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Name
Dr. Perpetua John Urio

Academic Rank
Senior Lecturer

Department
Educational Foundations, Management and Lifelong Learning (EFMLL)

Biography

Biography

Perpetua John Urio is a Senior Lecturer, in the Department of Educational Foundations, Management, and Lifelong Learning in the Faculty of Education. She holds a PhD in Education from the University of Dar es salaam, Tanzania. Her research focuses on Educational Leadership, Professional Development, Mentorship, and Gender Issues. Her teaching areas include educational leadership, organizational behavior, total quality management, Organizational effectiveness, and gender and leadership.  Throughout her career, she has assumed several managerial positions at the university, including her role as Head of the Curriculum and Teaching Department at DUCE from January 2006 to July 2007, and as Associate Dean of the Faculty of Education from 2006 until September 2008. Additionally, she served as Acting Dean of the Faculty of Education for a brief period from January to March 2008. Her other roles have included Gender Unit Coordinator from 2006 to September 2008, Gender Focal Person from 2012 to 2014, and Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies from 2012 to 2018. Perpetua is also actively engaged with the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU), where she participates in various tasks, including reviewing curriculum programs from multiple universities and conducting audits and verifications. She collaborates with Michigan State University (MSU) and other educational institutions, including UDSM, SUA, DUCE, and AKF, as part of the Educational Team and serves as the TPP-DUCE Institutional Lead to enhance partnerships. 

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Email Address
perpetua.urio@duce.ac.tz

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Research Interest

Research Interest
Educational Leadership and School Management, Professional Development and Mentoring and Coaching, Teacher Education coaching and mentoring and Gender issues

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Projects

Projects

  1. Assistant PI and MEL Officer in Strengthening Teacher Professional Development and Mentorship in Tanzania Project (STPDM) in collaboration with Juba University in South Sudan and Kibabii University in Kenya, funded by IDRC Canada from 3rd May 2024- 2nd November 2026. My Role is MEL Officer

  2. An Institutional Lead in Tanzania Partnership Program (TPP) A collaboration Project Between Michigan State University (MSU) and UDSM, SUA, DUCE. November 2023-todate

  3. CO-PI Strengthening Institutional Capacity For Developing Research And Capacity-Building Grants Among Female Researchers And Early Career Academic Staff. The project IS funded by Alliance for African Partnership (AAP). It is a one-year project. It is a collaboration project between MSU and DUCE, UDSM, and SUA. Duration of the project 2022 to December 2023.

  4. Research Fellow and MEL officer in Strengthening In-service Teacher Mentorship and Support Project (SITMS) in collaboration with Zambia University and Kibabii Universty in Kenya, funded by IDRC Canada from 3rd May 2021- 2nd November 2023.

  5. PI for Gender Awareness and Transformation through Education (GATE) project in collaboration with Trinity College Dublin (TCD) 18th December 2018-18th November 2022.

  6. In-country Research Coordinator in Tanzania Partnership Program (TPP) A collaboration Project Between Michigan State University (MSU) and UDSM, SUA, DUCE. 2016-2024

Consultancy

  • Assistant team leader, A Consultancy on Technical Proposal for Provision of Consultancy Service for Scoping Study/Needs Assessment on Sexual Reproductive Health and Services (SRHS) in Tanzania, Funded by CAMFED Tanzania 2024
  • Leader, A Consultancy on leadership and management Training for head teachers and heads of secondary schools and school Board /committee at Milola and Naitolia, June -2014- and March 2018, funded by TPP project.
  • Leader, A Consultancy on Teacher Professional Development at Milola and Naitolia, December 2017, funded by TPP project.

Publications

Publications

Urio , P.  J. (2012). Roles of Heads of Department in Enhancing Quality of Education in Tanzania. Journal of Education, Science and Humanities, Vol. 1 No. 2 PP.39-50

Urio, P. J. (2013). Effective leadership practices for Quality improvement in Secondary schools in Morogoro Region. International Journal of Social Science Tomorrow. Vol. 2 No. 6

Urio, P.J. (2014). Effective Leadership Characteristics in Secondary Schools in Tanzania.    Journal of Education, Science and Humanities. 

Urio, P.J. (2016). Women Academicians’ Career Growth and Leadership Position in Higher Learning Institutions in Tanzania. The Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, Vol. 4 Issue 12, pp. 348-354. 

Urio, P.J (2018). Supervision of instructional programmes for improving students’ performance in secondary schools in Tanzania. Papers in Education and 

Development.  Vol. 36. pp 90-103

Urio, Perpetua J. Murphy, Susan P., Moses, Ikupa, Chua, Consolata, and Darkwa, Immanuel, (2021).

Exploring the Gendered Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Academic Staff in Tanzania, in African Universities and the COVID-19 Pandemic, special issue, Alliance for African Partnership Perspectives (2021): pp 61-72. https://www.muse.jhu.edu/article/837365

Urio Perpetua J. (2023) Educational Leadership Practices that Sustain School Improvement in selected Secondary Schools in Tanzania. Journal of Education and Practice (Online)
Vol 14, No.15, pp. 137-150. DOI. 10.7176/JEP/14-15-14. www.iiste.org         

Macha, Linda Francis Urio, Perpetua John, and Manase, Joseph (2023)
A Bibliometric Analysis on Vocational Education and Training Institutions in Promoting Entrepreneurial Competences. CU Global Management Review. 12(2) pp. 3-14 

Urio, P. J., & Nziku, C. N. (2024). Career Pathways: Studying the Factors Influencing Career Choice and Change Among Graduate Students in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. International Journal of Educational Reform. https://doi.org/10.1177/10567879231222864

Murphy, S.P., & Urio, P.J. (Eds.). (2024). Gender-Inclusive Higher Education in Tanzania: Transforming Academia (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003471622

Mpangala, C. S. and Urio, P. J. (2024). School Leadership Styles and Teachers’ Satisfaction: A Case of Secondary Schools in Kigamboni District, Tanzania. East African Journal of Management and Business Studies 4(2), 1-11.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.46606/eajmbs2024v04i02.0046.     

Urio, P. J., & Manase, J. (2024). Leading for Quality: Reflection on School Heads' Roles and Tasks in Promoting Quality Education in Tanzania Community Secondary Schools. Journal of School Leadership, 34(6), 494-515. https://doi.org/10.1177/10526846241280906

Urio, PJ & Murphy, SP (2024) Introduction and Challenge. In Murphy S.P. and Urio P.J. (Eds) (2024) Gender-Inclusive Higher Education in Tanzania: Transforming Academia, (1st edn). Routledge. pp. 1-12

Murphy, SP. Urio, PJ. & Moses, I. (2024). The Slow Path of Progress from Institutionalising Gender Mainstreaming to Internalising Equitable Gender Norms: A Case Study of a Tanzanian Higher Education Institution in Murphy S.P and Urio P.J (Eds) (2024) Gender-Inclusive Higher Education in Tanzania: Transforming Academia, (1st edn). Routledge pp.163-180

Chua, C., Devine, C., Urio, P.J., Moses, I.,& Murphy, S.P. (2024). To What Degree Do Students' Perceptions of Gender Norms Influence Their Participation in Higher Learning? Case Study of Trainee-Teachers in Tanzania in Murphy S.P and Urio P.J (Eds) (2024)  in Gender-Inclusive Higher Education in Tanzania: Transforming Academia, (1st edn). Routledge pp.129-145.

Urio, PJ & Moses, I (2024)Transforming Gender Relations and Dynamics Through Active Learning: A Case Study of the Effects of Gender Responsive Pedagogy Training at Dar es Salaam University College of Education in Murphy S.P and Urio P.J (Eds) (2024) Gender-Inclusive Higher Education in Tanzania: Transforming Academia (1st edn), Routledge, pp.146-162

Murphy, S.P., Urio, P.J., Darkwa, I Raphael, & C Moses, I. (2024). The Promise and Perils of a Feminist Participatory Action Research Project: Insights from the GATE Project in in Murphy S.P and Urio P.J (Eds) (2024)Gender-Inclusive Higher Education in Tanzania: Transforming Academia. (1st edn). Routledge,  pp 97-114

Moses, I.,  Urio, PJ.& Murphy SP (2024) Gender Equality Practices in Higher Learning Institutions in Tanzania: Opportunities and Challenges inMurphy S.P and Urio P.J (Eds) (2024)Gender-Inclusive Higher Education in Tanzania: Transforming Academia. (1st edn). Routledge, pp 15-38

Mudawi, S Murphy, SP Urio, PJ. & Moses I. (2024) Case Study: Disruptive Development: Exposing and Unpacking Accounts of Gender Stereotyping in a Teacher-Training College–Tanzania. In Murphy S.P. and Urio P.J. (Eds) (2024) Gender-Inclusive Higher Education in Tanzania: Transforming Academia, (1st edn). Routledge. pp 115-128