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Professional appointment: Associate Dean
Professional profile: Wachira is an experienced educator and educational leader with a strong background in leadership, management, and teacher education across East and Southern Africa. He teaches leadership and management courses at the university level and has extensive experience training school principals and teachers in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania through projects supported by Ministries of Education, the Commonwealth, and the World Bank. His professional work spans both pre-service and in-service teacher education, with a particular focus on strengthening institutional leadership, professional practice, and system-level capacity.
Wachira’s work is strongly grounded in research and scholarship in education. His research interests focus on educational leadership, teacher education, and innovation in teaching and learning, with particular attention to how research can inform policy and practice in low-resource contexts. He is actively engaged in curriculum design, pedagogical research, and professional learning for educators, contributing to evidence-based approaches that support teacher development and leadership practice. Across his career, Wachira has focused on advancing quality, equity, and relevance in education, especially for learners and communities in marginalized and low-income settings. His work is informed by extensive experience across the East Africa and SADC regions, and a sustained commitment to strengthening educational leadership through research-informed practice.
Areas of scholarship:
Educational leadership and school leadership development
Teacher education (pre-service and in-service) and professional learning
Leadership and management in education systems
Education policy, reform, and system strengthening in low-resource contexts
Research-informed practice in teaching and learning
Equity, quality, and inclusion in education
Innovation in teacher education and curriculum design
Education leadership in East Africa and the SADC region
Teaching foci:
Educational leadership and management
Teacher education and professional development
Education policy analysis and implementation
Curriculum design and pedagogical practice
Selected publications:
Oluga, M. A., Rarieya, J. F. A., Wachira, N., & Wango, N. C. (2025). Adaptation of the use of the makerspace resources for the improvement of the education system in East Africa. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 9(10), 000808. https://doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.910000808
Epaphras, N., & Wachira, N. (2025). Bridging the Skills Gap: A Case for Micro-Credentials in Academic Programs in Institutions of Higher Learning. Creative Education, 16, 748-769. https://doi.org/10.4236/ce.2025.166045
Kibga, E., Ryan, B. J., Mtenzi, F., Wachira, N., Garner, S., Flynn, R., Phillippi, R. D., Bates, N., Cunningham, A., Badruddin, Z., Athumani, S., Honey, D., Corbishley, R., Mokhnacheva, D., & Bhatia, S. (2025). Identifying, ranking, and prioritizing strategies for strengthening the resilience of schools in Tanzania to weather extremes. International Journal of Educational Development. Advance online publication.
Naseem, A., Guzikova, M., Hashmi, S., Matthews, K. E., & Wachira, N. (2025). Artificial intelligence and student-teacher relationships: Reflections on a conversation across the contexts of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Tanzania, and Australia. International Journal for Students as Partners, 9(1),
Degrees:
PhD, Aga Khan University
MEd, Aga Khan University
BEd, Moi University, Kenya
Email address: nicholas.wachira@aku.edu
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