Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Publications
Languages
Timeline
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Edmore Mutekwe

Triomf

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Lecturer

University of the Western Cap South Africa
10.2022 - Current
  • Classroom practice (Educational Theories (Sociology & Psychology of Education), Curriculum studies, Academic literacies, and research theories and methods), Deputy Head of Department, Research capacity developer, administration and community engagement
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Reason for intention to leave: Family commitment and a quest to explore new opportunities

Senior Lecturer

North-West University
02.2017 - 09.2022
  • Classroom practice (Curriculum studies, Academic literacies and Research theories and methods), Lecturer, Head of Department
  • Research capacity developer, administration and community engagement
  • Reason for Leaving: Desire to explore the Western Province of South Africa & new opportunities

Lecturer

University of Johannesburg
01.2008 - 01.2017
  • Curriculum Studies, Academic literacies; Sociology of Education and Research theories and methods
  • Classroom practice, research capacity builder/development, administration and community engagement
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Reason for Leaving: Career growth, greener pastures

Lecturer

Great Zimbabwe University
01.2005 - 12.2007
  • Curriculum studies, Academic literacies, Sociology of Education & Research theories and Methods
  • Classroom practice, researcher, administrator and community engagement initiatives
  • Job type: Permanent

School teacher, Head of Department & Principal

Ministry of Education and Culture
01.1991 - 12.2004
  • Classroom practice, assessment and school leadership and management

Education

PhD - Sociology of Education/Curriculum studies

University of Johannesburg
03.2015

M.E. d - Educational sociology

University of Zimbabwe
11.2001

Diploma - Personnel Management

IPMZ
10.2001

Professional Competence Certificate in Computer Studies - Computer operations & Packages

11.1998

General Certificate of Education - Advanced level (Cambridge School Certificate)

11.1992

Cert in Education - Theory & Practice of Education of Learners in schools

United College of Education (An associate college of the University of Zimbabwe)
11.1990

General Certificate of Education - Ordinary Level - (Cambridge School Certificate)

11.1985

B.Ed. - Curriculum studies

University of Zimbabwe

Skills

  • Advanced computer skills, people person, strategic thinker, researcher par excellence, research mentor or capacity builder, excellent classroom practitioner, results-oriented people person, keen on rational disputation skills

References

  • Mncedisi, Maphalala, Professor, emaphamc@unisa.ac.za, 0834301088, +27-124841485, University of South Africa (UNISA), Research mentor, Department of Curriculum & Instructional Studies, School of Teacher Education
  • Nokwanda, Mbusi, Bondesio, Research Associate, nmbusi@uwe.ac.za, +2773 1495708, University of the Western Cape, Research Associate, Department of Educational Studies
  • Appolonia, Masunungure, Head of Department, Appolonia. Masunungure@nwu.ac.za, 0781882237, North-West University, South Africa, Research Associate
  • James, O'Meara, Dean of Faculty-and ICET President, James.omeara@tamiu.edu, +956-326 2680, Texas A & M International University, President or Director ICET
  • Ivan, Reid, Deputy Vice Chancellor- Research mentor, i.reid@bradford.ac.uk, University of Bradford, UK, Research mentor

Accomplishments

  • Research Excellence Award for Established researcher for the year 2022 at the University of the Western Cape (UWC)
  • Best co-authored conference paper presentation at the Ontario institute of Education, Canada at the ICET 2015 World Assembly
  • Faculty Best Researcher of the year 2015 at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT).

Affiliations

  • Journal article reviewer, Faculty research ethics chairperson and committee member
  • External Examination (Dissertation and Thesis): WITS. UNISA, UJ, UP
  • Member- Southern African Society for Education (SASE)
  • Member- Southern Africa Education Research Association (SAERA)
  • Member- Education Association of South Africa (EASA)
  • Member-International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET World Assembly): International member (since 2012)
  • Member- Education Deans Forum (EDF) now UNI SA- Member (since 2014)
  • Academic Journal reviewer for: South African Journal of Education (SAJE); South African Review of Education (SARE); Education as Change (EAC); Perspectives in Education Journal; (since 2010), Journal of Education (UKZN) (since 2014) & Journal of Education Studies (UNIVEN) (since 2012)
  • Active member of the Edu-lead research entity responsible for reviewing M and D student proposals
  • Member, Faculty of Education Board

Publications

  • I have so far (up to 31 December 2023) supervised a total of 13 Ph.D students to completion and 5 are in the pipeline. As for the Masters students, I boast of a total of over 50 graduates since 2008. Further to this, I have seen a total of over 200 Bachelor's degree student research supervision. In terms of post-graduate student examination, I have been involved in this quality control exercise for over a decade and the supervision involved the following institutions; university of Pretoria, Unisa, University of the Witwatersrand, University of Johannesburg and UniZulu.
  • I have been involved in the examination of post-graduate students (M.Ed & PhD) for the following institutions; UNISA, UJ, WITS, CPUT, UCT & VUT since the year 2012

Languages

English, IsiZulu and Setswana

Timeline

Senior Lecturer

University of the Western Cap South Africa
10.2022 - Current

Senior Lecturer

North-West University
02.2017 - 09.2022

Lecturer

University of Johannesburg
01.2008 - 01.2017

Lecturer

Great Zimbabwe University
01.2005 - 12.2007

School teacher, Head of Department & Principal

Ministry of Education and Culture
01.1991 - 12.2004

PhD - Sociology of Education/Curriculum studies

University of Johannesburg

M.E. d - Educational sociology

University of Zimbabwe

Diploma - Personnel Management

IPMZ

Professional Competence Certificate in Computer Studies - Computer operations & Packages

General Certificate of Education - Advanced level (Cambridge School Certificate)

Cert in Education - Theory & Practice of Education of Learners in schools

United College of Education (An associate college of the University of Zimbabwe)

General Certificate of Education - Ordinary Level - (Cambridge School Certificate)

B.Ed. - Curriculum studies

University of Zimbabwe
Edmore Mutekwe