Tawanda Majoko

Tawanda Majoko is a Professor of Inclusive and Special Needs Education at Great Zimbabwe University. He obtained a Doctor of Education in Inclusive Education from the University of South Africa. He holds a Master of Philosophy of Education in Curriculum Policy, Development and Management from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Prof Majoko’s research interests are teacher education for inclusion and inclusivity of learners with individual and systemic diverse and unique needs and contemporary issues relating human rights and social justice. His research articles appear in internationally and nationally accredited journals. He has sole-authored and co-authored several chapters with early-career scholars. He has presented at numerous international and national conferences. He has successfully supervised master’s and doctoral students’ theses and is an external examiner for several universities in Africa.

Publications

21st Century Teacher Professional Development for Effective Implementation of Inclusive Education
21st Century Teacher Professional Development for Effective Implementation of Inclusive Education
Tinashe Fradreck Mavezera, Annah Dudu, Tawanda Majoko. © 2024. 17 pages.
This chapter advocates for 21st-century teacher professional development to effectively implement inclusive education, aligning with global calls for addressing educational...
Inclusive Education: A Global Pursuit
Inclusive Education: A Global Pursuit
Annah Dudu, Tinashe Fradreck Mavezera, Tawanda Majoko. © 2024. 15 pages.
This chapter delves into inclusive education as a global policy and practice, emphasizing its increased importance since the Salamanca Statement (UNESCO, 1994) and the...
Understanding Cystic Fibrosis: An African Perspective
Understanding Cystic Fibrosis: An African Perspective
Tawanda Majoko, Annah Dudu. © 2023. 14 pages.
The Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action on Special Needs Education (UNESCO) reaffirmed the fundamental right to education for all people as enshrined in the Universal...
An Afrocentric Perspective on Inclusive Pedagogy
An Afrocentric Perspective on Inclusive Pedagogy
Annah Dudu, Tawanda Majoko. © 2022. 11 pages.
This chapter examined an Afrocentric perspective on inclusive pedagogy. It is laced with theories that resonate with the Afrocentricity philosophy. Among these is Ubuntu, which...
Changing Conceptions of Inclusion From an African Perspective
Changing Conceptions of Inclusion From an African Perspective
Tawanda Majoko, Annah Dudu. © 2022. 13 pages.
African-level debates on inclusion have focused on meeting the individual needs of learners with special education needs that manifest from disability or learning difficulty....
An Afrocentric Perspective of the Whole School Approach to Inclusive Education
An Afrocentric Perspective of the Whole School Approach to Inclusive Education
Annah Dudu, Tawanda Majoko. © 2022. 12 pages.
This chapter examined the whole school approach to inclusive education embedded in the Afrocentric perspective. It constitutes theories appropriate to the African context...
Professional Preparation of School Administrators for Inclusive Education in an African Context
Professional Preparation of School Administrators for Inclusive Education in an African Context
Tawanda Majoko, Annah Dudu. © 2022. 14 pages.
This study examined the professional preparation of school administrators for inclusive education. Embedded in Ubuntu philosophy, it is based on a qualitative interpretive study...
Practices and Challenges in Inclusive Education in an African Context
Practices and Challenges in Inclusive Education in an African Context
Tawanda Majoko, Annah Dudu. © 2022. 13 pages.
This study examined practices and challenges in inclusive education in an African context. Embedded in international research findings on inclusion in multigrade teaching, this...