Mohammed Abdalla
Professional appointment: Assistant Professor, Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development, East Africa
Professional profile: Mohammed Juma Abdalla joined the Aga Khan University – Institute for Educational Development, East Africa (AKU-IED, EA) in 2007 as a lecturer. At the university he has been engaging in research and facilitating educational leadership courses at the master's level. Before joining AKU-IED, EA Abdalla worked for sixteen years as a secondary school teacher in Zanzibar and served for two years as a professional development tutor and Pemba Professional Development Centre coordinator. Abdalla has engaged widely in outreach activities, especially facilitating teachers and educational leaders professional development programmes in three East African countries, namely, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Areas of scholarship: School and principal leadershipStudent participation in school affairs
Teaching foci: Educational leadership and management Educational planning and management
Selected publications:Abdalla, M., Mwingi, M., Wachira, N., Okoko, J.M., & Webber, C.F. (2020). School leadership preparation in Tanzania. In P. Moorosi & T. Bush (Eds.), Preparation and development of school leaders in Africa (pp. 111-129). Bloomsbury Academic.
Abdalla, M. J. (2019). Challenges and opportunities for authentic student participation in school governance: Lessons from Zanzibar. In J. Lugalla & M. Ngwaru (Eds). Education in Tanzania in the era of globalisation: Challenges and opportunities (pp. 256-272). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Mkuki Publishing House.
Onguko B., Abdalla M., & Webber C. (2012). Headteachers’ preparation and experience in their first year in Tanzania. Educational Administration Quarterly 48 (1), 86-115.
Degrees: PhD, Aga Khan University, Karachi; MEd, Aga Khan University, Karachi;BA (Education), University of Dar es salaam, Tanzania
Email address: abdalla.mohd@aku.edu
Professional profile: Mohammed Juma Abdalla joined the Aga Khan University – Institute for Educational Development, East Africa (AKU-IED, EA) in 2007 as a lecturer. At the university he has been engaging in research and facilitating educational leadership courses at the master's level. Before joining AKU-IED, EA Abdalla worked for sixteen years as a secondary school teacher in Zanzibar and served for two years as a professional development tutor and Pemba Professional Development Centre coordinator. Abdalla has engaged widely in outreach activities, especially facilitating teachers and educational leaders professional development programmes in three East African countries, namely, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Areas of scholarship: School and principal leadershipStudent participation in school affairs
Teaching foci: Educational leadership and management Educational planning and management
Selected publications:Abdalla, M., Mwingi, M., Wachira, N., Okoko, J.M., & Webber, C.F. (2020). School leadership preparation in Tanzania. In P. Moorosi & T. Bush (Eds.), Preparation and development of school leaders in Africa (pp. 111-129). Bloomsbury Academic.
Abdalla, M. J. (2019). Challenges and opportunities for authentic student participation in school governance: Lessons from Zanzibar. In J. Lugalla & M. Ngwaru (Eds). Education in Tanzania in the era of globalisation: Challenges and opportunities (pp. 256-272). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Mkuki Publishing House.
Onguko B., Abdalla M., & Webber C. (2012). Headteachers’ preparation and experience in their first year in Tanzania. Educational Administration Quarterly 48 (1), 86-115.
Degrees: PhD, Aga Khan University, Karachi; MEd, Aga Khan University, Karachi;BA (Education), University of Dar es salaam, Tanzania
Email address: abdalla.mohd@aku.edu