CURRICULUM VITAE DENIS SEKIWU, Phd
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
CURRICULUM VITAE DENIS SEKIWU, PhD Contacts: Mobile: (+256) 0772 356 434 Email: [email protected] Address: P.O. Box 14408 Mengo, Kampala Uganda DESIGNATION: 1. Director, School of Postgraduate Training, Kabale University 2019 2. Chairman Kabale Academic Staff Association [KABASA] 2019 3. Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Kabale University 2018 4. Lecturer, Faculty of Education Busitema University 2015 5. Senior Lecturer, Muteesa I Royal University 2014 6. Lecturer, Muteesa I Royal University 2007 7. Principal, Buganda Royal Institute of Business & Technical Education 2004 8. Head Teacher, St. Noa Mawaggali S.S. Mukono 2000 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Optimum realization and commitment to exhibit academic, research and professional obligations with a blend of Total Quality Management through vying to always be a leader in my area of expertise. My personal catchword is “launching in the depth of the academic waters” as the fulcrum of my personal intellectual growth. OBJECTIVES a) To become an academic leader in my discipline of education in order to provide cutting edge quality enhancement in the education profession and specifically in teaching. 1 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND NO Qualification University 1. Post-Doctorate in Doctoral Education, Research, and Rhodes University, Supervision (2015). Grahamstown, South Africa Research Fellowship in developing Postgraduate Supervision using Doctoral Communities: A case for Rhodes University. I use Phenomenological Research Designs, with Interpretative and Critical Analysis approaches, the study intent is to understand varied critical perspectives, Social Justice, and collaborative spaces in Doctoral Community natures, and the impact on development of postgraduate supervision, research, and publication in South Africa and Uganda, respectively. 2. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Education (2013) Title of Thesis:Integration of Values into Management of Learners’ Discipline in Ugandan Schools. The Study Developed an Integrated Values Model for Positive Nelson Mandela Discipline (IVAMO) where a set of values to articulate Metropolitan University what is positive discipline and citizenship education [NMMU] (Port Elizabeth) were recommended, as well as the establishment of a national philosophy of education to guide child education initiatives. 3. Master of Education (Social Sciences & Arts Education) Makerere University, in 2003. Kampala Title of Dissertation: Effect of Salaries on performance of Primary School Teachers in Masaka District. The study found out that Salaries in Uganda contribute significantly to teacher motivation circumstances, therefore disproving that salaries are not merely hygienic factors but also motivators. 2 4. Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Economics and Makerere University, Religious Education) in 2001. Kampala 5. Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences(Economics and Makerere University, Social Administration), Second Class Upper Division in Kampala 1998. WORK EXPERIENCE Iam currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education Foundations at Kabale University. Below is other working experience. 1. 1999 Research Assistant, Delivery of Improved Services for Health Project [DISH-I), Kololo-Kamwokya Drive, Kampala 2. 2000 Graduate teacher of Economics and Religious education atSt. Joseph’s Secondary School-Kigando, Kiboga district 3. 2002 Head teacher at St. NoaMawaggali Secondary School-Njeru, Mukono district 4. 2004 Deputy Principal, Buganda Royal Institute of Business and Technical Education-Mengo, Kampala district 5. 2007 Lecturer, Faculty of Education at Muteesa I Royal University 6. 2007 Research Associate/consultant, on a Programme for the Delivery of Improved Health Services in Refugee Hosting Areas of North Western Uganda [Funded by the Danish Red Cross]. 3 7. 2011 Head, Research-Muteesa I Royal University. 8. 2011 Editor and Founder Member, Muteesa I Royal University Research Journal 9. 2011 Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Management, Bugema University 10. 2012 Lecturer, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Islamic University in Uganda. 11. 2014 Life Member of the International Forum for Researchers in Education (IFORE), Annamalai University-India 12. 2014 Member, Editorial Board of Advisors and Reviewers, Ndejje University Research Journal 13. 2014 External Examiner of Postgraduate Dissertations, Faculty of Education, Kyambogo University 14. 2015 Part-time Lecturer, Busitema University Masters of Educational Leadership. 15. 2015 Consultant Nkozi University, offering Teaching and research supervision services to First and Second year Master of Education students. 16. 2015 Reviewer, Journal of Development and Leadership, Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. 4 17. 2016 Visiting Research Fellow and Doctoral Students’ Mentor at Rhodes University, Grahamstown on a “Doctoral Communities” Project under the management of Prof. Soux McKenna and Prof. Carolyn Grant. 18. 2016 Conducting Collaborative research on “Social Justice, Collegial networks, and Moral Education Spaces” at North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus) with Prof. Ferdinand Potgieter and Prof. Rossouw, head research peer groups in Education Leadership and Administration. 19. 2016 to Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Education-Busitema University date 20. 2016 Coordinator, Masters & Doctoral Programmes in Education Busitema University 21. 2016 Chair of the Examinations Malpractice Committee of the Faculty of Science & Education, Busitema University 22. 2016 to Research Chair of the Social Justice & Education Management Research date Strand, Faculty of Science & Education Busitema University. 23. 2016 to Member of the Finance & Planning Committee of the Faculty of Science & date Education, Busitema University 24. 2016 to Member of Editorial Board of Makerere Journal of Higher Education date [MAJOHE] 25. 2017 Founding Editor, Journal of Innovations and Sustainable Development, hosted by the Faculty of Science & Education-Busitema University. 5 26. 2016 Participated in Writing a Doctorate in Educational Psychology to be tenable at Busitema University. The programme has been officially accredited by National Council for Higher Education. 27. 2017 Written a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Educational Leadership and Institutional Governance, Busitema University. 28. 2015-todate Journal Reviewer, South African Journal of Education (SAJE) 29. 2019 Chair of the Postgraduate Board, Kabale University. 6 RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS NO Journal Articles 1. Sekiwu, D. (2009). Coping with effective teaching and learning in large classes in secondary schools in Kampala district, Uganda. Ndejje University Journal, Vol. 4, 16th October, 2009. 2. Sekiwu, D. (2009). Economic empowerment of teachers through microfinance services access: The need, problem & strategies. In M.L. Tonda & S. Lumala (Eds.), The Uganda Microfinance Journal, Vol. 20(2), pp.7-14. Sekiwu, D., & Botha, Nonie (2013). Exploring patterns of Values Integration in 3. Denominational School Discipline, MIER Journal of Educational Studies, Trends and Practices, Vol. 3(2), pp. 130-153 4. Sekiwu, D., & Naluwemba, F. (2014). E-learning for university effectiveness in the developing world. Global Journal for Human Social Sciences [GJHSS], Vol. 14, Issue 3, Version 1.0: pps. 69-76. 5. Sekiwu, D., & Naluwemba, F. (2014). Alternatives to instilling discipline in primary schools during the post-corporal punishment era in Uganda. Global Journal for Human Social Sciences [GJHSS], Vol. 14, Issue 4, Version 1.0:pps. 21-26. 6. Sekiwu, D., M.M. (Nonnie) Botha. (2014). Values for Social development in the context of globalisation: Analysing the role of the Ugandan School. Global Journal for Human Social Sciences [GJHSS], Vol. 14, Issue 4, Version 1.0: pps. 27-36. 7. Nsereko, N.D., Nakigudde, J. & Sekiwu, D. (2014). Traumatic Experiences and Poor mental Health among University Students in Uganda. African Journal of Traumatic Stress, Vol. 3(2), pp. 70-79. A publication of Makerere University College of Health Sciences in Collaboration with Peter C. Alderman Foundation. 7 8. Sekiwu, D., & Botha, MM. (Nonnie) (2014). Education as a public good: Justification and Avenues of values integration into Ugandan school discipline. Global Educational Research Journal, Vol. 2(10), 195-208, Copyright: Springs Journals, ISSN-2360 7963. 9. Sekiwu, D. & Kabanda, M.N. (2014). Building Safer Secondary Schools in Uganda through Collective Commitment to Health and Safety Compliance. International Journal of Educational Policy Research and Review (IJEPRR), Vol. 1 (4), pp. 47- 53.http://dx.doi.org/10.15739/IJEPRR.003. 10. Naluwemba, E.F., Sekiwu, D. & Kaggwa, VT (2015). School heads’ Leadership Traits and learners’ academic attainment in Uganda’s High schools. Donnish Journal of Educational Research and Review, Vol.2 (3), pp.39-47. http://www.donnishjournals.org/djerr 11. Sekiwu, D., Kabanda, M., Naluwemba, E.F., & Kaggwa, T.V. (2015). Relationship between Risk Assessment and Compliance to Health and Safety in Ugandan Secondary Schools. Donnish Journal of Education Research and Reviews, Vol. Vol. 2 (2), pp. 32-38. www.donnishjournalss.org/djerr/ 12. Sekiwu, D., & Naluwemba, F. (2016). Promoting School Leadership and Development Through the Integrated Values Model (IVAMO). Journal for Development & Leadership, Vol. 5 (1), pp.31-45.jdl.nmmu.ac.za 13. Naluwemba, E.F., Sekiwu, D., & Okwenje, V. (2016). Interplay of School Welfare Provision and Teacher Performance: The Case of Ugandan Secondary Schools. International Journal of Educational