Rungano Jonas Zvobgo
Professor Rungano Jonas Zvobgo (born 1948) is the Vice Chancellor of Great Zimbabwe University in Zimbabwe.[1] His second term ends in 2022.[2] Prior to this position, Professor Zvobgo had been Principal of Gweru Teacher's College and subsequently the first deputy vice chancellor of Midlands State University. Professor Zvobgo is also a representative of the southern region for the Association of African Universities (AAU).[3]
Background[edit]
Professor Zvobgo comes from one of Zimbabwe's most illustrious families. His most famous brother, Dr Eddison Zvobgo, was a founding member of ZANU,[4] and his other brother, Professor Chengetayi Zvobgo, was a renowned historian at the University of Zimbabwe.[5] Both brothers are now late.[6][7] Their father was a prominent leader in the Dutch Reformed Church in the Masvingo area.
Career[edit]
Being a member of a political member meant that the younger Zvobgo, like his older brothers, lived in exile in the 1970s. He first studied in India, and eventually obtained a PhD in Educational Studies from the University of Edinburgh in 1980 presenting the thesis Government and missionary policies on African secondary education in Southern Rhodesia: with special reference to the Anglican and Wesleyan Methodist churches, 1934-1971.[8] He then returned to Zimbabwe after independence and worked at various institutions of higher education. When Gweru Teacher's College where he presided over as Principal was upgraded into a state university he became a member of the founding executive as deputy vice chancellor. Zvobgo is a renowned educationist.[9]
Publications[edit]
- Transforming Education: The Zimbabwean Experience (College Press, 1986)[10]
- Colonialism and Education in Zimbabwe (SAPES, 1994)
- The State, Ideology and Education (Mambo Press, 1997)
- The Post-colonial State and Educational Reform (ZPH, 1999)
- Contextualising the Curriculum: The Zimbabwean Experience (College Press, 2007)[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Mail, The Sunday. "Teamwork pays off at Great Zimbabwe University". The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ Herald, The. "President extends Zvobgo's tenure at GZU". The Herald. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ "New AAU leadership wants to increase its membership". University World News. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ "Eddison Zvobgo and the struggle for Zimbabwe". africasacountry.com. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ Bhebe, Ngwabi (2020-12-30). "Obituary for Professor Chengetai Zvobgo". Southern Journal for Contemporary History. 45 (2): 194–195. doi:10.18820/24150509/SJCH45.v2.11. ISSN 2415-0509. S2CID 242898232.
- ^ "Obituary: Eddison Zvobgo". the Guardian. 2004-08-23. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ "Professor Chengetai Zvobgo dies – DailyNews". dailynews.co.zw. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ Zvobgo, Rungano Jonas (1980). "Government and missionary policies on African secondary education in Southern Rhodesia: with special reference to the Anglican and Wesleyan Methodist churches, 1934-1971".
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- ^ "Transforming Education". readingzimbabwe.com. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ Zvobgo, Rugano Jonas (2007). Contextualising the Curriculum: The Zimbabwean Experience. College Press. ISBN 978-1-77900-505-2.