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Mohsen Abu Muamar is an independent researcher. He received his Master’s degree in Development Management (Hons) from the University of Birmingham in the UK. He obtained his Bachelor degree in Business Administration (Dist) from Al-Azhar University-Gaza in Palestine. His research interests include institutional reforms, institutional entrepreneurship, and participatory development. His current work centers on institutional entrepreneurship in operationalizing approaches of institutional reforms.

Samuel Amponsah is a lecturer of Economics and Statistics at the Institute for International Strategy, Tokyo International University (TIU). He is currently an Associate Editor for The Journal of African Development. He has been active as a former Director of the Executive Committee of the African Finance and Economic Association. His research interests are in the areas of health and labor eco- nomics, development economics, and applied econometrics, and his research focuses on and other developing countries. He is a Monbusho Scholar and was also awarded a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers in FY2014-2015. Samuel received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from TIU.

Pieter Blignaut is Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Informatics at the University of the Free State in South Africa. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Information Systems from the same university. His research interests lie with the technical aspects of eye tracking and utilizing eye tracking as an enabling tool for various disciplines. Dr. Blignaut is currently teaching introductory and advanced programming in C#.

Engela Dednam is a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Informatics at the University of the Free State in South Africa. She holds a Master’s degree in Computer Information Systems from the same university. Her research inter- ests lie with the application of eye tracking, human-computer interaction, as well as the optimization of computer assessment systems. Mrs. Dednam is

© koninklijke brill nv, leiden, ���6 | doi 10.1163/15691497-12341409 602 List Of Contributors currently teaching computer literacy for first year students, as well as research methodology on the 4th year level.

Mulwaini Mundau is a PhD and Master of Social Work degree holder from the University of Fort Hare, South Africa. He has worked as a social worker in the NGO sector in South Africa and also for the Department of Social Welfare in . His research interests are in community development, child protection and poverty issues. Dr. Mundauis a recipient of the Zimbabwe Presidential Scholarship award and the University of Fort Hare postdoctoral research fellowship. Currently, he is a senior Lecturer in the School of Social Work at the .

Tlholohelo Nkalai is a lecturer at the University of the Free State. Her highest qualification is an MSc in Computer Information Systems. Presently she is lecturing on computer literacy modules. She is also involved in computer literacy training for disad- vantaged members of the community. Her research area lies in using tech- niques such as bio-informatics to improve student pass rates.

Pius Tanga holds a PhD from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and has taught at the University of Buea, , University of KwaZulu-Natal and National University of . He is currently a professor of Social Work at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa. His research interests are in household poverty dynamics, social security, child protection, HIV/AIDS and community development. Prof Tanga is a recipient of the Vice Chancellor’s Research Award in 2009, National University of Lesotho; Vice Chancellor’s Senior Researcher Award for the Faculty, University of Fort Hare in 2014. He serves as an external moderator for examination papers and external examiners for master disserta- tions and doctorate theses for many universities in South Africa and abroad. He is an editorial board member for two journals and reviews manuscripts for many journals.

Richard C. Vincent is professor of Global Communication at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana USA. His previous position was as associate professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He earned a Ph.D. in communication at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and his M.A. in communication from Temple University. He is the author of five books and monographs and numerous journal articles and book chapters. His background is in

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