Research Projects

PhD Studentships

EdQual supports ten PhD studentships. These are attached to our five large scale research projects.  The majority of these have been offered to academic staff of our African member institutions as part of EdQual's capacity strengthening strategy to develop these institutions into centres of excellence in one or more areas of education quality.  Well-experienced supervisors have been teamed with qualified academics with no or little experience of supervising so that the number of staff able to supervise PhDs relating to education quality will increase across our member institutions.

PhD studentships have been awarded to:

Mr Alfred Ampah-Mensah, IEPA, University of Cape Coast
Enrolled at: Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol
Title: The role of language in the teaching and learning of mathematics
Supervisors: Prof Pauline Rea-Dickins & Dr. Katie Scott
Attached to: Language and literacy development through primary education project

Thesis Abstract August 2008

 

Mr Gastor Mapunda, University of Dar es Salaam
Enrolled at: University of Dar es Salaam
Title: Examination of classroom interaction: the case of early literacy in Tanzania
Supervisor: Prof. Casmir Rubagumya
Attached to: Language and literacy development through primary education project

 

Mr Alphonse Uworwabayeho, Kigali Institute of Education
Enrolled at: Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol
Topic area: Strategies to be used by lower secondary mathematics teachers within new technology environment

 

Ms Dora Baaba-Aidoo, IEPA, University of Cape Coast
Enrolled at: Department of Education, University of Bath
Topic area: Leadership & Management of Schools with hearing-impaired students

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Ms Aneth Komba, Faculty of Education, University of Dar es Salaam
Enrolled at: Department of Education, University of Bath
Topic area: Leadership & Management of Schools for Poverty Reduction
Attached to Leadership and management of change for quality improvement project.

 

Mr Mike Mhlolo
Enrolled at: The Marang Centre, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Topic area: Conceptual skills for educators to allow for an appropriate implementation of the curriculum
Supervisor: Dr. Willy Mwakapenda
Attached to: Implementing curriculum change to reduce poverty and to increase gender equity project

 

Mrs Audrey Msimanga
Enrolled at: The Marang Centre, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Topic area: Science education
Supervisor: Dr. Tony Lelliot
Attached to: Implementing curriculum change to reduce poverty and to increase gender equity project

 

Ms Jolly Rubagiza, Kigali Institute of Education
Enrolled at: Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol
Topic area: Teachers' Expectations of Students' Learning in ICT : What are the Gender Implications?
Supervisors: Prof. Ros Sutherland & Dr. Angeline Barrett
Attached to The use of ICT to support basic education in disadvantaged schools and communities in low income countries project

 

Ms Mary Kampogo , Kigali Institute of Education
Enrolled at: Department of Education, University of Bath
Topic area: "The relationship between teacher's ability to handle students' psychosocial issues vs students school satisfaction and performance"

 

Dorothy Phumbwe
Topic area: Effectiveness and Sustainability of Income-Generating Activities (IGAs) in Public Secondary Schools in Tanzania
Supervisors - Prof. Leon Tikly & Dr. Angeline M. Barrett