Staff Profile

Academic Qualifications

• PhD in Education: Curriculum and Teaching    

Research interests

• Education and English Teaching

Publications  Peer-Viewed Published Research Papers

• Reading Deficiencies among Primary and Secondary School Pupils: A Case of ZimbabweUS-China Education Review B, ISSN 2161-6248 March 2014, Vol. 4, No. 3, 193-20
• Lecturers’ Written Feedback: What the Students Expect – A case of Zimbabwe US-China Education Review B, ISSN 2161-6248 December 2014, Vol. 4, No. 12,896-906, doi: 10.1726/2161-6248/2014.12.003
• Exploring the Dynamics of Second Language Writing Pedagogy: An Action Research. European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences, Vol 4, N.1 2015
• Occupational Stress among University Lecturers: A Case of Zimbabwe US-China Education Review B, ISSN 2161-623x April 2015, Vol. 5 258-266, No. 12,896-906
• The use of social media technology in universities: A case of Solusi University, Zimbabwe. Journal of Media and Communication Studies. DOI: 10.5897/JMCS2015.0447[Article Number: F04AB1454226]
• Inclusion in the mainstream: How the primary school visually impaired pupils manage in Zimbabwe. Researchjournali’s Journal of Education Vol. 3 | No. 7 July | 2015 ISSN 2347-8225
• Factors Influencing the Learning of English Language for Academic Purposes for Foreign Students: A case of Solusi University. European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences Vol 4, No 3 (2015)
• Learning English for an Academic Purpose: The Errors of an English Learner: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 20, Issue 9, Ver. II (Sep. 2015), PP 52-58 e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845. www.iosrjournals.org
• Problems Faced by Non- State Universities in Zimbabwe. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, www.ijird.com October, 2015 Vol 4 Issue 11. ISSN 2278 – 0211 (Online)
• Preparing Students for Higher Education: Zimbabwe Secondary School Teachers’ Perceptions on Research. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, Vol 4 Issue 11, www.ijird.com
• Perception of Secondary School Teachers about June Examinations in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS) Volume 2 Issue 10, October 2015
• Social treatment of Graduate Students in Kenya: A Case of One University. Journal of Education and Practice ISSN 2222-1735 (Paper) ISSN 2222-288X (Online) Vol.7, No.7, 2016
• Indiscipline in Higher Education in Zimbabwe: A Case of One University. Volume 5, Issue 6, May 2016. www.ijird.com
• Deceiving the Deceived: An analysis of the United Nations Compensation Scam: Journal of Literature, Languages and Linguistics – iiste. Vol 23 (2016)
• A Comparative Study of the Factors Influencing the Adoption of E-learning by Lecturers at Universities in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSR-JRME) e-ISSN: 2320–7388,p-ISSN: 2320–737X Volume 6, Issue 4 Version 3 (Jul. – Aug. 2016), PP 64-73 www.iosrjournals.org DOI: 10.9790/7388-0604036473 www.iosrjournals.org 64 | Page
•  An Assessment of the Use of Social Media to Engage Parents in Zimbabwe Secondary Schools: A case of Bulilima District, Zimbabwe. Quest Journals: Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science Volume 4 ~ Issue 9 (2016) pp: 49-54
• Grade retention at primary school: What the teachers in Zimbabwe say. IJSSES International Journal of Social Sciences Educational Studies Vol 3. Issue 3. Article 10. Ijsses.org
• Comparative Study of Challenges Faced by Block Release and Regular University Students. A Case of One University in Zimbabwe. Solusi Journal
• Exegesis of Paul’s Writings: A Literal and Pragmatic Approach to Philippians 3:12-14. IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 22, Issue 7, Ver. 4 (July. 2017) PP 29-34 e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845. www.iosrjournals.org
• Views of Parents on Instructional Homework at Elementary School Level, Bulilima District, Zimbabwe. Journal of Research Innovation and Implications in Education (JRIIE) Vol. 1(3) pp. 26 38, June 2017. http://jriie.com/index.php/JRIIE/index Online ISSN: 2520 -7504
• University Quality Assurance in Zimbabwe: A Case of Solusi University volume 4 issue 1 article 12 http://ijsses.org/index.php/volume-4-issue-1-article-12/
• Curbing Examination Malpractice in Africa: A Content Analysis http://jriie.com/index.php/JRIIE/article/view/29/13
• Teaching aids in English language teaching in Zimbabwe: The case of Gwanda District. International Forum. Vol. 20, No. 2, December 2017, pp. 75-89. http://ojs.aiias.edu/
• Assessment of Teacher Education Curriculum in Kenya: Transforming for the Future. Baraton Interdisciplinary Research Journal (2017), 7(Special Issue), pp 1-9. http://ueab.ac.ke/BIRJ/birj-2017-vol-7/
• Programme Improvement: Analysis of Internship Assessment in the Languages and Communication Department at One university in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies. volume 4 issue 4 content. http://ijsses.org/index.php/volume-4-issue-4-content/
• English Teachers Preparedness in the Implementation of Performance Lag Address Programme (PLAP) at Secondary School Level in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies http://ijsses.org/index.php/volume-4-issue-5-content/
• Factors Influencing Effective English-teacher Composition Feedback Practices in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Vol.2, Iss.3, 2018 (pp. 1-9) Website: www.jriie.com ISSN 2520-7504 (Online)
• Students’ Riposte to English teachers’ corrective feedback in composition writing in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. International Journal of Progressive Research in Education Vol 2, No 1 (2018) https://www.scischolars.com/journals/index.php/ijpre/
• Corrective Feedback that “O” Level Students get from their English Composition Teachers in Bulawayo: A Qualitative Approach. International Journal of Social Sciences and Educational Studies. http://ijsses.org/index.php/volume-5-issue-3-content/  
• Analysis of teacher-written corrective feedback in Second Language writing pedagogy in secondary schools, Bulilima, Zimbabwe Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science. http://www.journaljesbs.com/index.php/JESBS/article/view/30150/56569  

• Do Teachers and Students Share the Same Feedback Meaning? A Quantitative Study among Secondary Schools in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. East African Journal of Education and Social Sciences EAJESS Vol.1, No. 1 (2020) pp. 11-Available at http: http://www.ajol.info/index.php/eajess/article/view/218671

• University Lecturers and Students Preparedness for Online Teaching and Learning in Zimbabwe. eajess/ November 5, 2021 / Vol 2, Issue 4 /. https: http://www.ajol.info/index.php/eajess/issue/view/20286 
• Solusi University Toponyms: An Ideological and Morpho-Syntactic Perspective

  East African Journal of Education and Social Sciences EAJESS Vol.4, No. 1 (2023). Available at http://www.ajol.info/index.php/eajess

• Inclusive Education among Learners with Visual Impairments in Masvingo North District, Zimbabwe (2024). Published in Eureka: Journal of Educational Research, 3(1), http://eureka.id-sre.org/
• University Lecturers and Students Preparedness for Online Teaching and Learning in Zimbabwe. eajess/ November 5, 2021 / Vol 2, Issue 4 /. https: http://www.ajol.info/index.php/eajess/issue/view/20286Solusi University Toponyms: An Ideological and Morpho-Syntactic Perspective

Papers Presented and Published  International Research Presentations

• Use of Nonverbal Communication in the Classroom as a Way of Enhancing Classroom Teaching: A Case Study of Solusi High School, Zimbabwe. Presented in Malaysia, MalayaUniversity 13-15 May 2013 and published in Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences Volume 103, 26 November 2013, Pages 1279-1287 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042813039025
• Feedback on Composition Writing at Primary School Level in Zimbabwe: A case of Solusi Primary School. Presented on the 10th Zimbabwe International Research Symposium (ZIRS) on 12th & 13th February 2015, Published in The 10th ZIRS Book (Peer reviewed) http://www.rcz.ac.zw/index.php/en/downloads
• Can Language Drive People Insane: A Postmodern Discourse Analysis of Scam Rhetoric. Virtually presented at Second International Conference on Language, Literature and Community 2015 (LLC 2015) at Bhubaneswar, India. Peer reviewed and Published in: http://uniqueca.com/
• An Assessment of Zimbabwe Secondary School Teachers’ Attitudes towards the Use of Smart Phones in the Classroom: A Case of Midlands Province, Zimbabwe. Presented at Gweru International Book Festival Incorporating Midlands International Research conference Gweru 14-16 September 2017 Published in: International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies. http://ijsses.org/index.php/volume-4-issue-1-article-2/
• Brain Drain in Private Universities in Kenya: Seeking for an Innovative Solution. Presented at the Baraton 3rd International Interdisciplinary Research Conference, 12-14 April 2016. Published in the Journal of Advance in Social Science and Humanities ISSN: 2395-6542 CrossRef DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15520/
• Regional Online Theses Plagiarism Index Levels. Presented at the International Conference on Research and Innovation for Global Advancement 30th to 31th October 2019 at Prideinn Paradise Beach Resort Mombasa-Kenya. Peer reviewed and published http://jriie.com/index.php/JRIIE/index https://www.jriie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JRIIE-4-2-010.pdf
• Calamities Abound: Impact of COVID-19 Face-to-Screen Induced Learning Among University Students in Zimbabwe. Presented at Kampala Conference (28-29 April, 2021) https://youtu.be/Amll0q8e0bc Published https://jriiejournal.com/volume-5-issue-3/
• Direct or Indirect Teacher Written Corrective Feedback: Zimbabwe Junior Secondary School English Composition Learners’ Preferences in the COVID 19 Era Presented in the 5^th International Conference on Sustainability of innovative practices amidst COVID 19 pandemic at Rafiki Dodoma Hotel, Tanzania, 27-28 October 2021

  Published online in the Dyke, Dec 2022
  https://thedyke.msu.ac.zw/index.php/thedyke/article/view/85

• Integrity of University Online Assessment: Towards Developing a Function Model. Presented on 8-10 December, 2021 at Victoria Falls Evaluation Conference hosted by Lupane State University.

  Published in Eureka: Journal of Educational Research, 1(2), 67-73 in February, 2023 https://doi.org/10.56773/ejer.v1i2.8. SSN 2962-5548. Indexed in Copernicus

•  Impact of integrating smartphones in the teaching and learning of Mathematics at “O” Level in Mberengwa district, Zimbabwe. Presented at NUST, 18-20 October, 2023

  Published by Qeios, June, 2024. doi:10.32388/GTS31S.2. https://www.qeios.com/read/GTS31S.2

• Efficacy of periodic students’ instructor evaluation to enhance lecturer’s performance: A content analysis, Published in March 2025  Eureka: Journal of Educational Research

  https://doi.org/10.56773/ejer.v3i2.72 

• Book Chapters

   A book chapter: Teacher Implementation of Information Communication and Technology at Primary School Level, Gweru Urban District, Zimbabwe in the book entitled: Contemporary innovations in the Zimbabwean Education System (2024), edited by Stella Muchemwa and Munyaradzi Mawere, http://www.Iangaa-rpcig.net

• Current Academic Activities

  Book Editor.  I am a Book- Editor for IGD Global eEditorial Discovery based in America. I have edited a book entitled: Teacher Technology Competence Base https://www.igi-global.com/submission/chapter-review-form/?evaluationid=6e69222f-a1c1-4259-adea-525d7f1aa4cc

   For further information, contact [email protected]

  I also edited a book chapter in the book entitled: Handbook of Research on Technology-Supported Teaching and Research Methods for Educators. https://www.igi-global.com/submission/chapter-review-form/?evaluationid=26704875-c298-4551-bdd6-0754d63e0a0c

• Module Writer

  UNESCO Module Section entitled Monitoring, Evaluation and giving constructive feedback in UNESCO IBE Resource Pack: Transforming learning: A resource pack for training teachers on curriculum and pedagogy written in 2023. The resource pack was meant to build capacity of teacher educators and teachers for transforming curriculum and pedagogy

• Module Reviewer

  I also edited a book chapter in the book entitled: Handbook of Research on Technology-Supported Teaching and Research Methods for Educators. https://www.igi-global.com/submission/chapter-review-form/?evaluationid=26704875-c298-4551-bdd6-0754d63e0a0c

  1. UNESCO Module: Processes on Curriculum Implementation Module in 2023
  2. University of Eswatini Module: Curriculum Studies in English1 CTE319 CTE519 Module in 202

• Academic Tertiary Institutions Assessment

  Mkoba Teachers’ College students’ external assessor in the English Department, 2021 

• External Programme Reviewer: University of Botswana external programme reviewer for Social Studies and Language Education, Department of Primary Education, March 2023

• Recent External Community Engagement: University of Eswatini: External Examiner in Curriculum and Teaching for the period June 2023 to June 2025