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Disabled Refugees Included and Visible in Education (DRIVE): case reports: South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe (2022)
Report
(2022). Disabled Refugees Included and Visible in Education (DRIVE): case reports: South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe. British Academy

Contents: Disabled refugees students included and visible in education: challenges and opportunities in three African countries: South Africa case report / Nicole De-Wet Billings, Khuthala Mabetha -- Disabled refugees students included and visible in... Read More about Disabled Refugees Included and Visible in Education (DRIVE): case reports: South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe.

The role of leaders in building research cultures in sub-Saharan African universities: A six-nation study (2022)
Journal Article
Puplampu, B. B., Nkomo, S., du Plessis, Y., Kabagabe, J. B., Garwe, E. C., Namada, J., …Sandada, M. (2022). The role of leaders in building research cultures in sub-Saharan African universities: A six-nation study. Africa Journal of Management, 8(2), 171-193. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322373.2022.2039050

Existing research attributes the problem of weak research productivity of academics in African universities primarily to institutional resource poverty and inadequate research skills. However, there has been little attention to research cultures and... Read More about The role of leaders in building research cultures in sub-Saharan African universities: A six-nation study.

Education (2021)
Book Chapter
Gao, X., & Thondhlana, J. (2021). Education. In S. Pihlaja (Ed.), Analysing Religious Discourse (179-196). Cambridge University Press

What can the African diaspora contribute to innovation and knowledge creation? The case study of Zimbabwean innovators (2021)
Journal Article
Madziva, R., Thondhlana, J., & Garwe, E. (2022). What can the African diaspora contribute to innovation and knowledge creation? The case study of Zimbabwean innovators. Journal of the British Academy, 9s1(1), 101-125. https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/009s1.101

The importance of diaspora and transnational knowledge production, innovation, and development is of growing interest, particularly in the developing world. The phenomenal increase in high human capital migration from poor to rich countries has histo... Read More about What can the African diaspora contribute to innovation and knowledge creation? The case study of Zimbabwean innovators.

Evaluation of a quality assurance framework for promoting quality research, innovation and development in higher education institutions in Zimbabwe (2021)
Journal Article
Thondhlana, J., & Garwe, E. (2021). Evaluation of a quality assurance framework for promoting quality research, innovation and development in higher education institutions in Zimbabwe. Journal of the British Academy, 9(Supplementary issue 1), 127-157. https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/009s1.127

In the spirit of quality assurance, this paper presents a self-evaluation and peer review of the external quality assurance framework for research implemented by the national quality assurance agency for Zimbabwe. Documentary analysis and semi-struct... Read More about Evaluation of a quality assurance framework for promoting quality research, innovation and development in higher education institutions in Zimbabwe.

Repositioning of Africa in knowledge production: shaking off historical stigmas - introduction (2021)
Journal Article
Thondhlana, J., & Garwe, E. (2021). Repositioning of Africa in knowledge production: shaking off historical stigmas - introduction. Journal of the British Academy, 9s1(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/009s1.001

Africa is recognised as the cradle of humankind with a proven record of creativity and innovation as evidenced by its great empires and kingdoms. It is thus an enigma that currently Africa contributes only 2% to global knowledge production, a situati... Read More about Repositioning of Africa in knowledge production: shaking off historical stigmas - introduction.

Internally displaced persons and COVID-19: a wake-up call for and African solutions to African problems – the case of Zimbabwe (2021)
Journal Article
Madziva, R., Thondhlana, J., Chiyevo Garwe, E., Murandu, M., Chagwiza, G., Chikanza, M., & Maradzika, J. (2021). Internally displaced persons and COVID-19: a wake-up call for and African solutions to African problems – the case of Zimbabwe. Journal of the British Academy, 9(s1), 285-302. https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/009s1.285

In this paper we engage with the situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) residing in two informal settlements in Zimbabwe, within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We draw on an ongoing collaborative, interdisciplinary and impact-oriente... Read More about Internally displaced persons and COVID-19: a wake-up call for and African solutions to African problems – the case of Zimbabwe.

Matarenda/Talents in Zimbabwean Pentecostalism: Empowerment, Gender and Development in an African Movement (2021)
Book
Chingarande, S. D., Thondhlana, J., Madziva, R., & Anderson, A. H. (Eds.). (2021). Matarenda/Talents in Zimbabwean Pentecostalism: Empowerment, Gender and Development in an African Movement. The Netherlands: Brill Academic Publishers

In Matarenda/Talents in Zimbabwean Pentecostalism, the fourteen contributors to this multidisciplinary collection reflect on how Pentecostalism contributes to the empowerment of marginalised societies, how it empowers women in particular through the... Read More about Matarenda/Talents in Zimbabwean Pentecostalism: Empowerment, Gender and Development in an African Movement.

Fostering Local Enterprise Development in Resource-Constrained Developing Countries: Matarenda and Microcredit Compared (2021)
Book Chapter
Siwale, J., Thondhlana, J., & Madziva, R. (2021). Fostering Local Enterprise Development in Resource-Constrained Developing Countries: Matarenda and Microcredit Compared. In S. D. Chingarande, J. Thondhlana, R. Madziva, & A. H. Anderson. (Eds.), Matarenda/Talents in Zimbabwean Pentecostalism: Empowerment, Gender and Development in an African Movement (76-97). Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004446670_006

The Bloomsbury handbook of the internationalization of higher education in the Global South (2021)
Book
Thondhlana, J., Chiyevo Garwe, E., de Wit, H., Gacel-Ávila, J., Huang, F., & Tamrat, W. (Eds.). (2021). The Bloomsbury handbook of the internationalization of higher education in the Global South. Bloomsbury Publishing

This Handbook covers a wide range of historical perspectives, realities, research and practice of internationalization of higher education (IHE) in the global south and makes comparisons to IHE issues in the global north. Drawing on the expertise of... Read More about The Bloomsbury handbook of the internationalization of higher education in the Global South.

Salient issues in the internationalization of higher education in the Global South, concluding observations (2021)
Book Chapter
Thondhlana, J., Garwe, E., & de Wit, H. (2021). Salient issues in the internationalization of higher education in the Global South, concluding observations. In J. Thondhlana, E. Chiyevo Garwe, H. de Wit, J. Gacel-Ávila, F. Huang, & W. Tamrat (Eds.), The Bloomsbury handbook of the internationalization of higher education in the Global South (596-609). Bloomsbury Publishing

Conclusion: The state of internationalization of higher education in sub-Saharan Africa (2021)
Book Chapter
Thondhlana, J., Abdulrahman, H., Evelyn, G., & Sabelo, N. (2021). Conclusion: The state of internationalization of higher education in sub-Saharan Africa. In J. Thondhlana, E. Chiyevo Garwe, H. de Wit, J. Gacel-Ávila, F. Huang, & W. Tamrat (Eds.), The Bloomsbury handbook of the internationalization of higher education in the Global South (585-595). Bloomsbury Publishing

Exploring the Internationalization of Zimbabwe’s Higher Education Institutions Through a Decolonial Lens: Postcolonial Continuities and Disruptions (2020)
Journal Article
Thondhlana, J., Kere Abdulrahman, H., Chiyevo Garwe, E., & McGrath, S. (2021). Exploring the Internationalization of Zimbabwe’s Higher Education Institutions Through a Decolonial Lens: Postcolonial Continuities and Disruptions. Journal of Studies in International Education, 25(3), 228-246. https://doi.org/10.1177/1028315320932319

Looking through the history of higher education in Zimbabwe, we argue that the concept of internationalisation of higher education is not new to Zimbabwe. Understandings, manifestations and processes of the phenomenon over time are examined to reveal... Read More about Exploring the Internationalization of Zimbabwe’s Higher Education Institutions Through a Decolonial Lens: Postcolonial Continuities and Disruptions.

Compounded Exclusion: Education for Disabled Refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa (2020)
Journal Article
Walton, E., McIntyre, J., Awidi, S. J., De Wet-Billings, N., Dixon, K., Madziva, R., …Wedekind, V. (2020). Compounded Exclusion: Education for Disabled Refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa. Frontiers in Education, 5, Article 47. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2020.00047

International conventions acknowledge the right of refugees and of disabled people to access quality inclusive education. Both groups struggle to assert this right, particularly in the Global South, where educational access may be hindered by system... Read More about Compounded Exclusion: Education for Disabled Refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internationalisation of Higher Education and National Development: The Case of Zimbabwe (2019)
Journal Article
McGrath, S., Thondhlana, J., & Garwe, E. (2021). Internationalisation of Higher Education and National Development: The Case of Zimbabwe. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 51(6), 881-900. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2019.1684241

The discourse of the internationalisation of higher education continues to grow in influence. Whilst the bulk of the IHE literature has been Northern-focused and dominated, there was an African strand a decade or so ago that has sought to understand... Read More about Internationalisation of Higher Education and National Development: The Case of Zimbabwe.

Leading and sustaining Zimbabwe's private schools: matching vision with economic reality (2019)
Journal Article
Bush, T., Chingarande, D., Glover, D., Muchabaiwa, W., Simango, J., & Thondhlana, J. (2019). Leading and sustaining Zimbabwe's private schools: matching vision with economic reality. Management in Education, 33(3), 101-109. https://doi.org/10.1177/0892020619831760

The political, economic and social challenges in Zimbabwe are well documented. Public schools have been damaged by a shortage of resources, and by a brain drain of teachers. This has led many parents to seek private education for their children but... Read More about Leading and sustaining Zimbabwe's private schools: matching vision with economic reality.

Exploring the Pentecostal faith—sustainability—entrepreneurship nexus in Zimbabwe (2018)
Book Chapter
Anderson, A. H., Clifford, M., Madziva, R., Thondhlana, J., & Goronga, P. (2018). Exploring the Pentecostal faith—sustainability—entrepreneurship nexus in Zimbabwe. In W. L. Filo, & A. C. McCrea (Eds.), Sustainability and the humanities (225-237). Cham: Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95336-6_13

The aim of this paper is to explore the intersection between sustainability and the humanities, specifically the Pentecostal faith—entrepreneurship—sustainability nexus in Zimbabwe. It focuses on The Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA) and asso... Read More about Exploring the Pentecostal faith—sustainability—entrepreneurship nexus in Zimbabwe.

On becoming a skilled migrant: towards habitus transformation through higher education (2018)
Journal Article
Thondhlana, J. (2018). On becoming a skilled migrant: towards habitus transformation through higher education. Educational Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2018.1505712

Research on the labour market experiences of highly skilled migrants has revealed the crippling employability challenges they face in the UK workplace resulting from the devaluation of their homeland qualifications and experiences. Studies on highly... Read More about On becoming a skilled migrant: towards habitus transformation through higher education.

Skilled migrant African women of faith and diaspora investment (2018)
Book Chapter
Thondhlana, J., & Madziva, R. (2018). Skilled migrant African women of faith and diaspora investment. In D. Hack-Polay, & J. Siwale (Eds.), African diaspora direct investment: establishing the economic and socio-cultural rationale. Palgrave Macmillan

Provision of quality education in the context of Syrian refugee children in the UK: opportunities and challenges (2017)
Journal Article
Madziva, R., & Thondhlana, J. (2017). Provision of quality education in the context of Syrian refugee children in the UK: opportunities and challenges. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 47(6), 942-961. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2017.1375848

While existing research has shown the importance of the three interrelated domains of the wider policy, the school and home/community environments in the development of quality education for learners, this literature does not fully capture the experi... Read More about Provision of quality education in the context of Syrian refugee children in the UK: opportunities and challenges.

Negotiating employability: migrant capitals and networking strategies for Zimbabwean highly skilled migrants in the UK (2016)
Journal Article
Thondhlana, J., Madziva, R., & McGrath, S. (in press). Negotiating employability: migrant capitals and networking strategies for Zimbabwean highly skilled migrants in the UK. Sociological Review, 64(3), 575-592. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-954X.12373

In this paper we focus on highly skilled migration from Zimbabwe to the UK, exploring these migrants’ social capital sources/structures and content. In doing so we pay attention to routes of migration and how they shape migrants’ networking capabilit... Read More about Negotiating employability: migrant capitals and networking strategies for Zimbabwean highly skilled migrants in the UK.

The EAP competencies in a group case study project as revealed by a task analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Smith, A. F., & Thondhlana, J. (2015). The EAP competencies in a group case study project as revealed by a task analysis. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 20, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2015.03.001

In EAP in the UK, preparing students for real academic assignments in higher education is a central focus. As assessed group project assignments are becoming increasingly popular in UK universities, this study investigates the demands of a first year... Read More about The EAP competencies in a group case study project as revealed by a task analysis.

Rethinking the employability of international graduate migrants: reflections on the experiences of Zimbabweans with degrees from England (2015)
Journal Article
McGrath, S., Madziva, R., & Thondhlana, J. (in press). Rethinking the employability of international graduate migrants: reflections on the experiences of Zimbabweans with degrees from England. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 41(2), 238-259. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2015.1062853

The last decade has seen the rise of literatures that have focused on the rapid expansion of the numbers of international students in higher education globally and the growing policy discourse around improving graduate employability. However, both, i... Read More about Rethinking the employability of international graduate migrants: reflections on the experiences of Zimbabweans with degrees from England.

A study of Chinese university EFL learners’ foreign language listening anxiety,listening strategy use and academic listening performance (2015)
Journal Article
Liu, M., & Thondhlana, J. (2015). A study of Chinese university EFL learners’ foreign language listening anxiety,listening strategy use and academic listening performance. Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching, 10(1), 33-57

The present study examined foreign language (FL) listening anxiety and listening strategy use in relation to the FL listening comprehension performance of 1702 undergraduate EFL learners from 5 universities in China. The findings were: (1) more than... Read More about A study of Chinese university EFL learners’ foreign language listening anxiety,listening strategy use and academic listening performance.

Communicating employability: the role of communicative competence for Zimbabwean highly skilled migrants in the UK (2014)
Journal Article
Madziva, R., McGrath, S., & Thondhlana, J. (2014). Communicating employability: the role of communicative competence for Zimbabwean highly skilled migrants in the UK. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-014-0403-z

Skilled migration is an increasingly important topic for both policy and research internationally. OECD governments in particular are wrestling with tensions between their desire to use skilled migration to be on the winning side in the ‘global war f... Read More about Communicating employability: the role of communicative competence for Zimbabwean highly skilled migrants in the UK.