Ms  Pelagia-Peggy N. Shilamba

• MA Ed. (Pedagogics and Psychology), Moscow State Pedagogical University, Moscow, Russia - USSR, 1991.
• Teaching Diploma (Primary Education), Ivanovo Teacher Training College, Ivanovo, Russia- USSR, 1986.
• Certificate: (Language Education: Russian as a Foreign Language), Moscow State Pedagogical University, Moscow, Russia- USSR, 1991.
• Certificate (Teacher Education), Umea University, Sweden, 1995.
• Certificate (Population, Dynamics and Development, Sir David Owen Population Centre, Cardiff, University of Wales, UK 1997.
• Certificate (Outcome Base Education), Windhoek / Canadian Vocational Association, 2002.

Lecturer in Education

Main Campus, Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue, Windhoek
Block X, Room X123

+264 61 206 3778

pshilamba@unam.na

Pelagia-Peggy Shilamba is a lecturer in Curriculum Theory, Design and Practice at undergraduate degree and postgraduate diploma level. She has over 20 years of experience in the education. For the past 16 years, She has been involved in teacher education, at the Initial and In-services Basic Education Teacher Diploma (BETD) as well as BEd. Programs. Her previous professional experiences include lecturing in Education Theory and Practice at the Windhoek College of Education, serving as Teacher Education Curriculum Development Education Officer at the National Institute for Educational Development (NIED). She has been involved in the designing and implementation of Teacher Education Projects in Namibia, such as Promotion and Institutionalization of Population Education in the Educational System in Namibia (UNPF), Promotion and Institutionalization of Education for Human Right and Democracy (UNESCO), the Total Child (DFID) Project in Aminus, Environmental Education (DANIDA) and Teacher Education Reform Program (TERP). AS NERA Research team member she part of the annotated bibliography of the Collaborative study on quality education, sponsored by UNESCO in 2003. Peggy has work with the Unam Centre for external studies to tutor distance students and developed learning materials and assess and evaluation students during Teaching Practice.

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• Issues in Education EIS 3111/ EIS 7119
• Curriculum and Instructional Studies CAC 3202/CAC 7209/7109
• Curriculum Theory Design and Practice CAC 3409/ CAC 7409/7129
• Curriculum Development and Practice CFC 3702

Peggy’s academic and research interests focus on teacher education and educational excellence, Curriculum development and teacher cultural competencies. These are linked through looking at the processes of responding to learner diversity at various levels in education. Much of her Co/published work have been on teacher reflection or teacher critical inquiry and cultural diversity and teaching and learning.

Articles and chapters in books

• Shilamba, P., Wendy Crebbin, (1999). Namibian Teacher Education after Independence- the Development of teacher education within a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-lingual Society: Moving Horizons international transformations and challenges of Democracy in Education, (Editor) Hannele Niemi, University of Helsinki, and Department of Education.

• Shilamba, P., Lars Dahlstrom, (1999). Critical-Practitioner Inquiry and Staff development for Teacher Educators: Democratic Teacher Education Reform in Africa; The case of Namibia, (Editors) Kenneth Zeichner and Lars Dahlstrom, Gamsberg Macmillan Windhoek.

• Shilamba, P (2001). Multi-culturalism and Education for Human Rights and Democracy, pp 36-45. UNESCO: Education for Human Rights and Democracy in Namibia. Teacher’s Guide  

Articles in refereed journals

• Zeichner, K. M. Amukushu, A. Katonyala, M. M., Shilamba, P. (1997): Critical Practitioner and the Transformation of Teacher Education in Namibia. Educational Action Research, Volume 6. No 2, 1998.
• Pomuti, H., Shilamba, P., Dahlstrom, L., Kasakonya, S. & Nyambe, J. (1998) Critical Practitioner Inquiry: The first steps towards a critical knowledge base of education in Namibia, Reform Forum, 6, pp.4       

Paper in edited conference proceedings (unpublished)

• Shilamba, P. (2000), Teaching Namibian Learners from a diverse Background: Our present greatest challenge. Unpublished paper presented at the 3rd Annual Conference, September 2000.
• Masters Theses 

(Amweelo) Shilamba, P The system of Education in Namibia during the German and South-African regime: Problems and perspectives during the transitional period. Unpublished Master’s thesis, Moscow, USSR.1991.

• Shilamba, P. (1997), Population Education: The Namibian Experience Unpublished Course paper submitted on completion of a UNPF- Fellowship Programme: Population Dynamics and Development, at The Sir David Owen Population Education Centre, Cardiff, and University of Wales. Unpublished

Research reports

• Shilamba, P. (1995). Lack of awareness of appropriate study methods amongst the BETD 2ND YEAR students, at the Windhoek College of Education. Summary of Action Research Reports (pp 26-28): Reform forum, Okahandja: National Institute for Educational Development (NIED).
• CES Study Guide Completed (2005): The teacher and the school curriculum.

University Committees

• Members Curriculum Compilation Committee
• Teaching Practice Committee

Community Outreach

• Serving on  Windhoek College of Education Board of Studies
• Serving on NIED Cross-curricular Areas Panel
• Patron of a Secondary and Primary school
• Member of NERA
• Member Windhoek West Community Education and Development Committee