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MARY GORETTI NAKABUGO, PhD CURRICULUM VITAE

Sex: Female

Nationality: Ugandan

Institutional Address: Twaweza East Africa 77, Suwara Road Naguru Go-Down P.O Box 40163 Kampala Uganda Em: gnakabugo@twaweza.org Cel : +256 772 951762 Tel: +256 312 112815 Home Address Kyaddondo Block 97, Plot 71, Kiti, Wakiso district, Uganda

Cel: +256 772 951762 E-mail: gnakabugo@yahoo.co.uk

1. EDUCATION

Date University Qualification Subjects/specialisation

June 2004 University of Cape Town, South Africa

PhD in Education Assessment in Education

December 1998 University of Cape Town

MPhil in Primary Education (awarded with Distinction in the minor dissertation)

Curriculum theory and critical pedagogy, Literacy and pedagogy in primary education, Assessment in Education

January 1996 Makerere University

B.A/Education (Second Class with Honours, Upper Division)

Education, Religious Studies and Luganda language

2. ACADEMIC and RESEARCH INTERESTS

Curriculum development, implementation and evaluation

Assessment for learning

Literacy and numeracy in primary education

Education and international development

Teacher Education

Basic and Higher Education Development

Teacher professional development

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3. WORK EXPERIENCE

Date Position Institution/Department Main Duties/Responsibilities

03 Dec 2012 to date

Twaweza Lead and Uwezo Country Manager

Twaweza East Africa ▪ Lead implementation of the Uwezo national citizen-led learning assessment of literacy and numeracy of children aged 6-16 across Uganda ▪ Communicate Uwezo assessment methodology and findings in Uganda and globally, including the media, governments and academic community ▪ Conduct research and writing assignments in diverse ways including internal learning, policy briefs, academic and opinion articles; ▪ Coordinate work of different Twaweza units in Uganda

15 August 2011 to Dec 2012

Senior Lecturer of Higher Education Studies

University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus, School of Education – South Africa

▪ Institutional higher education policy development, implementation, monitoring and review ▪ Planning, coordinating and delivering staff development programmes ▪ Teaching postgraduate modules in Higher Education ▪ Supervising postgraduate students ▪ Researching and publishing in the field of higher education

Apr - Aug 2012 Acting Director, Higher Education, Training and Development (HETD) Unit

University of KwaZulu-Natal / Deputy Vice Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) portfolio

▪ Lead the implementation of the University-wide Education Induction Programme (UEIP) and liaise with College Deans of Teaching and Learning to ensure that relevant staff are trained. ▪ Management of higher education studies programmes including PhD in Higher Education, Masters in Higher Education and Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education ▪ Lead the development of a research agenda for the unit

Nov 2003 - 13 Aug 2011

Senior Lecturer of Curriculum Studies

Makerere University, Department of Foundations & Curriculum Studies, School of Education – Uganda

▪ Developing and teaching curriculum courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level ▪ Supervision of Teaching Practice ▪ Supervision of Masters and PhD research students

August 2004 – Mar 2008

Head of Department

Makerere University, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Media, School of Education – Uganda

▪ Management of academic programmes run by the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Media. ▪ Teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level ▪ Supervision of Teaching Practice ▪ Supervision of Masters and PhD research students ▪ Managing and leading the university staff development and training programme

10 Mar 2008 – Research Fellow Mary Immaculate College, ▪Undertaking a pilot foresight research exercise to

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28 Feb 2011 and Coordinator of the education strand of the Irish-African Partnership for Research Capacity Building (IAPRCB) (on Secondment from Makerere University)

University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

establish research needs in the 4 partner African countries ▪ Development of a research capacity building resource book ▪Undertaking a stakeholder consultation in Ireland, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda to document opportunities to and constraints for research capacity building in the partner Higher Education Institutions.

Nov 30, 2006 – Mar 31, 2007

Visiting Professor (on secondment from Makerere University)

Centre for the Study of International Cooperation in Education (CICE) Hiroshima University, Japan.

▪Teaching on the Masters course “Action-Oriented study on international cooperation in education” ▪Research into classroom practices of Japanese teachers ▪Facilitator in the area-focussed training course on promoting a self-reliant approach to basic education through research and dialogue

April 1999 – November 2003

Lecturer of Curriculum Studies

Makerere University, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Media, School of Education

▪ Teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level ▪ Supervision of Teaching Practice ▪ Undertaking research and outreach activities relevant to teaching and learning

February 1996 – March 1999

Assistant Lecturer of Curriculum Studies

Makerere University, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Media, School of Education

▪ Teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level ▪ Supervision of Teaching Practice ▪ Offering assistantship to departmental research and outreach activities relevant to teaching and learning

1995-1996 Secondary school teacher

Uganda Martyrs’ S.S.S. Namugongo

Teacher of Luganda and Christian Religious Education

4. Other Academic & Professional Responsibilities

a) Leadership and Administration Deputy Chair of Council, Muteesa I Royal University, Uganda (2016-2019) Representative of Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Sports to Kyambogo University Senate, Uganda (2015-2017) Coordinator, University Education Induction Programme (UEIP), University Teaching/Learning Office (UTLO), University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (2012) Coordinator, PhD in Higher Education Cohort, School of Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (August 2011-2013) Coordinator of Doctoral Research Methodology and Doctoral Supervision capacity building courses for Doctoral students and staff of Makerere University (partnership

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between Makerere University School of Graduate Studies, Makerere School of Education and Lund University, Sweden through sida-SAREC funding). (2005-2007).

b) Graduate Curriculum Development and Teaching: PhD in Higher Education cohort– Research methodology workshops (Aug 2011-2013)

EDHE611 Researching in Higher Education: 2012 EDHE640 Assessing Learning in Higher Education: 2012 and 2013

CUS 7106 Teaching and Instruction: 2011 CUS 7302 Curriculum Evaluation: 2003-2008 CUS 7102 Curriculum Design & Implementation: 2005 - 2008 CUS 6203 Evaluating Students’ Learning: 2004-2008

Action-oriented study on international cooperation in education: 2006 – 2007 PPS 6102 General Methods of Teaching Primary Schools: 2004-2005

c) Undergraduate Curriculum Development and Teaching:

CUS 2101 Educational Technology: 1996-2008 CUS 2201 Teaching Techniques and Planning for Teaching: 1996-2008 CUS 3201 Evaluation and Supervision of Instruction: 2006-2008

d) Graduate Supervision & Examination

I have completed supervising seven Masters Dissertations

I have acted as examiner for 15 Masters Dissertations and 3 PhD theses I have supervised 13 doctoral students under a cohort model (2011-13)

e) Appointments as External Examiner

External Examiner of the Masters of Teaching (MTeach) Programme, Queen’s University Belfast (Stranmillis College of Education) - Northern Ireland (01 October 2009 to 30 September 2013).

External Examiner, School of Education, Nkumba University (Uganda) (2006-2007) External Examiner, Department of Curriculum Studies, School of Education, Islamic University in Uganda (2007-March 2008).

f) Selection as an Academic Judge

Judge, Initial Teacher Education strand, the Undergraduate Awards of Ireland & Northern Ireland, 2010-2012.

g) Journal Editorship

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Co-editor, 6th Teaching & Learning Conference – Alternation Journal Special Issue titled Higher

Education in an Era of Reconstruction, Internationalisation, Competition & Cooperation,

University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa (2012-2013)

Co-editor, 5th Teaching & Learning Conference – Alternation Journal Special Issue titled

Postgraduate Teaching & Learning, African Scholarship and Curriculum Innovation in Higher

Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa (2011-2012)

Guest Editor, Africa Educational Research Journal, Osaka University, Japan (August 2011 to-date)

5. Awards and Special Recognition

Honour/Award/recognition Name of Institution granting award

Date Granted (mm/yyyy)

Description

Member, Twaweza East Africa Senior Management Team

Twaweza East Africa 3 December 2012 to-date

Part of a team providing strategic direction for Twaweza East-Africa

Centre for the Study of International Cooperation in Education (CICE) Visiting Professorship

Hiroshima University, Japan

30 Nov 2006 to 31 Mar 2007

This is a title awarded by CICE to any scholar whom they have identified as being a potential scholar in the study of international cooperation in Education and Development.

The Japan Foundation Fellowship for Intellectual Exchange

The Japan Foundation and Naruto University of Education (Japan)

8 Jan – 27 Feb 2008

The Japan Foundation fellowship is awarded to an individual who is identified by the country Japan Embassy and host institution in Japan as having the capacity to undertake a study of mutual benefit to Japan and the fellow’s country of origin.

Junior Academic Bursary Award (JABA)

UK Department for International Development (DFID) together with Development Studies Association (DSA)

2-4 September 2009

The award covered all costs related to participation in the DSA 2009 Annual conference on Contemporary Crises and New Opportunities (£1000)

‘Next Generation’ Researchers Contributing to International Development

UNESCO Centre, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland

22-24 April 2009 The award covered all costs related to participation in the UNESCO Centre’s Conference on Globalising Higher Education (£750)

Member of the Steering Committee of the Irish-

IAPRCB Mar 2008 – Feb 2011

By appointment – to sit on the Executive Committee of the

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African Partnership for Research Capacity Building (IAPRCB), Ireland

IAPRCB as education researcher and coordinator of the education component of this 3-year pilot project.

Member of the Primary Teacher Education Curriculum Review Task Force

Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports

2007-2008 By nomination by Makerere University and appointment by Ministry of Education and Sports, Uganda

Member of the standing committee on Science Education, Uganda National Academy of Sciences

Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS)

2006-2008 By appointment by UNAS)

Masters & PhD Fellow, University Science, Humanities and Engineering Partnership in Africa (USHEPiA)

University of Cape Town, South Africa

1997-1998 & 2000-2004

By application – a competitive fellowship open to scholars in 8 African universities in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Zimbwabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa

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6. SELECTED RESEARCH PROJECTS

Title Funders Own Role Dates

Annual Learning Assessment of Literacy and Numeracy Competencies of children aged 6-16 in Uganda

The William And Flora Hewlett Foundation; Hivos; The World Bank; Sida (Sweden ); The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) ($4,272,844)

Principal Investigator and Country Coordinator

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Opportunities and Challenges of Assessment and Feedback in South African Universities: A study of staff and students’ perspectives in two colleges of UKZN

University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) Teaching & Learning Office (UTLO) (R77,698)

Co-investigator 2012-2013

Unlocking university teachers’ perceptions of student evaluations at UKZN: quality ritual or teaching and learning opportunity?

University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) Teaching & Learning Office (UTLO) (R32,000)

Principal Investigator May-August 2012

Interaction between locally- and externally-initiated teacher professional development programmes in Uganda

Africa-Asia University Dialogue for Education Development Secretariat, Hiroshima, Japan ($20,000)

Principal Investigator 2009-2012

Building Capacity for Development Research in Irish universities and capacity for research in education, health, ICT and gender in four African Universities: Opportunities and constraints

Irish Aid & Universities Ireland (€1.5 million)

Researcher & coordinator of the education component of the project

2008-2011

Towards Sustainable Professional Development in Uganda’s Primary Education: Learning from the Japanese Lesson Study Approach.

The Japan Foundation ($10,000)

Principal Investigator Jan-Feb 2008

Capacity Building Programme for Teachers in Post-conflict Areas

British Council/DFID (£120,000)

Curriculum Specialist & Co-Investigator

2007

E-learning and Teacher Education (ELATE) British Council (£90,000) Curriculum Director & Co-Investigator

2007

Modelling in Mathematics Learning: Approaches for Classrooms of the Future.

United States Air Force Academy, NSF, Microsoft Research & European Office of Aerospace Research & Development ($15,000)

Co- investigator 2007

An action research study of classroom pedagogy suited for large classes in Uganda.

Andrew Mellon Foundation ($7,000)

Principal Investigator 2004-2005

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7. PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH REPORTS

a) Selected journal articles, books and book chapters Nakabugo, M.G., Mugimu, C.B. (2016). Tracing Universal Primary Education in Uganda since Independence (1962-2014). In Munene, I.I. (Ed.) Achieving Education for All: Dilemmas in System-Wide Reforms and Learning Outcomes in Africa, by Lexington Books, An imprint of Rowman & Littlefield. Nakabugo, M.G. (2016). What and how to assess reading using household surveys: Insights from Uwezo Annual Learning Assessment" in Understanding What Works in Oral Reading Assessments. Montreal: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). McEvoy, P. Brady, M., Munck, R. and Nakabugo, M.G. (2016). ‘Effectiveness’ and ‘Complexity’ in development-focused Higher Education partnerships. In Banks, C., Siebe-Herbig, B. and Norton, K. (Eds.) Global perspectives on strategic international partnerships: A guide to building sustainable linkages. New York: Institute of International Education. Nakabugo, M.G. 2015. Progress Towards equitable quality basic education in Uganda: Insights from learning assessment data. Special Issue of the Journal for International Cooperation in Education titled ‘Equality and Equity in Education’, Vol 17, No. 2, pp 23-35. Mugo, J.K., Ruto, S.J., Nakabugo, MG & Mgalla, Z. (2014) A Call to Learning Focus in East Africa: Uwezo’s Measurement of Learning in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Africa Education Review, Special Issue on “Evidence-based Research on Learning Outcomes in Basic Education in Africa”. Vol. 12, 1/2015. Nakabugo, M.G., Conway P., Barrett, E., & Farren, S. 2013. Perspectives on Research Management and Capacity Building in Six Countries. In Gornall, L., Cook, C., Daunton, L., Salisbury, J. & Thomas, B. (Eds.) Academic Working Lives: Experience, Practice and Change. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. Mugimu, C.B., Nakabugo, M.G., & Katunguka-Rwakishaya, E. 2013. Developing Capacity for Research and Teaching in Higher Education: A Case of Makerere University. World Journal of Education, Vol. 3, No. 6, pp 33-45. Ssebbunga-Masembe, C., Bisaso, R., Kyasanku, C., Nakawuki, R.C. & Nakabugo, M.G. 2013. Examination of Locally and Externally-Initiated Teacher Professional Development (TPD) Programmes for Science and Mathematics Teachers in Ugandan Secondary Schools. CICE Hiroshima University, Journal of International Cooperation in Education, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp 149-168. Dhunpath, R., Nakabugo, M.G. & Amin, N. 2013. Editorial: Postgraduate Teaching & Learning, African Scholarship and Curriculum Innovation in Higher Education. Alternation Journal (Special Edition), No. 9. Cremin P., Nakabugo, M.G. & Barrett, E. 2012. Building Capacity for Educational Research in Sub-Saharan Africa: opportunities, constraints and lessons in the context of Mozambique,

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Tanzania and Uganda. In Griffin, R. (ed.) Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Closer Perspectives. Oxford: Symposium Books. pp 111-127. Cremin, P., Nakabugo, M.G. 2012. Education, development and poverty reduction: A literature critique. International Journal of Educational Development, Vol 32, No. 4, pp 499-506. Nakabugo, M.G. 2012. Donors and ‘value for money’ impositions: South Africa’s exceptionalism in research development and international cooperation in higher education. In King, K. (ed.) Value for money in international education and training: A new world of results, impacts and outcomes? Edinburgh: NORRAG - NN47. Nakabugo, M.G. 2011. Adapting Formative Assessment to Developing Country Contexts: Lessons from a Study of Continuous Assessment in Primary Education in Uganda. Belfast: TSO information and publishing solutions. Mark, R. & Nakabugo, M.G. 2011. Irish-African partnership and research capacity building for development: potential to learn from research for the education and lifelong learning sector. Adult Learner 2011: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 56-74.

Healy, M.G. & Nakabugo, M.G. (eds.). 2010. Research Capacity Building for Development: Resources for Higher Education Institutions. Belfast: TSO information & publishing solutions.

Healy, M.G. & Nakabugo, M.G. 2010. Research Capacity Building Resources for Higher Education in Development. In Healy, M.G. and Nakabugo, M.G. (eds.) Research Capacity Building for Development: Resources for Higher Education Institutions. Belfast: TSO information & publishing solutions, 1-6.

Nakabugo, M.G., Barrett, E., McEvoy, P. & Munck, R. 2010. Best Practice in North-South Research Relationships in Higher Education: The Irish-African Partnership Model. Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review Journal. Issue 10, Innovations in Development Education. Munck, R., Barrett, E., McEvoy, P. & Nakabugo, M.G. 2010. Higher Education, Internationalisation and Global Development: An Irish Case Study. In Gaebel,M., Purser, L., Wachter, B., Wilson, L., Davis, H. & Schurings, G. (eds.) Internationalisation of European Higher Education Handbook. Berlin: RAABE Publishers. Nakabugo, M.G. & Cremin, P. 2009. Knowledge-based North-South partnerships: an effective model for promoting development in higher education? In King, K. (ed.) A Safari towards aid effectiveness? A critical look at the Paris Declaration & the Accra Agenda for Action as part of the new aid reform architecture. Edinburgh: NORRAG - NN42, June 2009. Mugimu, C.B. & Nakabugo, M.G. 2009. Back to the Future? The Indigenous Education Curriculum in Uganda. International Studies in Education, Vol. 10, Spring 2009, Special Issue on Indigenous Education.

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Nakabugo, M.G., Opolot-Okurut, C, Masembe, S.C., Maani, J.S. & Byamugisha, A. 2008. Large class teaching in resource-constrained contexts: lessons from reflective research in Ugandan primary schools. Journal of International Cooperation in Education. Vol. 11 (3) 85-102. Nakabugo, M.G. 2008. Universal Primary Education for Equal Growth? The paradox of large classes in Uganda. Journal of International Cooperation in Education. Vol. 11 (1) 1-14. Nakabugo, M.G. 2008. Repositioning the role and pedagogy of teachers in Higher Education in the context of privatisation: The case of Makerere University, Uganda. Naruto University Journal of International Education Cooperation. Vol. 3, 89-93. Nakabugo, M.G., Byamugisha. A. & Bithaghalire, J. 2008. Future schooling in Uganda. Journal of International Cooperation in Education. Vol. 11 (1) 55-69. Nakabugo, M.G. & Sieborger R.F. 2001. Curriculum Reform and Teaching in South Africa: Making a ‘Paradigm Shift’? International Journal of Educational Development, Vol. 21 (1), 53-60. Nakabugo, M.G. & Sieborger, R.F. 1999. Assessment in Curriculum 2005: Do primary school teachers assess formatively? South African Journal of Education, Vol. 19 (4), 288-294.

b) Manuals and Research Reports Uwezo Uganda (2012 and 2014) Are our Children Learning? Annual Learning Assessment Report. Kampala: Uwezo Uganda. Nakabugo, M.G., Bisaso, R., & Masembe, C.S. (2011) The Continuum of Teacher Professional Development: Towards a coherent approach to the development of secondary school teachers in Uganda. In Norihiro, K. (Ed.) Centre for International Cooperation in Education (CICE) Series 4. Hiroshima: CICE. Barrett, E. & Nakabugo, M.G. (2010) Development-related Research Capacity in Irish and African Higher Education Institutions: Findings from a Stakeholder Consultation. Dublin: Irish-African Partnership for Research Capacity Building. Moorcroft, S., Munck, R., Barrett, E., Gaynor, N. & Nakabugo, M.G. (2009) Looking to the Future: The Irish-African Partnership Foresight Report. Dublin: Irish-African Partnership for Research Capacity Building. Mugimu, C.B., Nakabugo, M.G. & Katunguka-Rwakishaya, E. (2007) Exploring the factors affecting staff research output and completion rates of graduate students in Makerere University. Kampala, Makerere University: School of Graduate Studies. Nakabugo, M.G. (September 2003) Closing the gap? Continuous assessment in primary education in Uganda. Unpublished thesis presented for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Education, Graduate School in Humanities, University of Cape Town.

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Nakabugo, M.G. (1998) The Formative Use of Continuous Assessment: A Case Study of teachers of English reading in the Cape Peninsula. Unpublished dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment for the award of a Master of Philosophy (Primary) Degree of University of Cape Town. 1998. 8. SELECTED CONFERENCES ATTENDED

Conference Title Date & Venue Paper(s) Presented

Salzburg Global Seminar – Session 558: “Untapped Talent: Can better testing and data accelerate creativity in learning and societies

12-17 December 2015, Schloss Leopoldskron, Salzburg, Austria

Reflections on untapped talent from an African perspective

Development Studies Association of Ireland (DSAI) annual conference

18-20 November 2015, Education and Research Centre, Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services, Harold's Cross, Dublin 6w, Republic of Ireland

▪ Reflecting on the Education for All agenda in 2015 and beyond ▪ Education Research in a Development Context

UNESCO Institute of Statistics Technical Meeting on ‘what works in oral assessments of early reading’,

21-22 July 2014, Montreal, Canada

The complementary role of population-based assessments in measuring national learning outcomes: Lessons from Uwezo

58th Annual Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Conference, Toronto, Canada. Forthcoming

10-15, March 2014, Sheraton Centre, Toronto in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

▪ Citizen-led learning assessments: Towards a unified theory of change. ▪The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Achieving and Maintaining Scale ▪ Civil society views on post MDG: a panel discussion

6th Teaching & Learning Conference –Higher Education in an Era of Reconstruction, Internationalisation, Competition & Cooperation, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

25-27 September 2012, Howard College, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Durban, South Africa

▪ Linking Curriculum Development in Higher Education to Professional and Societal Needs: Insights from the ‘Goals-based’ model. ▪ Unlocking Teacher perceptions of student evaluations: A UKZN perspective.

3rd Annual Educational Research Colloquium

6-7 October 2011, Edgewood Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Assessment in South African Schools & Implications for Higher Education

Comparative International Education Society (CIES) Conference 2011

1-5 May 2011, Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Canada

Africa-Asia University Dialogue for Educational Development: Quality of Education and Educational Policy

Inclusive Supportive Education Congress (ISEC 2010)

2-5 August 2010, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland

Does Universal Primary Education (UPE) equal inclusive quality education for all children? Lessons from large classes in Uganda.

The Africa-Asia University Dialogue for Educational Development, 2nd General Assembly

8-10 June 2010, Hiroshima University, Japan

Examination of locally and externally initiated teacher professional development programmes for science and mathematics teachers in Ugandan secondary schools.

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Association of Commonwealth Universities’ Conference for Executive Heads"Universities and the Millennium Development Goals"

25-27 April 2010, Cape Town, South Africa

Building Research Capacity for Global Development through North-South Relationships in Higher Education: The Irish African Partnership Model

Sustainable Global Development Conference 2009

16-17 Oct 2009: University of Limerick, Ireland

Maximising the Potential of Higher Education Partnerships for Development: Formative Views from an Irish-African Research Capacity Building Network

The 10th UKFIET International Conference on Education and Development

15-17 Sept 2009: New College, Oxford

i)Education, Development and Poverty Reduction. ii)Knowledge-based North-South partnerships: An effective model for promoting development?

Development Studies Association Conference 2009: Contemporary Crises and New Opportunities

2-4 September 2009: University of Ulster, Coleraine, N.I.

The Global Economic Recession: Rethinking “Education for All” Sustainability.

World Conference on Higher Education

5-8 July 2009: UNESCO Headquarters, Paris

Towards an African Higher Education and Research Area: The case of the Africa-Asia University Dialogue for Educational Development Network.

Globalising Higher Education: Universities, International Development and Social Justice

22-24 April 2009: University of Ulster, Coleraine, N.I., UK

Building Education Research Capacity for Development: Partnership between Irish and African Institutions.

Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) 2008 Annual Conference: “Valuing Higher Education”

9-11 December, 2008 Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool

What is research and teaching in African Higher Education for? A deconstruction of policies in three African universities.

American Education Research Association AERA) 2008 Annual Conference: Research on Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities: Toward Civic Responsibility.

24-28 March 2008: Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, New York.

International Network for Future Learning Environment Research. Presented as part of the Global Learning Environments Interactive Symposium.

The 5th Japan Education Forum (JEF) 6 February 2008: MITA Conference Hall, Tokyo, Japan

Educational Cooperation between Africa and Asia: The South-South Cooperation and the roles of Japan.

Final Reflective Meeting of the Africa-Asia University Dialogue for Basic Education Development Network

11-13 December 2007: UNESCO Headquarters, Paris.

Teaching Large Classes in resource-constrained contexts: Experiences from reflective research in Ugandan primary classrooms.

The 9th UKFIET International Conference on Education and Development

11-13 September, 2007: New College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

Universal Primary Education for Equal Growth? The Paradox of Large Classes in Uganda.

Distance Education and Teacher Training in Africa (DETA) Conference

5-8 August 2007: Makerere University, Uganda

Large Class Teaching in Uganda: The Implications for E-Learning.

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9. SEMINARS PRESENTED / FACILITATED

Seminar Title Date & Venue Paper(s) Presented

University of Strathclyde School of Education and Centre for Lifelong Learning Research Seminar

18 February 2011, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland

The Irish-African Partnership for Research Capacity Building: Harnessing knowledge for poverty reduction

Trinity Development Research Week 10 Nov 2010, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Research Capacity Building for Development: Resources for Higher Education Institutions.

International Experience Sharing Seminar on Teacher Professional Development

12-13 Aug 2010, University of Zambia, Lusaka

The continuum of teacher professional development: Towards a coherent approach to the development of secondary school teachers in Uganda.

The Role of the University in Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Joint Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and Open University (UK) Seminar

23 Nov 2009: The Royal Society of Arts, London

The role of the University in Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: A response to the background paper by Prof. Bob Moon and Prof. Mala Singh

Centre for Global Development through Education (CGDE) Seminar Series

12 November 2009: Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland.

Building Capacity for Educational Research: The case of Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda

Centre for Global Development through Education (CGDE) Seminar Series

28 April 2009: Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland.

Insights into Uganda’s current education system

The Japan Foundation Fellow’s Seminar Series

28 Febuary, 2008: The Japan Foundation, JFIC-Commons, Ark Mori Building, Tokyo

Towards sustainable professional development in Uganda’s primary education: Learning from the Japanese lesson study approach.

International Cooperation Centre for Teacher Education and Training, Naruto University of Education, Japan Seminar Series

13 February 2008: Naruto University of Education, Japan

Japan’s IN-SET Approaches: Lessons for a Developing Country”.

Research in International Teacher Education across Societies (RITES) Seminar.

5 November 2007: The Open University, UK

E-Learning and Teacher Education (ELATE).

Africa-Asia University Dialogue for Basic Education Development Seminar

1-2 March 2007, CICE, Hiroshima University, Japan

Uganda’s experiences in the provision of basic education: historical, current and future trends.

Promoting a Self-reliant Approach to Basic Education Development in Africa through Research and Dialogue.

22 February 2007, CICE, Hiroshima University, Japan

Case Studies of Universities Contributing to Basic Education Development.

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Centre for the Study of International Cooperation in Education (CICE), Visiting Professor Seminar Series

30 January 2007, CICE, Hiroshima University, Japan

Assessment “of” or “for” learning? Analysis of assessment practices amongst Ugandan primary school teachers.

Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies Waseda University Seminar Series

23 January 2007, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

Embracing the Changing Focus of Educational Assessment in Culturally Conformist Contexts: Case Studies in Uganda and South Africa.

Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University, Seminar Series

17 January 2008, Kobe University, Japan

Teaching for Understanding: “Good Practice” in Primary Mathematics Education in Ugandan Schools.

Centre for the Study of International Cooperation in Education (CICE), Visiting Professor Seminar Series

18 December 2007: CICE, Hiroshima University, Japan

Teachers’ Interpretation of Educational Innovations and Implication on Classroom Practice.

10. WORKSHOPS ORGANISED/ PRESENTED AT

Workshop Title Date & Venue My Role Paper(s) Presented

Annual Education and Sports Sector Review (ESSR): Skilling Uganda for enhanced productivity and development.

24-26 September 2014, Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala

Discussant of a paper titled: School-based Strategies for Improving and Sustaining Learning Achievements in Literacy and Numeracy

School-based Strategies for Improving and Sustaining Learning Achievements in Literacy and Numeracy: Discussion

Assessing Learning in Higher Education

5-7 October 2012; 1-3 July 2014; 2-5 September 2014 and 26-28 November 2014 University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Facilitator 3-day presentations per workshop

The Irish-African Partnership for Research Capacity Building Final Workshop

2 Sept – 1 Oct 2010, Queen’s University, Belfast

Part of the Organising Team Presenter Workshop Report Writing

Looking to the Future: The Irish-African Partnership Foresight Account.

Africa-Asia University Dialogue for Educational Development, Second General Assembly

8-10 June 2010: Hiroshima International Plaza, Hiroshima, Japan

Participant and Chair, Day 3, Session 1 titled: Presentation of 2010 Group Action Plans

Presentation of 2010 Group Action Plans

1st General Assembly of the Africa-Asia Dialogue for Educational Development Network

05 June 2009: Hiroshima International Plaza, Hiroshima, Japan.

Participant and presenter Interaction between internally and externally initiated continuing teacher professional development interventions in Uganda.

3rd Workshop of The Irish-African Partnership for Research Capacity Building

11-14 May 2009: Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique

Part of the Organising Team Presenter

Towards a more refined education priorities matrix.

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Workshop Report Writing

2nd Workshop of The Irish-African Partnership for Research Capacity Building

10-13 Nov 2008, Imperial Resort Beach Hotel, Entebbe

Part of the Organising Team Co-presenter Workshop Report Writing

Research Capacity within Irish-African Partnership for Research Capacity Building Institutions: Findings from a stakeholder consultation

1st Workshop of The Irish-African Partnership for Research Capacity Building

8-11 April 2008, Dublin City University, Dublin

Part of the Organising Team & Facilitator Workshop Report Writing

Facilitator of break-away group discussions

First Technical Meeting of the United Nations University’s Project on Innovating to Revitalise Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

1-3 August 2007: Errata Hotel, Accra, Ghana

Discussant of two background papers

Commentary on two background papers: *Training of teachers in Sub-Saharan Africa *Research on education in Africa

11. MEMBERSHIP TO PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

- Member, 2012-2015 International Association of Universities (IAU) Reference Group on

higher education for Education for All (EFA).

- Member, Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) - Member, Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) - Member, Development Studies Association of Ireland (DSAI) - Fellow, University Science, Humanities and Engineering Partnerships in Africa (USHEPiA)

12. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL I have travelled to and within the following countries mainly on official/professional assignments: Austria, Canada, Cameroon, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Rwanda, Scotland, South Africa, Tanzania, Turkey, Senegal, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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13. REFEREES

1. Dr Daniel Nkaada Commissioner Basic Education - Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Sports Member, Uwezo Uganda Advisory Committee

P.O. Box 3320, Kampala

Tel: +256-772-361-395

E-mail: nalumoso53@gmail.com OR nkaadadaniel@yahoo.com

2. Dr. Sara Ruto Director, People Action for Learning (PAL) Network Former Regional Manager, Uwezo East Africa B6 Royal Residences, Rhapta Road PO Box 6183 – 00100 Westlands, Nairobi, KENYA

Tel: +254 705 091682 | M: +254 720 330393 E-mail: sruto@palnetwork.org

3. Mr Peter McEvoy

Independent Development Consultant Former Manager, Irish-African Partnership for Research Capacity Building Republic of Ireland 10 Nutgrove Park, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14. Tel: +353 087 6887045 E-mail: peter.mcevoy7@mail.dcu.ie