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PERPETUA J. URIO

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

Ph.D (Education), University of Dar es salaam, Tanzania

Teaching:

Educational Leadership and School Management

Research:

  • Educational Leadership and School Management
  • Professional Development and Mentoring and Coaching
  • Teacher Education
  • Gender issues

Projects:

  1. Research Fellow in Strengthening Teacher Professional Development and Mentorship in Tanzania Project (STPDM) in collaboration with Juba University in South Sudan and Kibabii University in Kenya, funded by IDRC Canada from 3rd May 2024- 2nd November 2026. My Role is MEL Officer
  2. An Institutional Lead in Tanzania Partnership Program (TPP) A collaboration Project Between Michigan State University (MSU) and UDSM, SUA, DUCE. November 2023-todate
  3. CO-PI Strengthening Institutional Capacity For Developing Research And Capacity-Building Grants Among Female Researchers And Early Career Academic Staff. The project IS funded by Alliance for African Partnership (AAP). It is a one-year project. It is a collaboration project between MSU and DUCE, UDSM and SUA. Duration of the project 2022 to 2023 December.
  4. Research Fellow in Strengthening In-service Teacher Mentorship and Support Project (SITMS) in collaboration with Zambia University and Kibabii Universty in Kenya, funded by IDRC Canada from 3rd May 2021- 2nd November 2023.
  5. PI for Gender Awareness and Transformation through Education (GATE) project in collaboration with Trinity College Dublin (TCD) 18th December 2018-18th November 2022.
  6. In-country Research Coordinator in Tanzania Partnership Program (TPP) A collaboration Project Between Michigan State University (MSU) and UDSM, SUA, DUCE. 2009-2024

Consultancy

  • Assistant team leader, A Consultancy on Technical Proposal for Provision of Consultancy Service For Scoping Study/Needs Assessment on Sexual Reproductive health and services (SRHS) In Tanzania, Funded by CAMFED Tanzania 2024
  • Leader, A Consultancy on leadership and management Training for head teachers and heads of secondary schools and school Board /committee at Milola and Naitolia June -2014- and March 2018.
  • Leader, A Consultancy on Teacher Professional Development at Milola and Naitolia December 2017

Publications:

  1. Urio, P.  J. (2012). Roles of Heads of Department in Enhancing Quality of Education in Tanzania. Journal of Education, Science and Humanities, Vol. 1 No. 2 pp. 39-  50
  2. Urio, P. J. (2013). Effective leadership practices for Quality improvement in Secondary schools in Morogoro Region. International Journal of social science Tomorrow. Vol. 2 No. 6
  3. Urio, P.J (2014) Effective Leadership Characteristics in Secondary Schools in Tanzania. Journal of Education, Science and Humanities.
  4. Urio, P.J (2016) Women Academicians’ Career Growth and Leadership Position in Higher Learning Institutions in Tanzania. The Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, Vol. 4 Issue12 pp. 348-354.
  5. Urio, P.J (2018). Supervision of instructional programmes for improving students’ performance in secondary schools in Tanzania. Papers in Education and Development.  Vol. 36. pp 90-103 

  6. Urio, Perpetua J. Murphy Susan P, Moses, Ikupa, Chua, Consolata and Darkwa, Immanuel, (2021). Exploring the Gendered Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Academic Staff in Tanzania, in African Universities and the COVID-19 Pandemic, special issue, Alliance for African Partnership Perspectives (2021): pp 61-72. https://www.muse.jhu.edu/article/837365

  7. Urio Perpetua J. (2023) Educational Leadership Practices that Sustains School Improvement in selected Secondary Schools in Tanzania. Journal of Education and Practice (Online)
Vol.14, No.15, pp. 137-150.  DOI. 10.7176/JEP/14-15-14. www.iiste.org 

  8. Macha, Linda Francis Urio, Perpetua John and Manase, Joseph (2023)
A Bibliometric Analysis on Vocational Education and Training Institutions in Promoting Entrepreneurial Competences. CU Global Management Review. 12(2) pp. 3-14

  9. Urio, P. J., & Nziku, C. N. (2024). Career Pathways: Studying the Factors Influencing Career Choice and Change Among Graduate Students in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. International Journal of Educational Reform. https://doi.org/10.1177/10567879231222864

  10. Murphy, S.P., & Urio, P.J. (Eds.). (2024). Gender-Inclusive Higher Education in Tanzania: Transforming Academia (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003471622

  11. Mpangala, C. S. and Urio, P. J. (2024). School Leadership Styles and Teachers’ Satisfaction: A Case of Secondary Schools in Kigamboni District, Tanzania. East African Journal of Management and Business Studies 4(2), 1-11.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.46606/eajmbs2024v04i02.0046.     

  12. Urio, P. J., & Manase, J. (2024). Leading for Quality: Reflection on School Heads Roles and Tasks in Promoting Quality Education in Tanzania Community Secondary Schools. Journal of School Leadership, 34(6), 494-515. https://doi.org/10.1177/10526846241280906

  13. Book chapters

    1. Urio, PJ & Murphy, SP (2024) Introduction and Challenge In - Gender-Inclusive Higher Education in Tanzania, in Murphy S.P and Urio P.J (Eds) (2024) Gender-Inclusive Higher Education in Tanzania: Transforming Academia, (1st edn). Routledge. pp. 1-12

    2. Murphy, SP Urio, PJ. & Moses, I. (2024). The Slow Path of Progress from Institutionalising Gender Mainstreaming to Internalising Equitable Gender Norms: A Case Study of a Tanzanian Higher Education Institution in Murphy S.P and Urio P.J (Eds) (2024) Gender-Inclusive Higher Education in Tanzania: Transforming Academia, (1st edn). Routledge pp.163-180

    3. Chua, C., Devine, C., Urio, PJ., Moses, I.,& Murphy SP (2024) To What Degree Do Students' Perceptions of Gender Norms Influence Their Participation in Higher Learning? Case Study of Trainee-Teachers in Tanzania in Murphy S.P and Urio P.J (Eds) (2024)  in Gender-Inclusive Higher Education in Tanzania: Transforming Academia, (1st edn). Routledge pp.129-145.

    4. Urio, PJ & Moses, I (2024)Transforming Gender Relations and Dynamics Through Active Learning: A Case Study of the Effects of Gender Responsive Pedagogy Training at Dar es Salaam University College of Education in in Murphy S.P and Urio P.J (Eds) (2024) Gender-Inclusive Higher Education in Tanzania: Transforming Academia (1st edn) Routledge pp.146-162

    5. Murphy, SP., Urio, PJ., Darkwa, I Raphael, & C Moses, I. (2024) The Promise and Perils of a Feminist Participatory Action Research Project: Insights from the GATE Project in in Murphy S.P and Urio P.J (Eds) (2024)Gender-Inclusive Higher Education in Tanzania: Transforming Academia. (1st edn). Routledge,  pp 97-114

    6. Moses, I.,  Urio, PJ.& Murphy SP (2024) Gender Equality Practices in Higher Learning Institutions in Tanzania: Opportunities and Challenges in Murphy S.P and Urio P.J (Eds) (2024)Gender-Inclusive Higher Education in Tanzania: Transforming Academia. (1st edn). Routledge, pp 15-38

    7. Mudawi, S Murphy, SP Urio, PJ. & Moses I. (2024) Case Study: Disruptive Development: Exposing and Unpacking Accounts of Gender Stereotyping in a Teacher-Training College–Tanzania. In in Murphy S.P and Urio P.J (Eds) (2024) Gender-Inclusive Higher Education in Tanzania: Transforming Academia, (1st edn). Routledge. pp 115-128

    CONFERENCE

  14. Participated in International conference on Media and learning Brussels-Belgium 24th &25th November, 2011
  15. P.J Urio. (2015) Women Academicians’ Career Growth and Leadership Position in Higher Learning Institutions in Tanzania. Presented a paper on Comparative International Education Society (CIES) held on 8th - 13th March 2015 at Washington D.C in USA
  16. Mwita, E. J and Urio P.J (2017). Girls Education Promotion in Primary and Secondary schools: What is the role of Univerities? A paper presented in International Conference on Gender Issues in Higher Learning Institution (DCGI) held on 27th 28th April 2017 at DUCE

  17. Mwakitalu, Anna, Marphy, Susan and Urio, Perpetua (2020) Exploring Gender Equality in Leadership Positions of HEI of Tanzania: Reality and Challenges.   A paper presented on a National Workshop of Gender Issues in Higher Learning Institution held on 20th November 2020 at DUC

  18. Urio, Perpetua J. Murphy Susan P, Moses, Ikupa, Chua, Consolata and Darkwa, Immanuel, (2021). Exploring the Gendered Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Academic Staff in Tanzania. A paper submitted to International Conference on Gender Studies in Africa (ICGSA) IN Makerere University School of Women and Gender Studies ON 23 – 25 February 2022.

  19. Murphy, Susan., Urio, Perpetua., Moses, Ikupa., Chua, Consolata, and Mudawi Samar (2022) The politics of place and social space: The influence of institutional habitus on gender mainstreaming in Tanzanian higher education. A paper presented in International conference for Sustainable development (ICSD) 20th -23rd September 2022 New York.

  20. Mudawi, Samar., Murphy, Susan, Urio, Perpetua, Moses, Ikupa, Chua, Consolata (2022) Exploring Accounts of Gender Stereotyping in a Teacher-Training College - Tanzania A paper presented in International conference for Sustainable development (ICSD) 20th -23rd September 2022 New York.

  21. Urio P.J (2023) Transforming Gender Relations and Dynamics Through Active  Learning Case Study of the Effects of Gender Responsive Pedagogy Training

    At DUCE . Paper presented in Symposium on international collaborations.    Trinity College Dublin Ireland: 17-21 0ctober 2022, and 18-19 January 2023 at Dar es salaam University College of Education Tanzania sponsored by Irish Aid.