Staff Profile

Qualifications:

• Diploma in Education (University of Zimbabwe)
• Certificate in Personnel Management (IPMZ)
• Bachelor of Education in Educational Management and Leadership(Midlands State University)
• Master of Education in Educational Management (Midlands State University)
• DPhil Candidate 

Research Interests:

• Parental involvement in School Governance
• Inclusive Education in Educational Management
• Gender issues in Educational Management
• ICT and Educational Management 
• Children’s Rights in Education

Publications:

• Sibanda N, and Chafa A, (2024). The Management of the Schools’ Supplementary Feeding Programmes in Bulawayo Metropolitan Province. International Journal of Research Publications, Volume 144, Issue 1, pp 353-365.
• Chafa A, (2024). Perception of Parents on the Abolishment of Corporal Punishment in Mzilikazi District of Bulawayo Metropolitan Province. International Journal of Science Academic Research, Volume 5, Issue 03, pp 7183-7185.
• Chafa A, (2024). Challenges Faced in the Provision of Inclusive Education for Learners with Disabilities in Mzilikazi District of Bulawayo. International Journal of Research Publications, Volume 148, Issue 1, pp 419-427.
• Chafa, A. and Muzangwa, P. (2024). Challenges Encountered by Primary School Heads in the Utelisation of Information Communication Technology in Administering Schools in Bulawayo Metropolitan Province, Zimbabwe. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, Volume vii, Issue v, pp 451 – 459. 
• Chafa, A. (2024). The Impact  of child maltreatment on the psychological development of primary school leaners. Journal of Research Innovation and Implications in Education. 8(4), 480-488. https://doi.org/10.59765/uw74rv3.
• Chafa, A. (2025). The Impact of Social Media in Educational Management. A Case of State Universities in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Research Publication, Volume 169, Issue 1, pp 393-398. 
• Chafa, A. (2025). The Extended Classroom Model as a Method of Teaching and Learning. International Journal of Research Publication and Reviews, Volume 6, Issue 4, pp 252-256. 
• Chafa, A. & Ncube, F. (2025) The Impact of Educational Leadership on School Change and Innovation. Journal of Research Innovation and Implications in Education, Volume 9, Issue 2, pp 1-10. https://doi.org/10.59765/b9vy6 
• Chafa, A. (2025). The Management of Effective Entrepreneurship in Primary Shools. International Journal of Research and Innovaton in Social Science, Volume IX, Issue III, pp 4547-4557. https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.90300364 

Conference Papers

• The Impact of child maltreatment on the psychological development of primary school leaners. A paper presented by Chafa Admire at 8th Journal of Research Innovation and Implications in Education (JRIIE) Conference, Kigali, Rwanda 30 to 31 October 2024
• 21st Century Educational Leadership Towards Achieving Education 5.0: A Case of Zimbabwe State University. A Paper presented at Bindura  University of Science Education 4th International Science Education and Technology Conference, Elephant Hills Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 21 to 23 August 2025
• Educational Management through Creation of Open Access Digital Repositories. A Case of Zimbabwe State Universities. A paper presented to Midlands State University’s 2nd International Conference on African Education. Midlands State University, Zimbabwe, 22-23 October 2025.
• Integrating Playful Technology in Teacher Development Programs to Stregthen Early Childhood Learning in Zimbabwe. A paper presented to Midlands State Uversity’s 2nd International Conference on African Education. Midlands State University, Zimbabwe. 22-23 October 2025.
• Artificial Intelligence as a Gender issue. A case of State Universities in Zimbabwe. A paper presented at the 9th JRIIE Conference, Arusha, Tanzania, 29-30 October 2025