ACADEMIC STAFF PROFESSIONAL PROFILE FORM

1. Personal Data

Name: Mutuma Michubu Mucheke Title/Qualifications: Mr. Department/Unit/Section: Educational Management Policy & Curriculum Studies Contact Address: 28856-00200; [email protected] Position: Tutorial Fellow Area of Specialization: Economics of Education and Educational Planning

Research Interests: Higher Education

2. Conference Presentations

 Mutuma Michubu (2016): Quality Assurance Systems and Quality of Education in the era of Expansion of Public Universities in . A paper presented at the International Conference on Higher education in Devolved Systems at . 10th-12th February 2016.

 Mutuma, Michubu.: Transformative Approaches in Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s) for Development of Entrepreneural Graduates: A Kenyan Perspective- A paper Presented at the Riara University First International Conference on Education August 2013.

 Mutuma, Michubu.: Expansion of Higher Education in Kenya: Challenges and Quality Implications- A Paper Presented at AIB-SSB Conference, Riara University August, 2014

3. Workshops attended  February-March, 2016: Facilitated a workshop on Faculty Capacity Building and Training in Teaching at the University. Riara University.  March 31st- April 2nd 2014: Training in Bioethics Held at KAVI-Institute of Clinical Research, University of .  21st January-25th January 2013: Training of Resource Persons on Alcohol and Drug Abuse in Private Institutions of higher Learning. ARC Hotel,

1  4th February 2013: Instructional Material Development Workshop; Riara University.

4. Publications

 Mutuma, W.M, Nyerere J.K.A and Kyalo D.N (2017): Learner Support Services and Quality of Education in Public Universities in Kenya. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Arts and Sciences, Vol. 4 No. 3, July 2017. http://apjeas.apjmr.com/vol-4-no-3/.  Mutuma M.W. (2015). Transformative Approaches in Higher Education Institutions for Development of Entrepreneurial Graduates: A Kenyan Perspective. Riara University Journal of Education. Nairobi: Nairobi Academic Press.  Mutuma M.W., (2015): Expansion of Higher Education in Kenya: Quality Implications. Lambert Academic Publishing. ISBN: 978-3659-71579-2.  Mutuma, W. M.: ‘We Need Middle Level Colleges to Prosper’. Daily Nation, 10th June, 2014.

5. Research Areas

 Dec 2008-March2009: Carried out a research on: The Challenges Facing Rehabilitation Programs of Street Children in Kenya.

 Jan 2005-Aug. 2005: Carried out research on: The Factors Influencing Enrolment and Completion Rates in Public Secondary Schools in Meru North District’

In Progress

PHD Thesis Title: Implementation of Quality Assurance Guidelines and their Influence on Quality of Education in Selected Public Universities in Kenya.

6. National and International awards and Recognitions

S/No Name of award or Awarding Organization/Body Year Recognition Award of University of 2003 Nairobi Scholarship for Master of Education in Educational Planning

2 7. Supervision of postgraduate students

 Salome Chemjor, (2013): Factors Affecting Women Participation in Micro- financing in Kenya. A Case of Micro And Small Enterprises In Garissa County. Master of Arts in Project Planning and Management. University of Nairobi. (Graduated in 2013)

 Mohammed Abdi Hussein, (2012): Challenges Facing Implementation of Cash Transfer Program for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Kenya: A case of Iftin location, Garissa County. Master of Arts in Project Planning and Management. University of Nairobi (Graduated in 2013)  Ibrahim Ahmed Ali, (2012): Factors Influencing Sustainable Funding of Non- governmental Organizations in Kenya: A Case Study of Sisters Maternity Home (SIMAHO) in Garissa. Master of Arts in Project Planning and Management, University of Nairobi. (Graduated in 2013)  Kamau Victor Kinyua, (2014). Factors Influencing Integration of refugees into the Local Community in Dadaab, Garissa County, Kenya. Master of Arts in Project Planning and Management, University of Nairobi (Graduated in 2014).

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