Researches

• The Tsambe Irrigation Scheme as a Poverty Alleviation Strategy.

             Case Study: Kanyemba Mashonaland Central Province.

• Viability of Functional Literacy Projects in Madziva Communal Lands.

Lecturer 

Dr Priscilla Mujuru

Dr Priscila Mujuru

Qualifications: PhD in Education (Christ University, India); Masters of Adult Education Degree – University of Zimbabwe; Bachelor of Adult Education Degree – University of Zimbabwe; Diploma in Health and Adult Education (Health Promotion) – University of Zimbabwe. She holds Diplomas in Midwifery – Harare Central Hospital; Operating Theatre Technique – Parirenyatwa Hospital and State Registered Nursing – Harare Central Hospital.

Bio: Dr Priscila Mujuru is a Full-Time Lecturer in the Department of Community and Social Development. She is the Coordinator and Lecturer of Modules offered under the Bachelor of Science (Honours) Community Education and Lifelong Learning Degree Programme and the Master of Science – Andragogy and Development. In addition, she coordinates the University of Zimbabwe Associate Colleges – the Zimbabwe Republic Police Staff College, Domboshava Training Centre and the Zimbabwe Staff College. Dr Mujuru is a Health Promotion Specialist with major focus in Research, Health and Adult Education, Emergency Public Health, Programme Management, Gender, Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health, Communication, Behaviour Change, Counselling and HIV and AIDS prevention. She is also a qualified HIV and AIDS Systemic and Child Counsellor. Dr Mujuru has vast experience working with International United Nations Agencies – UNICEF, UNAIDS, UNFPA, International Organization for Migration (IOM) as well as working in liaison with other UN Agencies and Civil Society Organizations and Stakeholders – Local and International NGOs and the Government of Zimbabwe. Her research and development interests include Counselling, Training and Evaluation, Sexual Reproductive Health, Public Health, Workers Education and programme planning and management.

Community Engagement: Dr Mujuru is a Commissioner with the Competition and Tariff Commission – a Statutory Body set up by an Act of Parliament to oversee the issues of Competition and Tariff. She is an external examiner with Africa leadership and Management Academy (An affiliate College of the National University of Science and Technology (NUST). Dr Mujuru is a Peer Reviewer for The University of Namibia. She is also a peer-reviewer for the International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS (IJMA). Dr Mujuru is a member of the Rotary Club of Harare City (Past President) - a charitable organization which supports members of the community with books, wheelchairs and livelihoods. Community Crime Prevention; Shandai Community Support Organization (Community based humanitarian organization); Sacred Heart of Jesus Guild to help the less privileged members of society.

Research Interests: Understanding Society, Safety Health and Wellness, Occupational Health, Maternal Health, Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health, Gender issues, Ethics and Etiquette, Andragogy and Development, Mixed Methods Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, Needs assessment, Advanced Workers’ Education, Educational Systems Planning for Innovative Strategies in Lifelong Learning, Designing Innovative Training Packages for Lifelong learning, Organizational Development, Strategic Change Management for Organizational Adaptation and Development Theories of Lifelong Learning.

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Phone number: 263 772 469 738

Dr  T. Kaziboni 

 Senior Lecturer 

Qualifications

• Doctor of Educational (D.Ed) Durban University of Technology, South Africa
• Ad, Ed, Hons.- Adult Education (UNE); 
• Ad. Ed. – Adult Education (UNE);
• Ad. Ed. – Adult Education(UZ);

Area of Specialization          

-           Gender Issues;

-           Management and Administration; and

-           Distance Education.

        Research Study title:

• How commercial women farmers acquired knowledge and negotiated gender power relations in Zimbabwe: Implications for adult education and training.

• Currently Mrs Kaziboni is contributing towards a Book Chapter entitled:

Women Farmers and Adult Learning: A feminist perspective.

 Book Title:  Adult Learning in Africa: Perspectives, Practices and Possibilities.

  Edited by   Prof. Julia Preece and Dr. Peter Rule.

Publications

1. Kaziboni.T Picking up Threads: Women Pursuing Further Studies at the University of Zimbabwe. Studies in the Education of Adults, (2000) Vol. 32. No. 2.
2. Kaziboni.T The Impact of Gender Education on the Attitudes of Post-Independence Women in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Journal of Educational Research.(2002) Vol. 14. No. 2.
3. Shumba O, Kaziboni.T, and Chakuchichi D , Interventionist Participatory Methodology and Experiences of Involving Stakeholders in Providing and Vetting Information on Growing Up and Sexual Maturation. ZJER (2005) Vol. 17.No.2.
4. Shumba O, Kaziboni T, Manokore V , Chakuchichi D, Mhondoro ,Silitshena Sango G,Dhlomo T, and Dube R, Learning Opportunities and Gaps Concerning Growing Up and Sexual Maturation in the Primary School Syllabuses in Zimbabwe. ZJER (2005) Vol.17.No.2.
5. Shumba O, Kaziboni T, Manokore V.Chakuchichi D, Silitshena P, Sango G, Dhlomo T,and Dube R,
6. Knowledge, Perceptions and Attitudes About Growing Up and Sexual Maturation Among Primary School Children.ZJER (2005) Vol.17. No.2
7. Shumba O, Kaziboni T, Manokore V and Chakuchichi D;Stakeholder Constructions of an Interpretative Framework for a Growing Up and Sexual Maturation Oriented Curriculum. ZJER(2005) Vol.17. No. 2