Anna Mwakitalu

Name
Anna Absalom Mwakitalu

Academic Rank
Lecturer

Department
Educational Foundations, Management and Lifelong Learning (EFMLL)

Biography

Biography

Dr. Anna Absalom Mwakitalu is a dedicated educational specialist and researcher with over 15 years of experience in higher education, gender studies, and educational policy in Tanzania and internationally. She holds a Ph.D. in Education from Trinity College Dublin, a Master’s degree in Educational Management and Administration, and a Bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Dar es Salaam. Her scholarly work primarily focuses on gender equity in leadership, leadership and management, higher education, educational transformation, and quality assurance and control. Dr. Mwakitalu has been instrumental in supporting multi-national projects addressing teacher retention, gender-responsive pedagogy, and leadership representation in Tanzanian higher learning institutions. As a lecturer at DUCE, she continues to mentor students and collaborate on research that bridges academia and community development.

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Email Address
anna.mwakitalu@duce.ac.tz

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Research Interest

Research Interest
gender equity in leadership, policy studies, higher education, educational transformation, quality assurance and control

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Projects

Projects
  1. June 2025 – June 2027
    Supporting Teacher Education, Wellbeing and Retention via Informing Feasible Educational Policies in Africa
    Tanzania, Kenya, South Sudan, and Finland
    2. March 2019 – September 2024
    Gender Awareness and Transformation through Education (GATE)
    Irish Embassy
    3. March 2019 – September 2024
    Factors Affecting Female Academics' Underrepresentation in Senior Leadership Roles in Tanzanian Higher Education
    GATE
    4. March 2022 – May 2022
    Testing the Use of TCPD for Primary School Teachers
    EdTech Hub Tanzania
    5. Jan 2021 – Apr 2021
    Rapid Digital Landscape Analysis of TVET
    DON BOSCO and IYF
    Consultant
    6. Aug 2020 – Oct 2020
    Assessment of Government e-Payment Gateway (GEPG) on Non-Tax Revenue Collection
    Ministry of Finance and Planning Tanzania
     

Publications

Publications

Mwakitalu, A., Murphy, S., & Roche, J. (2023). Exploring Female Academics’ Underrepresentation in Senior Leadership: Public vs. Private Universities in Tanzania. 10th ICSD.
2. Roche, J. et al. (2023). Interrogating illusions of progress: Citizen science and inclusive reform. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11, 1269816.
3. Mwakitalu, A., Murphy, S., & Roche, J. (2022). Female Academics’ Career Progression in Tanzanian Universities. 9th International Gender & Women’s Studies Conference.
4. Mwakitalu, A. (2012). The Role of TCU in Promoting Quality in Private Universities (Unpublished dissertation).