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

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

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

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

CHAPTERS in BOOKS

1. Mawere, D. and Maruzani, N. (2011) Historical Development of Gender (Chapter 3) in Introduction to Gender Studies: A student Guide. Booklove Publishers, Gweru ISBN-978-0-7974-4753-0

2. Mawere, D. and Chauraya, E. (2011) Redressing gender imbalances (Chapter 7) in: Introduction to Gender Studies: A student Guide, Booklove Publishers, Gweru ISBN-978-0-7974-4753-0

3.Maruzani, N and Mawere, D. (2011) Gender, Law and Human Rights. (Chapter 9) in. Introduction to Gender Studies: A Student Guide, Booklove Publishers, Gweru ISBN-978-0-7974-4753-0

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

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

RESEARCH ARTICLES

1.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.

2.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.

3.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

4.Mawere, D. Gender Sensitivity among student teachers on teaching practice. Knowledge Platform Journal  2012 Vol. 1 No. 1 pp37 – 52

5.Mawere, D. Research publications as a requirement for tenure: Challenges faced by untenured lecturers in Zimbabwe. 2012 Vol. 1 No.1 pp185 – 203

6.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

7.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.

8.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

9.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

10.Mawere, D & Moyo, A. (2019). Street harassment experiences of female undergraduate students at a State Unversity in Zimbabwe. In IJIRAS 3 (7). pp106 – 113.

11.Mawere, D. & Moyo, A. (2020). Female Faculty of Education undergraduate students’ sexual harassment experiences during work – placement . In IJRISS  5 (9) pp613 – 620.

12. Mawere, D. (2021). Peer Sexual Harassment  in Zimbabwe State Universities: A Qualitative Exploratory Study in IJRISS 5 (9) pp1 – 8)

13. 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.

14. 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).

15. Mawere, D. (2024) A content analysis of gender representation in primary school Heritage- Social Studies textbooks in Zimbabwe. The DYKE Vol 17 (2) pp1-18 ISSN 1815-9036 (Print) ISSN 2790 – 0940 (Online)

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.

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES

!. Gender Committee

2. Student Disciploine Committee

3. Counselling Committee