Patience Mukwambo
Biographic Data
| ID | 306476 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patience Mukwambo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patience |
| FAMILY NAME | Mukwambo |
| SIGNATURE | MUKWAMBO P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Zimbabwe |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6915-8899 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Internationalization at a distance via virtual mobility in the Global South: Advances and challenges
Internationalization of higher education (HE) has increasingly been a subject of interest among scholars, due to developments in the field, such as increased student and staff mobility, inter‐university research and teaching partnerships, and rapid technological advancements. Internationalization efforts have mainly focused on the recruitment of international students and staff to universities in the Global North, the establishment of satellite c…
Widening university access and participation in the Global South: Using the Zambian context to inform other developing countries
No abstract available
Educational Institutions and Epistemic Freedom: The Experiences of Second-generation Zimbabwean Immigrants in England
Guided by a decolonial lens and Fricker’s [2007. Epistemic Injustice: Power and the Ethics of Knowing. Oxford: Oxford University Press] capability for epistemic contribution, this paper explores how English educational institutions enable second-generation immigrants to pursue opportunities to be and do what they value. It is informed by narratives on the educational experiences of 10 s-generation Zimbabwean immigrants. The young people had mixed…
Policy and practice disjunctures: Quality teaching and learning in Zimbabwean higher education
Although several studies have examined how quality teaching and learning is defined and operationalised in the global North, there is a paucity of such studies in developing country contexts. Using Zimbabwe as a case study, the research applies Sen’s idea of deliberative democracy to a multi-stakeholder evaluation of policy formulation and practices in university teaching and learning. The study reveals a disjuncture between policy and practice, …
Human development and perceptions of secondary education in rural Africa: A Zimbabwean case study
While some studies in Zimbabwe have examined the relevance of education in rural settings, very few have done so using a human development-oriented framework such as the capabilities approach, as this paper does. In linking education and human development, the capabilities approach facilitates an examination of intersecting individual contexts and educational processes, which influence perceptions, decision-making and outcomes. This paper uses Ch…
Violent state operations at Chiadzwa (Zimbabwe) diamond fields 2006-2009
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the debilitating socio-economic impact caused by the diamonds at Chiadzwa area in Zimbabwe on the illegal mining community that emerged and inhabited the hills of Chiadzwa between 2006 and the beginning of 2009. The research was carried out for academic proposes, as an advocacy strategy to expose the abuses and violent state operations perpetrated by the security forces. In addition, it intend…
Navigating the hills and voluntary confinement: Magweja and the socio-economic and political negotiation for space in the diamond mining landscape of Chiadzwa in Zimbabwe, 2006-2009
This article focuses on the socio-economic and political experiences of the artisanal diamond miners and the various communities within the hills of Chiadzwa situated in the Marange area of Manicaland Province in Zimbabwe. The diamond rush by Magweja which can be traced back to 2006 ended in 2009 with the violent expulsion of Magweja in January 2009 under operation “dzokera kumusha”. This phase in the country’s mining history has popularly been c…
The State and the Bloody Diamond Rush in Chiadzwa: Unpacking the Contesting Interests in the Development of Illicit Mining and Trading, c.2006-2009
This article examines the development of diamond mining and trading in Chiadzwa, a communal area in Marange, Zimbabwe. It also examines the nature of the state and its role in the early dynamics of diamond exploitation. Mining development in Chiadzwa had far-reaching political, economic, cultural and moral, as well as epidemiological, demographic and environmental, implications for the Marange landscape. This article unravels the activities surro…
The State and the Bloody Diamond Rush in Chiadzwa: Unpacking the Contesting Interests in the Development of Illicit Mining and Trading, c.2006-2009
This article examines the development of diamond mining and trading in Chiadzwa, a communal area in Marange, Zimbabwe. It also examines the nature of the state and its role in the early dynamics of diamond exploitation. Mining development in Chiadzwa had far-reaching political, economic, cultural and moral, as well as epidemiological, demographic and environmental, implications for the Marange landscape. This article unravels the activities surro…
Educational Institutions and Epistemic Freedom: The Experiences of Second-generation Zimbabwean Immigrants in England
Guided by a decolonial lens and Fricker’s [2007. Epistemic Injustice: Power and the Ethics of Knowing. Oxford: Oxford University Press] capability for epistemic contribution, this paper explores how English educational institutions enable second-generation immigrants to pursue opportunities to be and do what they value. It is informed by narratives on the educational experiences of 10 s-generation Zimbabwean immigrants. The young people had mixed…
Violent state operations at Chiadzwa (Zimbabwe) diamond fields 2006-2009
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the debilitating socio-economic impact caused by the diamonds at Chiadzwa area in Zimbabwe on the illegal mining community that emerged and inhabited the hills of Chiadzwa between 2006 and the beginning of 2009. The research was carried out for academic proposes, as an advocacy strategy to expose the abuses and violent state operations perpetrated by the security forces. In addition, it intend…
Navigating the hills and voluntary confinement: Magweja and the socio-economic and political negotiation for space in the diamond mining landscape of Chiadzwa in Zimbabwe, 2006-2009
This article focuses on the socio-economic and political experiences of the artisanal diamond miners and the various communities within the hills of Chiadzwa situated in the Marange area of Manicaland Province in Zimbabwe. The diamond rush by Magweja which can be traced back to 2006 ended in 2009 with the violent expulsion of Magweja in January 2009 under operation “dzokera kumusha”. This phase in the country’s mining history has popularly been c…
The State and the Bloody Diamond Rush in Chiadzwa: Unpacking the Contesting Interests in the Development of Illicit Mining and Trading, c.2006-2009
This article examines the development of diamond mining and trading in Chiadzwa, a communal area in Marange, Zimbabwe. It also examines the nature of the state and its role in the early dynamics of diamond exploitation. Mining development in Chiadzwa had far-reaching political, economic, cultural and moral, as well as epidemiological, demographic and environmental, implications for the Marange landscape. This article unravels the activities surro…
Violent state operations at Chiadzwa (Zimbabwe) diamond fields 2006-2009
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the debilitating socio-economic impact caused by the diamonds at Chiadzwa area in Zimbabwe on the illegal mining community that emerged and inhabited the hills of Chiadzwa between 2006 and the beginning of 2009. The research was carried out for academic proposes, as an advocacy strategy to expose the abuses and violent state operations perpetrated by the security forces. In addition, it intend…
Human development and perceptions of secondary education in rural Africa: A Zimbabwean case study
While some studies in Zimbabwe have examined the relevance of education in rural settings, very few have done so using a human development-oriented framework such as the capabilities approach, as this paper does. In linking education and human development, the capabilities approach facilitates an examination of intersecting individual contexts and educational processes, which influence perceptions, decision-making and outcomes. This paper uses Ch…
Policy and practice disjunctures: Quality teaching and learning in Zimbabwean higher education
Although several studies have examined how quality teaching and learning is defined and operationalised in the global North, there is a paucity of such studies in developing country contexts. Using Zimbabwe as a case study, the research applies Sen’s idea of deliberative democracy to a multi-stakeholder evaluation of policy formulation and practices in university teaching and learning. The study reveals a disjuncture between policy and practice, …
Internationalization at a distance via virtual mobility in the Global South: Advances and challenges
Internationalization of higher education (HE) has increasingly been a subject of interest among scholars, due to developments in the field, such as increased student and staff mobility, inter‐university research and teaching partnerships, and rapid technological advancements. Internationalization efforts have mainly focused on the recruitment of international students and staff to universities in the Global North, the establishment of satellite c…
Widening university access and participation in the Global South: Using the Zambian context to inform other developing countries
No abstract available
Educational Institutions and Epistemic Freedom: The Experiences of Second-generation Zimbabwean Immigrants in England
Guided by a decolonial lens and Fricker’s [2007. Epistemic Injustice: Power and the Ethics of Knowing. Oxford: Oxford University Press] capability for epistemic contribution, this paper explores how English educational institutions enable second-generation immigrants to pursue opportunities to be and do what they value. It is informed by narratives on the educational experiences of 10 s-generation Zimbabwean immigrants. The young people had mixed…
Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Geography (4 works) · Law (4 works) · African history and culture studies (3 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (3 works) · Global Educational Policies and Reforms (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · South African History and Culture (3 works)