Kelvin Mubiana Katukula

@unam.edu.na

Coordinator: Grants Management
University of Namibia



                       

https://researchid.co/mubiana_katukula

Kelvin Mubiana Katukula is a PhD candidate in Curriculum Studies at Stellenbosch University, focusing on the teachers and their complex contributions to climate mitigation and sustainable development. He holds an MPhil in Science and Technology Studies, focusing on research management and evaluation, and an MA in Primary Education, focusing on cross-national comparative studies. He is also a Research Fellow at the Political Economy of Education Research Network (PEER Network), a collaborative venture between the Universities (Ulster, Cape Town, Nazarbayev and Sussex).

His studies delve into contemporary issues in conflict-affected educational systems, the political economy of education, and the educational policies across Africa, focusing on social justice. His research interests include comparative studies in science education, equity and learner-centeredness, and bibliometric analysis of research outputs.

EDUCATION

PhD Candidate: Environmental Education
MPhil: Science and Technology Studies
MA (Education)

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Arts and Humanities, Multidisciplinary, Environmental Science, Management Science and Operations Research

10

Scholar Citations

2

Scholar h-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Language Ideologies and the Use of Mother Tongues as the Medium of Instruction and Learning in Namibian Junior Primary Schools: A Case Study
    KM Katukula, B Set, J Nyambe
    Contemporary Perspectives on Learning Environments., 39–58 2024

  • Investigating Mathematics teachers’ understanding and practices of learner-centered teaching in junior secondary schools within the Katima circuit in the Zambezi region of Namibia
    KM Katukula, RS Mwazi, L Kambeyo, KG Garegae
    University of Namibia 2023

  • Language ideologies and the use of mother tongues as the medium of instruction and learning in junior primary schools: a case study of parents and teachers in a Namibian school
    KM Katukula, B Set, J Nyambe
    Katukula, KM, set, B., & Nyambe, J.(2023). Language Ideologies and the Use 2023

  • Scaffolding Epistemological Access in the Context of Forbidden Discourses: A Case Study of a Grade 4 Natural Science Class in a Namibian School
    KM Katukula, B Set, J Nyambe
    Innovare Journal of Education 11 (3), 48-53 2023

  • Investigating Mathematics Teachers’ Understanding and Practices of Learner-centered Teaching in Junior Secondary Schools within Katima Circuit in the Zambezi Region of Namibia
    RS Mwazi, KG Garegae, KM Katukula, L Kambeyo
     2023

  • Namibia’s Research Contribution toward Sustainable Development Goals: A Descriptive Bibliometric Analysis
    A Leonard, KM Katukula
    Available at SSRN 4454134 2022

  • An Analysis of a Teacher Education Programme at a Namibian Tertiary Institution
    K Junias, L Kambeyo, KM Katukula
    Junias, K., Kambeyo, L., & Katukula, KM (2022). An Analysis of a Teacher 2022

  • Research, Science and Technology
    V Chikadzi, M Ochurub, A Jeremiah, A Ntumba, O Oyedele, L Kazembe, ...
    Namibian Journal for Research, Science and Technology (NJRST) 3 (2) 2021

  • Namibian Preservice Science Teachers' Scientific Epistemic Beliefs
    L Kambeyo, S Shaakumeni, KM Katukula
    2nd Postdoctoral Research Conference of Southern Africa 2021

  • A Critical Analysis of the Impact of Research in Education: A Systematic Review
    M Katukula, L Kambeyo
    Namibian Journal for Research, Science and Technology 3 (2) 2021

  • Teaching methods in science education in Finland and Namibia
    KM Katukula
    It-Suomen yliopisto 2018

  • The Making of Finnish Education System
    KM Katukula
     2017

  • Finnish Educational Systems and Organisations: The Making of the Finnish education system.
    KM Katukula
     2017

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Teaching methods in science education in Finland and Namibia
    KM Katukula
    It-Suomen yliopisto 2018
    Citations: 6

  • Language ideologies and the use of mother tongues as the medium of instruction and learning in junior primary schools: a case study of parents and teachers in a Namibian school
    KM Katukula, B Set, J Nyambe
    Katukula, KM, set, B., & Nyambe, J.(2023). Language Ideologies and the Use 2023
    Citations: 2

  • Investigating Mathematics Teachers’ Understanding and Practices of Learner-centered Teaching in Junior Secondary Schools within Katima Circuit in the Zambezi Region of Namibia
    RS Mwazi, KG Garegae, KM Katukula, L Kambeyo
     2023
    Citations: 1

  • An Analysis of a Teacher Education Programme at a Namibian Tertiary Institution
    K Junias, L Kambeyo, KM Katukula
    Junias, K., Kambeyo, L., & Katukula, KM (2022). An Analysis of a Teacher 2022
    Citations: 1