Staff Profile

Qualifications:

• Certificate in Education,
• Bachelor of Education (History and Sociology of Education),
• Masters in Sociology of Education
• PhD in Comparative Education at University of South Africa (UNISA).

Research Interests

• Gender justice in education;
• Gender and research productivity;
• Gender violence and gender and policy issues. 

Publications BOOKS

* Mawere, D. (2010). Sociology of Education. Module. Zimbabwe Open University. Harare. (5 Chapters)olleges in Zimbabwe

* Mawere, D. etal (2011). Introduction to Gender Studies: A Student Guide. Booklove Publishers, Gweru. (9 chapters)

* Katsinde, T.J. & Mawere, D. (2012). Citizenship Education and Conflict Transformation. BUSE. Bindura University (13 Chapters)

CHAPTERS in BOOKS

* Mawere, D. (2014) Gender Mainstreaming in Education. In Contemporary Issues in Education. College Press, Bulawayo. pp57 – 72.

* Mawere, D. & Chitanana, L. (2014). Globalisation and Education. In Contemporary Issues in Education. College Press, Bulawayo. pp 24 – 39.

RESEARCH ARTICLES

• Kusure, L.P. Mutanda, L, Mawere, D. and Dhliwayo, L. Factors influencing research productivity among lecturers in teachers’ colleges in Zimbabwe SAJEST 2006 Vol 1 No. 2 pp118-123.
• Maruzani, N. Manjengwa, O. Mawere, D. Mugodzwa, T. and Matope, N. Meaning and implications of Gender Budgeting. Discussion Paper No. 115, 2011. School of Economics and finance, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal.
• Thondhlana, S. Mawere,D and Weda, Z. Factors affecting completion of research projects by students: A study of three Zimbabwe Open University regions. Zimbabwe International Journal of Open and Distance Learning. 2011 Vol 1 No. 1 pp71 -78
• Mawere, D. Gender Sensitivity among student teachers on teaching practice. Knowledge Platform Journal  2012 Vol. 1 No. 1 pp37 – 52
• Mawere, D. Research publications as a requirement for tenure: Challenges faced by untenured lecturers in Zimbabwe. 2012 Vol. 1 No.1 pp185 – 203
• Mawere, D. (2013) An Evaluation of the implementation of the National Gender Policy in Teacher Education in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Asian Social Science 2013 Vol/3 No. 2 pp443 – 450
• Mawere,D  (2013) An Evaluation of the Nziramasanga Report of Inquiry into Education in Zimbabwe, 1999: The case of gender equity in Education. International Journal of Asian Social Science 2013 Vol/3 No. 5 pp 1077 – 1088.
• Chiromo, A.S., Mutemeri, J., Mawere, D. (2013) Stakeholders’ Perceptions About Causes of Students’ Poor Performance in Secondary Schools in the Lower Gweru Circuit in Zimbabwe. In THE DYKE Vol.  7 No. 1 2013 pp49 – 70
• Mawere, P. & Mawere, D. (2018). Challenges encountered in the implementation of inclusive early childhood development in private settings in Gweru: A case study of private preschools in Gweru Zimbabwe. International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS) Vol.5 No.5 May 2018
• Mawere, D & Moyo, A. (2019). Street harassment experiences of female undergraduate students at a State Unversity in Zimbabwe. In IJIRAS 3 (7). pp106 – 113.
• Mawere, D. & Moyo, A. (2020). Female Faculty of Education undergraduate students’ sexual harassment experiences during work – placement . In IJRISS  5 (9) pp613 – 620.
• Mawere, D. (2021). Peer Sexual Harassment  in Zimbabwe State Universities: A Qualitative Exploratory Study in IJRISS 5 (9) pp1 – 8)
• Mawere, D. & Seroto, J. (2022). “Academic contrapower sexual harassment in Public Universities in Zimbabwe” South African Journal of Higher Education 36(1), 193-206. https://doi,org/10.20853/36-3-4515.
• Mawere, D. (2023). Cyber sexual harassment in a State University in Zimbabwe: Voices of female students. The Dyke Special Issue 16(2) pp 1-18. ISSN 2790-9036 ()nline).

Conferences, Seminars and Workshops

* Training programme on gender awareness by Women Trust 14-16 October 2005 at Midlands State University (MSU).

* Gender sensitisation workshop. at Fairmile Motel, Gweru 9/12/2005. organised by Women’s Institute of Governance at MSU Gweru, Zimbabwe.

* Capacity building workshop organized by Women’s Institute of Governance at MSU Gweru, Zimbabwe.

* Faculty of Education seminar and paper presentation on sexual harassment in Institutions of of Higher Learning at MSU. 17/07/2006.

* Gender sensitisatio workshop organised by MSU. Gweru 28-29 September 2006. Zimbabwe.

* Gender sensitisation day 31 October 2007 Great Hall MSU.

* 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence by Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe 1 December 2007 Fairmile Hotel Gweru.

* Gender sensitisation and empowerment workshop by SHAPE Zimbabwe on 16 May 2008 at The Village Lodge. Gweru.

* Student sensitisation workshop by Legal Resources Foundation at MSU Zimbabwe October 2009.

* The 8th Social Science Seminar Series at MSU Gweru Zimbabwe.

* Research Board seminar on research and publication at MSU Gweru Zimbabwe August 2011.

* Faculty of Education research standardisation workshop 18 February 2012.

* Legal Resources Foundation workshop on legal empowerment and community sensitisation sponsored by Musasa Project September 2012 at Faimile Hotel.

* Faculty of Education research project standardisation workshop at MSU in Seminar Room 1. 2013.

Zimbabwe. 

* Research Ethics workshop at MSU Gweru in 2018.