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Fussy

Name
Daniel Fussy

Academic Rank
Senior Lecturer

Department
Educational Foundations and Management

Biography

Biography

I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Educational Foundations and Management. I have a Bachelor of Education in Arts and a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Dar es Salaam and a PhD from the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. I teach the following courses: Foundations of Education, Philosophy of Education, Professionalism and Ethics in Education and Research Methods in Education.

Contacts

Email:

Email Address
daniel.fussy@muce.ac.tz

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Research Interest

Research Interest
My research expertise focuses on learning development, research culture and researcher development; comparative and international education, and teacher professionalism

Google Scholar

Google Scholar Profile

Projects

Projects

I have been involved in various local and international research projects as a principal and assistant consultant/researcher. 

  • Principal Investigator on the Canadian Organisation for Development through Education (CODE) study of girls' literacy practices in and out of school - 2020-2022; 

  • Co-Principal Investigator on TWAWEZA East Africa's assessment of the state of citizen participation, local governance and service delivery in Tanzania - 2020-2021; 

  • Co-Principal Investigator on HAKIELIMU's assessment of the learning and teaching environment for pre-primary education in Tanzania - 2018-2019; and 

  • Co-Principal Investigator and teacher trainee on five early childhood teacher education courses on the HDIF (UKAid) Mwanzo Mzuri Action Research Project - 2018-2020. The project involves Mkwawa University College of Education, HakiElimu (a Tanzanian-based research and policy advocacy NGO) and VIA University (a Danish public university).

Publications

Publications

  • Amani, J., & Fussy, D. S. (2023). Retirement planning mistakes undermining the post-retirement adjustment and well-being. Educational Gerontology, 49(2), 158-173, DOI: 10.1080/03601277.2022.2096306.

  • Fussy, D. S. (2022). Use of research evidence in the policy domain: A best-evidence synthesis of social science research in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. International Social Science Journal, 72, 1181-1194. https://doi.org/10.1111/issj.12357

  • Fussy, D. S., & Iddy, H. (2022). Literacy practices as an arena for girls’ development of literacies. Education Inquiry, DOI: 10.1080/20004508.2022.2112526

  • Fussy, D. S. (2019). The hurdles to fostering research in Tanzanian universities. Higher Education, 77(2), 283-299. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-018-0276-8 2

  • Fussy, D. S. (2018). Policy directions for promoting university research in Tanzania. Studies in Higher Education, 43(9), 1573-1585. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03075079.2016.1266611

  • Fussy, D. S. (2018). Research dissemination practices in Tanzania: Limitations and potentialities. International Journal of Educational Development, 62, 209-216. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0738059317303565

  • Fussy, D. S. (2018). The status of academic advising in Tanzanian universities. KEDI Journal of Educational Policy, 15(1), 81-98. http://eng.kedi.re.kr

  • Fussy, D. S. (2018). Reflections on the historical antecedents to revitalize higher education research in Africa. Educational Process: International Journal, 7(2), 123-139. http://edupij.com/files/1/articles/article_131/EDUPIJ_131_article_5afaa8708f97c.pdf

  • Fussy, D. S. (2018). The institutionalisation of teacher ethics in Tanzania secondary schools: A school head’s perspective. Pakistan Journal of Education, 35(2), 79-96. http://pje.aiou.edu.pk/?p=676

  • Amani, J., & Fussy, D. S. (2018). Assessment of learning and teaching environment for pre-primary education in Tanzania [ISBN-978-9987-18-068-4]. Dar es Salaam: HakiElimu. https://www.hakielimu.or.tz/download/assessment-of-learning-and-teaching-environment-for-pre-primary-education-in-tanzania-2019/

  • Anangisye, W. A. L., & Fussy, D. (2014). Tanzania: Revisiting Eastern and Central African education systems. In C. C. Wolhuter (Ed.). Education in East and Central Africa (pp. 374-398). London: Bloomsbury Publishing. Available at https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/education-in-east-and-central-africa-9781472508157/.