Katherine

Name
Katherine Fulgence

Academic Rank
Senior Lecturer

Department
Educational Foundations, Management and Lifelong Learning (EFMLL)

Biography

Biography

Dr. Katherine Fulgence is a researcher and academician with over 15 years’ experience in entrepreneurship education, skills development, and teacher professional development. She has led extensive research, training, and consultancy work on scaling education innovations, digital fluency, and career transitions. As a multidisciplinary scholar, she has authored numerous academic outputs, including journal articles, book chapters, and policy briefs. Dr. Fulgence has received competitive awards and fellowships from DAAD, IDRC, IREX, and Michigan State University, and has secured over USD 2.4 million in research funding for strengthening teacher professional development and mentorship. She previously managed projects at the University of Dar es Salaam Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre and is currently a Senior Lecturer at Dar es Salaam University College of Education, University of Dar es Salaam. She has also strengthened the grant-writing capacity of PhD holders in multidisciplinary research, contributing to the College’s growing reputation for academic excellence. Her dedication earned her the title of DUCE’s Best Worker for the 2021/2022 academic year, and in 2025 she was recognised as a trailblazer at the University of Dar es Salaam.

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katherine.fulgence@udsm.ac.tz

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Research Interest

Research Interest
Entrepreneurship Education, Skills Development, Life Skills Education, Leadership and Management, Education Planning, Management, and Evaluation, Financing of Education

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Projects

Projects

Strengthening Teacher Professional Development and Mentorship in Tanzania, Kenya and South Sudan: https://idrc-crdi.ca/en/what-we-do/projects-we-support/project/strengthening-teacher-professional-development-and

Future Teacher Education for Sustainable Development (FUTE): https://uefconnect.uef.fi/en/fute/

Strengthening In-Service Teacher Mentorship and Support: https://idrc-crdi.ca/en/what-we-do/projects-we-support/project/strengthening-school-based-service-teacher-mentorship-and

Publications

Publications

Fulgence, K. (2024). Scaling Education Innovations in Tanzania, Kenya, and Zambia: Assessing the Design of School In-service Teacher Training. In: Neema-Abooki, P. (eds) The Sustainability of Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46242-9_9

Makame, M. O., Fulgence, K. (2024). Mechanisms for Enhancing Employability Skills Among Students Within Vocational Education Training Institutions in Tanzania. In: Neema-Abooki, P. (eds) The Sustainability of Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46242-9_10

Fulgence, K. (2024). Entrepreneurial Motivation among Small-Scale Business Entrepreneurs: A Case Study of Tanzania. In: Eijdenberg, E.L., Ostertag, F., Dana, LP., Onwuegbuzie, H. (eds) Indigenous Entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa. Palgrave Studies in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigenization in Business. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64924-0_3

Kinanda, J., Kyaruzi, F., & Fulgence, K. (2024). Teacher strategies for reducing Mathematics anxiety among secondary school students in Tanzania. African Journal of Teacher Education, 13(3), 111–132. https://doi.org/10.21083/ajote.v13i3.7171.Accessible via: https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/ajote/article/view/7171

Mligo, T. & Fulgence, K. 2023. Science and Mathematics Teachers Participation in Professional Learning Community for Effective Teaching: The Case of Chang’ombe Demonstration School. Journal of African Education, 4(1), 235. Available at: https://journals.co.za/doi/full/10.31920/2633-2930/2023/v4n1a10

Mtebe, J. S., Fulgence, K., & Gallagher, M. (2021). COVID-19 and Technology Enhanced Teaching in Higher Education in sub-Saharan Africa: A Case of the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Journal of Learning for Development, 8(2), 383-397.

Fulgence, K. 2020. Relevance of Entrepreneurship in Teacher Education: Stakeholders’ perspective in Tanzania in “Enterprising Africa: Transformation through Entrepreneurship”. Routledge, London. Available at: https://www.routledge.com/Enterprising-Africa-Transformation-through-Entrepreneurship/Dobson-Agyapong-Jones-Mass/p/book/9781138371231

Dominic, T. and Fulgence, K. 2019. Gender Differences in Enhancing Students’ Employability Skills. The Operations Research Society of Eastern Africa (ORSEA) Journal, 9(1): pp 57-71. Available at: https://journals.udsm.ac.tz/index.php/orsea/article/view/3090

Fulgence, K. (2019). A theoretical perspective on how doctoral supervisors develop supervision skills. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 14: 721-739. Available at: https://doi.org/10.28945/4446

Fulgence, K. (2015). Assessing the Status of Entrepreneurship Education courses in Higher Learning Institutions: The case of Tanzania's Education Schools”, Education + Training, 57(2): 239 – 258.

Fulgence, K. (2019). Conceptualizing Digital Fluency among Teacher Educators. International Open & Distance Learning Conference 14th and 16th November, 2019 at Eskişehir: Anadolu University, Turkey. Available at: http://iodl.anadolu.edu.tr/