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Rungano Jonas Zvobgo

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Professor Rungano Jonas Zvobgo (born 1948) is the Vice Chancellor of Great Zimbabwe University in Zimbabwe.[1] His second term ends in 2022.[needs update][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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Dzobo, Abel. "Teamwork pays off at Great Zimbabwe University". The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. ^ Maponga, George. "President extends Zvobgo's tenure at GZU". The Herald. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  3. ^ "New AAU leadership wants to increase its membership". University World News. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Eddison Zvobgo and the struggle for Zimbabwe". africasacountry.com. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. ^ Bhebe, Ngwabi (30 December 2020). "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.
  6. ^ "Obituary: Eddison Zvobgo". the Guardian. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Professor Chengetai Zvobgo dies – DailyNews". dailynews.co.zw. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  8. ^ 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 (PhD thesis). The University of Edinburgh. hdl:1842/7185.
  9. ^ AAU Talks: Reforms in Higher Education in Africa. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "Transforming Education". readingzimbabwe.com. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  11. ^ Zvobgo, Rugano Jonas (2007). Contextualising the Curriculum: The Zimbabwean Experience. College Press. ISBN 978-1-77900-505-2.