Dr. JOSEPH MURIUNGI KIRUGUA

Position: Senior Lecturer
Department: Education
Faculty: Education
OVER 21 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN TEACHING GERMAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN HIGH SCHOOL; OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE A KNEC EXAMINER; OVER 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT WITH KENYA INSTITUTE OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; OVER 14 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN TEACHING EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY; SERVED AS A CHAIRPERSON IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; CURRENTLY THE DEAN IN THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION; SUPERVISED MORE FOUR MASTERS FIVE PHD STUDENTS TO COMPLETION; ATTRACTED TWO RESEARCH GRANTS WORTH OVER KSH 70 MILLION; SERVED AS A MEMBER OF BOARD OF MANAGEMENT IN 4 SCHOOLS AND A CHAIRMAN IN 3 SCHOOLS;

Research Interests/Focus

  • SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION; SELF-RELIANCE; PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION; EDUCATION MANAGEMENT
1. CHUKA UNIVERSITY - PHD IN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION -2019 2. EGERTON UNIVERSITY - MASTERS IN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS - 2012 3. MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY - GLOBAL EDUCATION AND LINKAGES CERTIFICATE - 2008 4. GOETHE INSTITUT, MURNAU - ZMP - 2002 5. KENYATTA UNIVERSITY - BED ARTS (GERMAN & SECRETARIAL STUDIES) -1997 6. MERU SCGHOOL - KCSE - 1991 7. MARIENE HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL - KCPE - 1987