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HEZRON Z. ONDITI

Senior Lecturer, Dar Es Salaam University College Of Education
Education:

Ph.D (Human Development Learning, and Culture) University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Teaching:

  1. Educational Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation
  2. Introduction Educational Psychology
  3. Psychology of Adolescence
  4. Guidance and Counselling
  5. Research Methods in Education.

Research:

Using socio-ecological model, Dr. Onditi’s research revolves around:

  • School climate, bullying/cyberbullying, and violence against children
  • Children and adolescents development in the digital age
  • Child-parent-teacher and peer relationships
  • Parenting in the digital age and coping strategies

Projects:

  • Principal Investigator (2020 to date). Tanzania Youths in the Digital Age: The Bitter Sweet. YouthTech-Project. University of Dar es Salaam Research and Innovation GrantAward 2nd Round. Grant Total: Tzs. 15,000,000.
  • Principal Investigator (2018 to date). Cyberbullying, School bullying and Psychosocial Impacts on Students’ well-being and School Involvement. Funded by the New York University. Grant Total: $ 20,000.
  • Co-Principal Investigator (2018 to 2019). Internet Behaviours and Online Risks Among Tanzanian Adolescents. Funded by the University of British Columbia: Grant Total: $ 5,000.

Publications:

  1. Onditi, H. Z. Shapka, J. D. (2019). Cyberbullying and Cybervictimization in Tanzanian Secondary Schools: Prevalence and Predictors. Journal of Education, Humanities and Sciences, 8(1), 1-15.
  2. Onditi, H. Z. (2018). Tanzanian Adolescents in the Digital Age of Cell Phones and the Internet: Access, Use and Risks. Journal of Education, Humanities and Sciences, 7(1), 1-16.
  3. Shapka, J. D., Onditi, H. Z., Lapidot, N., & Collie, B. J. (2018). Cyberbullying and Cybervictimization within a cross cultural context: A study of Canadian and a Tanzanian adolescents. Child Development, 89(1), 89-99.
  4. Onditi, H. Z. (2017). Cyberbullying in Tanzania: Adolescents’ experiences and the psychosocial factors influencing coping strategies (Doctoral dissertation). University of British Columbia, Canada.
  5. Opini, B. M., & Onditi, H. Z. (2016). Education for All and Students with Disabilities in Tanzanian Primary Schools: Successes and Challenges. International Journal of Educational Studies, 3(2), 65-76.
  6. Onditi, H. Z. (2016). Kuria male adolescents and career choice experiences: The role of careers knowledge and significant others. Papers in Education and Development, 33/34, 86-106.
  7. Onditi, H. Z. (2016). Prediction of undergraduate student teachers’ intention to join teaching career post-graduation. Journal of Adult Education Tanzania, 20(1), 40-69.

  8. Onditi, H. Z. (2023).  Adolescents and Retaliation Coping with Cyberbullying: Do Individual and Social Factors Matter?.  Papers in Education and Development, 41 (2), 145-166.