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George Leonard Kahangwa

Associate Professor

School of Education

Educational Foundations, Management and Lifelong Learning

Biography

An Associate professor in Educational Management
and Policy Studies at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania where he
has been employed since 2007. He holds a PhD in Education from the University
of Bristol, UK.; Master of Arts in Education and Bachelor of Arts with Education
from UDSM. He has researched and published on international and local issues
that influence education policy making and educational planning and provision.
He also has been involved in several consultancies that include development of
policy and plans for education, policy reviews, frameworks, and strategies as well
as facilitating continuous professional development for educators. He currently
serves as the Head of Educational Foundations, Management and Lifelong
Learning department, at UDSM School of Education.

Research Interest

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Projects

Addressing the Predicament of Mathematics Teaching and Learning in
Tanga, Tanzania, 2023 – 2024
 

Awareness and Clinical Screening for COVID-19 suspicion in Mbeya, Tanzania:
The Role of Medical Students in the Disease Outbreak Control, 2020 -2021
 

Examining Schools’ Academic Performance Disparity in Lushoto
District: Towards Developing a Model for Improving Primary and Secondary Schools
Performance in Tanzania, 2019 – 2021
 

 Implementation research on the Satellite and INSET Models for Improved Equitable
Access and Quality Early Learning in Tanzania, 2019 – 2021

Publications

Mtawa, M. N., Kahangwa, G., & Ngidos, L. (2025). The Conundrum of Academic Freedom in
Africa: Can Academics in Contexts Such As Tanzania Have Absolute Academic
Freedom?. South African Journal of Higher Education 39 (4), 179-97.
https://doi.org/10.20853/39-4-7508.
Kahangwa, G. L. (2025). Praxis of University-School Partnerships and Collaborations to Foster
Information, Knowledge and Technology Exchange in Tanzania. University of Dar es
Salaam Library Journal, 20(1), 205-225.
Mgoge, M., Kahangwa, G., & Abdalla, J. (2024). Stakeholders’ views on the advantages and
disadvantages of using English as a language of instruction (ELoI) for vocational
education and training (VET) in Tanzania. Papers in Education and Development, 42(2).
Kahangwa, G. L. (2024). Exploring the justification and efficacy of marketing strategies adapted
in Tanzania’s private primary and secondary schools. Papers in Education and
Development, 42, 24 – 42.
Kahangwa, G. (2024). Necessity of Education for Efficient and Sustainable Production and
Consumption of Energy in Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology.
43(2), 108 – 112.
Kahangwa, G. (2024). Postgraduate Students Common Errors in Writing Education Studies
Dissertations: Lessons from the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. University of
Dar es Salaam Library Journal, 19(1), 3-18.
Gichuru, E. N., & Kahangwa, G. L. (2023). Entrepreneurial Inclinations among Student-Teachers
in the School of Education, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. KIU Journal of
Education, 3(2), 142-155.
Kahangwa, G. (2023). Sociocultural Factors Associated with Learners’ Poor Academic
Performance in Lushoto Primary Schools, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Development Studies,
21(2), pp. 130–148.
Kahangwa, G. & Kafanabo, E. (2023). School-based Factors Explaining Poor Academic

Performance of Primary School Pupils in Lushoto District, Tanzania.Papers in Education
and Development, 41(1), pp. 30 – 50.
Kweka, F. & Kahangwa, G. (2021). Non-Formal Education and Poverty Reduction in Tanzania:
A case study of Catholic Nuns’ institutions in Kilimanjaro Region. Huria Journal, 28(1),
pp. 250-266.
Nziku C., Kahangwa G., & Mabagala S. (2021). Benefits of Internationalisation of Higher
Education through Mobility of Students and Academic Staff in Tanzania: Case of
University of Dar es Salaam. Papers in Education and Development, 39(2), pp. 40 – 59.
Shemwelekwa R. J., & Kahangwa, G. (2021). Examining Financial Sustainability of Fee-Free
Secondary Education in Tanzania. Papers in Education and Development, 39(2), pp. 96-
118
Ndisa, H.H., Kahangwa, G.L., & Mislay, M.A. (2021). Influence of social environment on
facility planning in government primary schools: experiences from Geita district.
Papers in Education and Development, 39(1), pp. 15-34.
Kahangwa, G. (2017). ‘Dynamic Tasks and Roles of Educational Managers Amidst Educational
Reforms in Tanzania’ in Komba, A. (ed). Management of Education and School
Administration. Saarbrucken, Lambert Academic Publishing.
Kahangwa, G. (2017). ‘Cultural Strategy for Developing a Knowledge-based Economy in the
Global South: the case of Tanzanian Higher Education’ in Lehtomäki, E., Janhonen-
Abruquah, H. E. M. &Kahangwa, G. (eds.). Culturally Responsive Education-
Experiences from South and North. London, Routledge.
Lehtomäki, E., Janhonen-Abruquah, H. E. M. & Kahangwa, G. (2017). ‘Cultural responsive
education: from vision to practice’ in Lehtomäki, E.,Janhonen- Abruquah, H.E.M.
&Kahangwa, G.(eds.). Culturally Responsive Education - Experiences from South and
North. London, Routledge
Kahangwa, G. (2016). Entry and Ramifications of Neo-liberalism in Tanzania: What is the
Possible Alternative? Papers in Education and Development, 33/34, pp. 195-216.
Kahangwa, G. (2014).The Effects of Knowledge-based Economy on Higher Education Practices
in Tanzania. Papers in Education and Development,32, pp.1-20.