Faculty of Social Sciences | Mzumbe University |

Jimmy Ezekiel Kihwele

Name of Staff:	Jimmy Ezekiel Kihwele
Date of Birth:	20/10/1985
Nationality	Tanzanian
Current Position:	Assistant Lecturer
Contact:	Mobile:+(255) 715201085 \|\| +(255) 739201085 Email:jikihwele@mzumbe.ac.tz
Postal Address:	Faculty of Social Sciences, Mzumbe University P.O.Box 5, Mzumbe – Morogoro TANZANIA

Jimmy Kihwele is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Educational Foundations and Teaching Management. He joined Mzumbe University in December 2014. Before joining Mzumbe University he worked as a secondary school teacher at Kibaoni Secondary School in Kilombero Disctrict Council. He received his Bachelor of Education in Arts (Kiswahili) at the University of Dar es Salaam in 2009 and Masters of Arts in Education at the University of Dodoma in 2012. He has taught Comparative Education, Principles of Curriculum Development and Teaching, and History of Education at Mzumbe University. Kihwele is currently pursuing his PhD in Teacher Education at Beijing Normal University.

22/12/2014–Present

Assistant Lecturer

Mzumbe University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Morogoro (Tanzania)

-Academic activities - Teaching student teachers in initial teacher education programs

-Research - Conducting research and publishing in the field of teacher education

-Consultancy - To provide professional assistance to stakeholders

01/02/2012–22/12/2014

Education Officer II

Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, Kilombero District Council, Ifakara (Tanzania)

Teaching Secondary School Students

Provide Guidance and Counselling

10/11/2009–30/01/2012	Volunteer
	Njombe Usawa Women Association (NUWA), Njombe (Tanzania)
	Assisting Project and Program managers

08/10/2018–15/07/2021	PhD Teacher Education Policy & Practice
	Beijing Normal University International Students OfficeBeijing Normal UniversityNo. 19, XinJieKouWai St., HaiDian District, Beijing 100875, P. R. China, 100875 Beijing (China) english.bnu.edu.cn
	-Teacher Education Policy and Practice

01/10/2010–25/11/2012

Master of Arts in Education

The University of Dodoma
College of Education, University of Dodoma, 255 Dodoma (Tanzania)
www.udom.ac.tz

Curriculum and instruction

Management and Administration of Education institutions

Comparative education

01/08/2006–21/12/2009	Bachelor of Education in Arts - Kiswahili
	University of Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam University College of Education, 255 Dar es Malaam (Tanzania) www.duce.ac.tz
	Teacher Education program

01/06/2004–28/02/2006	Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination
	Kidugala Lutheran Seminary Kidugala, 255 Njombe (Tanzania)
	History, Kiswahili, English language, Divinity. General studies

08/01/2000–30/11/2003	Certificate of Secondary Education Examination
	Kidugala Lutheran Seminary Kidugala, 255 Njombe (Tanzania)

01/01/1993–30/09/1999	Primary School Leaving Examination
	Uwemba Primary School, Njombe (Tanzania)

Communication skills

Ability to work independent and as a team in accomplishing tasks

Flexible and adaptive to changing situations and work under pressure

Attentive to details and careful in performing duties

Interested in professional development to acquire more skills and experience

Research Interest

Action research

Teacher Professional Development,

Curriculum and instruction

Teacher Training

Teacher Ethics

Digital skills	SELF-ASSESSMENT
Digital skills	Information processing	Communication	Content creation	Safety	Problem-solving
	Proficient user	Proficient user	Proficient user	Proficient user	Proficient user
	Digital skills - Self-assessment grid

Teaching Interest

▪ Educational Leadership and Management

▪ Curriculum Development

▪ Comparative education

▪ Action Research in Education.

▪ Teaching and Learning theories

Publications

Kihwele, J., Taye, M. & Sang, G. (2019). Mitigating the rural-urban disparities in Chinese compulsory basic education. International Journal of Research Studies in Education, 8(3), 57-66

Kihwele, J. (2014). Students' Perceptions of Science Subjects and Their Attitude in Tanzania Secondary Schools. World journal of educational research, 1(1), 1-8

Kihwele, J. & T. Bali (2013) The Perceptions of Teachers, Parents and Students on the Effects of Mobile Phone Use on Students Learning In Tanzania, Journal of Education and Practice, 4 (25), 101-106.

Conferences

World Association of Lesson Study (WALS), Amsterdam 3-6 September 2019, Theme: Crafting Sustainable Pedagogies for Teaching and Learning.

Presentations

Presented a paper on “Transition from microteaching to lesson study approach in initial teacher education: A case of Mzumbe University, Tanzania” in the WALS Conference held from 3-6 September 2019 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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