Mweru Mwingi
Professional appointment: Assitant Professor Professional profile: Dr. Mweru Mwingi served as a secondary school teacher in rural schools in Kenya before moving into higher education in 2007. Mweru is based at the Aga Khan University-Institute of Educational Development, Eastern Africa in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania where she teaches Educational Leadership and Management and Gender in Education. She also serves as the Acadmic Coordinator for the Centre for Education and Lifelong Learning (CELL), which has an outreach programme offering professional development courses for teachers, educational leaders and stakeholders across East Africa. Mweru has interest in girls’ education and teachers’ professional development. Areas of scholarship: Teachers’ Professional Development, Gender in Education Teaching foci: Educational Leadership and Management Gender in Education Teachers Professional Development 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. Ngwaru, M., Mwingi, M, Oluga, M (2013). Parent-teacher empowerment for sustainable schooling and learning outcomes through early literacy development in Southern Tanzania. [A research study report sponsored by DFTAD]. Iffat, F., Kavuma, C., Mwingi, M and Orwe, O. (2009). Where are the gaps? HIV and AIDS and gender pre-service teacher training curriculum and practices in East Africa. London: Commonwealth Secretariat. Lupele, J. and Mwingi, M. et al. (2005). Methodological decisions in context: The dilemmas and challenges of novice African scholars. Southern African Journal of Environmental Education. Vol.22, 46-58. Degrees: PhD [Education Leadership and Mangement], Rhodes University, South Africa; MEd [Education Leadership and Mangement], Rhodes University, South Africa; BEd [TESOL], Christchurch College, Canterbury, UK. Email address: mweru.mwingi@aku.edu