CURRICULUM VITAE
A. General Background
Surname: Byaruhanga
Others Names Mark
Date of Birth 13 August, 1960
Place of Birth: Mulago Hospital
District of Origin: Kabarole
Nationality: Ugandan
Marital Status: Married
No. of Children: Four
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Contact Address: Department of Foundations and Curriculum Studies
School of Education
Makerere University
P.O. Box 7062
Kampala
B. Educational Background and Certificates attained
Year / School/Institution / Certificate Attained1974 / Komyampere Primary School / Primary Leaving Certificate of Education
1978 / St. Edward’s Secondary School Bukumi / East African Certificate of Education
1981 / Old Kampala Secondary School / Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
1985 / Makerere University / BSc (Hons)
1988 / Makerere University / P.G.D.E
1992 / Makerere University / M.Ed (Curriculum Studies)
C. Employment Record, Experience and Responsibilities held:
YEAR / INSTITUTION / RESPONSIBILITY1998 – 1990 / Kololo High School, Head of Department Biology / Biology/Geography Teacher
1989 – 1991 / Uganda National Examinations Board / Examiner – Geography
1989 / Ministry of Education and Sports / Task force for improving Science Teaching in Uganda
1992 todate / Department of Foundations and Curriculum Studies / Lecturer
D. Researches carried out/being carried out Seminars/Conference Papers Presented, Workshops / Courses attended, Consultancies done and Service to the Community.
I. Researches
(i) 1991 - Conducted a research entitled “The effectiveness of ‘O’ Level Examinations in evaluating the objectives of the Secondary school Curriculum in Uganda”. It was submitted in Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Education of Makerere University.
(ii) 2004 - Carried out Joint Research (Departmental Research) on
(a) Quality Assurance in Teacher Education Policy and Practice at Tertiary Level.
(b) Refugee Education in Uganda: Analysis for quality and Relevancy in Primary Education.
(c) Quality Assurance in Environment Conservation in Secondary Schools.
2. Seminars/Conference Papers Presented
(i) November 1994, presented a Seminar Paper entitled “The Development of Examination System and Its Influence on the Secondary School Curriculum in Uganda” to Med students and academic staff members of the department of Curriculum, Teaching and Media.
(ii) 2001 presented a Seminar paper entitled “Educational Crisis in Uganda: A product of Contradicting Aims of Education” to M.Ed students and Academic staff members of the School of Education, Makerere University.
(iii) Presented a Conference Paper entitled “Community Participation During the Process of Curriculum Innovation: A Solution to an Irrelevant Education System in Uganda. Presented under the major theme:
“Challenges to the Social Sciences in the twenty-first Century” at the International Conference Centre, Kampala: 25th – 27th October, 2000. It has been published as a book chapter.
(iv) Presented a Conference Paper to CODESRIA entitled “The Paradox of Curriculum Innovation and Implementation in a liberalized Higher Education in Uganda: A Challenge to Makerere University, Kampala, 8th – 13th December, 2002 at Kampala International Conference center. It has been published on the net refer to http//www.codesria.org/archives.
3. Workshops/Courses Attended
(i) June 1993: Attended a Workshop on “Critical Issues and Problems of Education and Development in South Nations” at the School of Education, Makerere University as a participant.
(ii) May 1994: Attended a Workshop on “Women, Education and Development” at the School of Education, Makerere University as a participant.
(iii) September, 1996: Attended a Joint Training Workshop on Environmental Education for sustainable Development for Institute of Teacher Education and Makerere University, School of Education Teacher Trainers” in Kyambogo as a participant.
(iii) 13th August – 4th September 2006: Attended a Workshop on “Curriculum Development and Pedagogy Training within the Quality Assurance Framework of Makerere University” organized by the Faculty of Science – as a facilitator.
(iv) 5th – 10th November, 2006: Attended a Workshop on “Curriculum Development for Makerere and Partnering Institutions” organized by Mbarara University of Science and Technology as facilitator.
(v) 12th – 15th April, 2007: Attended a Workshop on “Professional Development Workshop for the Faculty of Laws, Teacher in Higher Education, Role and Pedagogy as a facilitator.
(vi) May 2004: Attended a Course on Basic Principles of Decentralization at Uganda Management Institute.
4. Work / Research in Progress
i. A research entitled “Community Participation in Curriculum Reform in Uganda” is being carried out in fulfillment of the award of PhD degree of Makerere University
ii. Writing a book entitled “Curriculum As An Individual’s Life Cycle Experiences and Its Implications to a Teacher in Particular and the Society in General” but topic has been modified as “Analysis of the Curriculum From the Socio-Cultural and Biological Perspective: Implications To The Ugandan Teacher and Society”
The above two are supposed to be published during 2014/2015 academic year
5. Services to the Community
i. 1992 – 1997 Worked as an examiner for UNEB
ii. 2000 – 2007 Served as an external examiner in Curriculum Studies for Islamic University in Uganda
iii. 2008 – 2010 Served as an external examiner for Gulu University
iv. 1999 – to date Lecturer in Teaching Techniques in Health Tutor’s College, Mulago
v. 1995 – to date Teaching of Adult Learners in the Department of Distance Education, Makerere University
6. Consultancies Done
i. 2005 – 2012 Have done several consultancies with Associate Professor Joel Oonyu on Health and Education particularly on Designing and Management of Adult Education Programs
ii. 2011 – 2012 Did consultancy in conjunction with Oak Consult in Designing a Curriculum for the Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Education to be taught in Health Tutor’s College, Mulago
7. Areas of Research / Consultancy Interest
i. Curriculum Studies / Curriculum Reform
ii. Gender, Culture and Education
iii. Adult Education and Literacy / Andrology
iv. Health Education
REFEREES
(1) Associate Professor Oonyu Joel
Department of Science, Technical and Vocational Education,
School of Education
Makerere University
(2) Associate Professor Masagazi F. Masaazi
Dean, School of Education
Makerere University