Staff Profiles: Faculty of Education

STAFF PROFILES: FACULTY OF EDUCATION

Dr. Tangeni Cornelius Kakweno Iijambo

Department: Educational Foundations and Management

1. Name: (Title , First, Last Names)	Dr. Tangeni Cornelius Kakweno Iijambo
2. Tertiary Qualifications (High to Low) Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	PhD (Curriculum Policy and Teacher Education), Michigan State University, 2001. M. ed. (Master of Education), Comparative and International Education, Education Management. University of Bristol, Bristol, (U. K.) 1992. B. ed. (Bachelor of Education), (Educational Planning) University of Bristol. (U. K.) 1990. Diploma in Teaching Studies and Pedagogy – West Sussex Institute of Higher Education. Bognor Regis (U. K.).
3. Current Position	Lecturer
4. Campus Address (Postal, Room No, Block/Unit)	Main Campus, Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue, Private Bag 13301 Pioneerspark, Windhoek, Namibia. Block G, Room G 115
5. Office Phone, Fax & Cell phone (optional)	Tel. +264 61 206 3167 Fax +264 61 206 3980 Cell. # 0812772339
6. Email Address	tckiijambo@unam.na
7. Short Biography (maximum 150 words)	Dr. Iijambo is a Namibian with over twenty years experience in the education sector both in Namibia and worldwide. At the University of Namibia, he has been involved in foundations courses for the last six years. Dr. Iijambo is a lecturer in the department of Educational Foundations and Management who offers Diploma, Masters and Ph. D. courses on Comparative and International Education, Philosophy of Education, and Effective Leadership in Schools respectively. He has been and continues to be involved in the assessment and evaluation of both Ph. D. And Masers research students. Dr. Iijambo’s Ph. D. Dissertation is titled State, Region, Ethnicity and Educational Inequalities in Postcolonial Namibia. While the master’s thesis is titled, National Unity and Curriculum Policy in Namibia.
8. Resume/Vita	Post resume/vita document
9. Recently Taught Courses (last 2 years- include course codes)	EMM 9160 Comparative and International Education EMC 8610 Philosophy of Education EMP 8600 Philosophical Research Methods EMM 4131 & EMM 7131 Effective Leadership in Schools
10. Academic interest/ expertise	Variety of great cross curricular interests: Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Identity as Vehicles for National Pride and Development. The Role and Use of Music and Dance among a Divided People...Consequences of Colonial and Neo-colonial Dispensations. Ethnicity’s myths and realities. The Universal Dimension of Comparative and International/Global Education. Philosophy and Astronomy for Children.
11. Research and Publications List of references/citations: Title, year, place& publisher (includes links to abstracts& UNAM Press) Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	Chapters: Likando, G. N., Katzao, J. J. And Iijambo T. C. K. (2007) Comparative Education as a discipline at Universities in Southern African Region. In Wolhutter, C. And Popov, N. (eds.) Comparative Education as a Discipline at Universities Worldwide. Sofia: Bureau for Educational Services. Likando, G. N., Katzao, J J. And Iijambo, T. C. K. (2006) Status of Comparative and History of Education in Namibia. In Wolhutter, C. (ed.) Comparative Education and History of Education at Universities in Southern Africa. Article: Ashton, D. Iijambo, T. C. K., Matengu, M., Kalenga E. (2007) Implementation of the Government of the Republic of Namibia Language Policy in Selected Primary Schools in Windhoek. (NERA) – Namibia Educational Research Association Journal. Windhoek. Area of Interest ongoing research: The Role and Use of Music and Dance among Ovankhumbi, (the people of the Kunene river) Ethnic Culture of North western Namibia and South western Angola – Ethnomusicology Studies. The slow but certain memoirs is provisionally titled: Nothing Beats Principle, Modesty and Perseverance: The Education of a Prejudiced Edutainor.
12. Recent Professional Activities (last 2 years): Training, Presentations, University Committees, Community Outreach, Professional Associations, Bodies &Public Lectures Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	Training cadres on Human Rights and Democracy with (EDCIN) Education for Democratic Citizenship in Namibia. Part of the Community Outreach. Presented the above mentioned paper by Ashton, et. al. at the annual Boleswana Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland and Namibia Conference in Lesotho, Roma in 2007. Represents the faculty @: UNESCO deliberations Faculty of Law board meetings Community outreach: Secretary General of the first political party in Namibia (SWANU) South West Africa National Union. Professional Associations: Co-chairman of (NUSAA) Namibia United States Alumni Association. American Educational Research Association. Comparative and International Education Society Namibia Educational Management and Administration Society Namibia Educational Research Association Namibian Musicians Union Namibia Astronomy Society