Profile

CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr MICHAEL BEDSON MSENDEKWA (PhD)
Senior Lecturer of Research, Curriculum and Instruction
Local Government Training Institute-Hombolo
msendekwab@yahoo.com, michael.msendekwa@lgti.ac.tz,
Cell: +255682982634

MY EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT
I believe that each child is unique and learns differently. I believe that each child can construct
his/her own knowledge provided she/he gets conducive learning environments. I believe that a
learner-centered approach is the best approach to arise children’s curiosity, and innovation.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION
Dr Michael Bedson Msendekwa is an Acting Deputy Rector-Academic, Research and
Consultancy and Senior Lecturer at the Local Government Training Institute. He has a wide
and broad experience in working and holding senior positions in higher learning institutions.
He has been a Head of Department, Associate Dean, Director of Research, Consultancy and
Postgraduate Studies, Coordinator of Academic Partnership, Head of Research, Consultancy
and Short Courses and now Ag. Deputy Rector-Academic, Research and Consultancy. He has
attended different short courses including modern higher educational management and
leadership under DAAD sponsorship in German and Knowledge Co-Creation Program in
Participatory Local Social Development in Japan sponsored by JICA. Dr Msendekwa is an
expert in Curriculum and Instruction with an experience of over 15 years in his field. He has
been a team leader in several consultancies and able to design and implement big projects and
ensure project deliverables are completed timely and in a high quality.

PERSONAL PARTICULARS
NAMES: Dr. Michael Bedson Msendekwa
BIRTHDATE: 29 March 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH: Dodoma, Tanzania
CITIZENSHIP: Tanzanian

EDUCATION HISTORY
2012- 2015: PhD in Education, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Dissertation Title: Epistemological and pedagogical beliefs of pre-service and
in-service teachers in a Tanzanian Context
2008- 2010: Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) University of Dodoma, Tanzania.
Dissertation title: Application of Learner-Centered Approach in Tanzania Primary
Schools: The Case of Dodoma Municipality
2004- 2007: Bachelor of Arts with Education (BAEd) Open University of Tanzania
2001- 2003: Diploma in Education. Dar Ul Musleemen Teachers College
1999- 2001: Mazengo Advanced Secondary School, Dodoma, Tanzania (Advanced level)
1996- 1998: Teaching Certificate. Bustani Teachers’ College.
1989- 1992: Bihawana Secondary School, Dodoma, Tanzania (Ordinary level)
1982- 1988: Mpwayungu Primary School, Dodoma, Tanzania (Primary School level)

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Program Evaluation
Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative data
Data Analysis using SPSS
Research design and analysis
Curriculum design and development
Writing for publication skills
Psychometric analysis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2021 to date: Senior Lecturer of Research, Curriculum, Instruction and Community
Development-Local Government Training Institute
2015 Dec- 2020: Lecturer of Research, Curriculum, Instruction and Community
Development, Local Government Training Institute-Hombolo
March 2015- Nov. 2015: Lecturer of Research, Curriculum and Instruction- St. John’s
University of Tanzania
2012- 2015: Graduate Assistant. School of Education, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle,
Washington, USA
2010- 2012: Assistant Lecturer - St. John’s University of Tanzania
2008-2010: Tutorial Assistant – St. John’s University of Tanzania
2006- 2007: Teacher at Huruma Girls High School, Dodoma, Tanzania

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
2017 September 1st to date: Ag. Deputy Rector- Academic, Research and Consultancy
2016 October 1st to 1st September 2017: Ag. Head of Department-Research, Consultancy and
Short Courses, Local Government Training Institute
April 2015-Dec 2015: Director of Research, Consultancy and Post Graduate Studies-St
John’s University of Tanzania
March 2015- Dec 2015: Coordinator of Academic Partnerships- St. John’s University of
Tanzania
2009- 2012: Associate Dean of Administration, Faculty of Humanities and Education,
St. John’s University of Tanzania
2010-2011: Ag. Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Education, St John’s University of
Tanzania
2008- 2011: Head of Swahili Department. St. John’s University of Tanzania
2005- 2007: Minister of Information, Open University students’ government, Dodoma
Center.
1997- 1998: President, Bustani Teachers College Students Government
1996-1997: Prime Minister, Bustani Teachers College Students Government
1991-1992: President, Bihawana Secondary School Students Government
1986-1988: Head Prefect, Mpwayungu Primary School

SELECTED SERVICE TO COMMUNITY
July 2017 to 2021: School Board Chairman, Hazina Secondary School, Dodoma
2016 to date: School Board Member, Board Vice Chairman and Chairman of Academic
Committee, Bihawana High School, Dodoma
2014 to March 2015: Vice President, Tanzania Seattle Community Organization
(TanzaSeattle), Washington State
2009 – 2012: Youth Chairman, Cathedral of Holy Spirit, Dodoma (DCT)

SELECTED SHORT COURSES
October 17th -21st, 2022: Training of Trainers on Infrastructure Asset Management-UN
DESA, UNOPS and UNCDF
October 2020: Public Procurement Act and Regulations: Practice and Implementations Arusha Institute of Accountants.
Knowledge Co-Creation Program in Participatory Local Social Development (PLSD) in
Japan and Philippines, 2nd August 2016- 22nd September, 2016.
August 24- 26, 2015: Developing Leadership: Overcoming Resistance to Change &
Creativity and Decision Making
June 20- July 1, 2011: International Deans’ Course Africa Part I, Osnabruck University of
Applied Science, Osnabruck and Berlin, German on Modern Higher
Education Management and Leadership.
November 8-11, 2011: International Deans’ Course Africa Part II, Kenyatta University,
Nairobi, Kenya
February 20-24, 2012: International Deans’ Course Africa Part III, Strategic and Practical
Issues in Higher Education Management, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
August, 4 – 6, 2010: Leadership Training International (Certified Leadership Trainer)
January, 4- 11, 2006: Paradigm Shift in Teaching and Learning.
July 10 – 12, 2002: Assessment Techniques (DCT Schools)
January 3- 5, 2002: Vision and Mission preparation (DCT Schools)

CONFERENCES PRESENTATION
October 12 2012: Co-presenter, “Blogging Portfolios (bPortfolios): Critical Reflection and
Professional Performance in Teacher Candidates: Orlando, FL, USA.
October 5-10, 2010: The Need of Using Swahili as a Language of Instruction in East
African’s Higher Learning Institutions, Bishop Stuart University,
Mbarara, Uganda
October 2-6, 2009: The Importance of Swahili Language in promoting African culture:
Nairobi University, Nairobi, Kenya.
June 30 – July 2, 2015: Pedagogical Reform in Tanzania: Issues in Adopting LearnerCentered Approach in Teaching Tanzanian Primary Schools: Seattle
Pacific University, Seattle, WA, USA.

SELECTED RESEARCH CONDUCTED
➢ Gender Based Violence in Pastoralist Societies and Its Impacts on Girls Education in
Kiteto District
➢ Epistemological and pedagogical beliefs of pre-service and in-service teachers in a
Tanzanian Context
➢ Application of Learner-Centered Approach in Tanzania Primary Schools: The Case of
Dodoma Municipality.

PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL
1. Msendekwa, M (2017). Pedagogical Beliefs of Teachers in Tanzania: Experience of
Pre-service and In-service teachers of University Students. International Journal of
Science: Basic and Applied Research, V 36, No 5

2. Ngoyo, L., Msendekwa, M., and Sirima, H. (2018). Assessment of the Position of
LGAs in Promoting Industrial Economy (Opportunities and Challenges); Case of
selected LGAs in Tanzania Mainland. Tengeru Community Development Journal, V 4, No. 1

3. Msendekwa, M., and Lubuva, A. (2019). Factors Influencing Parents’ Decision to
Choose Pre Schools for their Children: A Case of Dodoma City. Journal of Cooperative and Business Studies, Vol.4, Issues 1.

4. Msendekwa, M., Lupala, F and Kandore, H. (2020). Unmasking Gender Based
Violence: Pastoralists’ Girls Access to and Completion of Primary and Secondary
Education in Kiteto, Tanzania. Local Government Development Journal. Vol.4. Issue 1

ONGOING RESEARCH PAPERS
Implementation of Competence Based Curriculum in Tanzania: Practice and Experience of
Selected Institutions under NACTVET.
An Assessment of Reflective Teaching in Tanzanian Secondary Schools: Reality from
Selected Secondary Schools in Dodoma City
Responses of Local Government Authorities to Climate Change Impacts in AgroPastoral
Communities: A Case of Bahi District, Tanzania

SELECTED SEMINARS AND RETREATS ATTENDED
- Opportunities and Obstacles to Development (O&OD) Phase I sensitization seminar
organized by JICA/PO-RALG at LGTI, Hombolo, 13-15 January 2016.
- Master Trainer on Improved O&OD and institutional training system organized by
JICA/PO-RALG in Morogoro, 6-12 March, 2016 and 26th June to 2nd July 2016.
-Knowledge Co-Creation Program in Participatory Local Social Development (PLSD) in
Japan and Philippines, 2nd August 2016- 22nd September 2016

SELECTED RESEARCH SUPERVISED
Urassa, G. (2015). Factors Associated with Poor English Language Usage in Government
Primary Schools: A Study of Dodoma Municipality, Dodoma Region, St. John’s University
of Tanzania (MAED Dissertation).
Jonas, G. (2016). The State of Implementing Learner-Centered Approach in Tanzania
Secondary Schools: The Case of Dodoma Municipality, St. John’s University of Tanzania
(MAED Dissertation)
Saidi, S. (2016). The Access and Retention of Orphans Students in Secondary Schools in
Tanzania, St John’s University of Tanzania (MAED Dissertation)
Matunga, T. (2017). Effectiveness of the Use of ICT in Teaching and Learning in Higher
Learning Institutions: A Case of Sjut And Udom. St John’s University of Tanzania (MAED
Dissertation).

CONSULTANCY
➢ UNICEF-Strengthening the Capacity of National and Local Governments’ Officials
on Child-Focused Planning and Budgeting October, 2018- Feb. 2019
➢ Team Lead -Feed the Future Enabling Growth through Investment and Enterprise:
Developing a questionnaire which will assess andcreate conducive climate that
supporting business viability, growth and investment through removal of complexity
and all unnecessary barriers to existing policy, legal framework, institutional
arrangements and regulatory conditions (June – September, 2017).
➢ LGTI coordinator of Public Sector System Strengthening (PS3) (2015-2020)
➢ Consultant in Provisional of Training, Material Design and Technical Advisory on five
components namely: Governance and Citizen Engagement, Human Resources,
Finance, Information Systems, Operations Research with USAID under Public Sectors
Strengthen System Project (PS3) in Dodoma, Iringa, Kagera, Kigoma, Lindi, Mara,
Mbeya, Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Njombe, Rukwa, and Shinyang: 2015 – 2020.
➢ Translation Consultant for SWISS/TPHI/SPSS (2011-2015)

HONORS AND AWARDS CERTIFICATE
Who’s Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges

CERTIFIED TRAINERS
Leadership Training International (Certified Leadership Trainer)
Master Trainer of Improved Opportunities and Obstacles to Development (O&OD)
Trainer of Improved Opportunities and Obstacles to Development (O&OD)