Assoc. Prof. Proscovia Namubiru Ssentamu

Proscovia is Assoc. Professor of Education and head of the Quality Assurance Department at Uganda Management Institute (UMI). UMI is a project partner under the ‘East and South African Centre of Excellence for Educational Research Methods and Management’ (CERMESA) DAAD-funded project. CERMESA is a joint project among the University of Oldenburg (Germany), Moi University (Kenya), Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (South Africa), UMI and the University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with the support from the German Federal Foreign Office. I am the UMI Project Leader. I have a PhD in Education (Bayreuth, Germany); M.A. in Curriculum Studies (London); M.ED in Curriculum Studies, (Makerere); PGD in HRM (UMI); PGD in Education Technology (Cape Town); Graduate Certificate in Quality Assurance (Melbourne) and BA/ED in Literature in English, English Language, Education (Makerere). I have practiced for over 20 years as a scholar, educator, researcher, practitioner and consultant in Curriculum, Teacher Education and Development, Quality Assurance, and Teaching and Learning.

Kampala, Uganda

Current professional activity

  • Head Quality Assurance Dept. – Uganda Management Institute
  • Associate Professor of Education – Uganda Management Institute

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My Professional Experiences

Lecturer
Makerere Uninversity
01/08/2000 until 30/09/2010

Lecturer, Department of Curriculum, Teaching & Media, School of Education, Makerere University, Uganda Lecturer, Department of Curriculum, Teaching & Media, School of Education, Makerere University, Uganda

Skills and Interests in Keywords

Developing and evaluating curricula Teaching/Facilitating (ToT) Research and report writing Research supervision Editing/Reviewing/critiquing documents

Publications and Projects

Publications

Education research in African contexts: traditions and new beginnings for knowledge and impact

Introduction by Paul Webb, Editor in chief: The Centre for Educational Research Methodologies and Management in East and South Africa (CERM-ESA) has evolved as an exemplar of collaborative innovation and transformative impact across the African continent. Anchored by the partnership...

Exploratory factor analysis of stakeholders’ participation in school management and the enhancement of learners’ academic achievement in public secondary schools in Uganda

The study reported in this chapter aimed to validate three dimensions (school improvement planning, budgeting process, and coordinating the academic activities) of Ayeni & Ibukun’s widely used school-based management model (Ayeni & Ibukun, 2013; The Republic of Uganda Education Service...