CV Marshall T. Maposa

Published May 30, 2012 | By Patrick

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA

Nationality: Zimbabwean

Date of Birth: 17^th March 1976

Gender: Male

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

NAME OF INSTITUTION	YEARS OF ATTENDANCE	QUALIFICATION GAINED	YEAR QUALIFICATION GAINED	SPECIALISATION
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN)	2009	Master of Education (MEd)	2010	History Education
UKZN	2008	Bachelor of Education (BEd) Honours passed *summa cum laude*	2009	History Education
UKZN	2007	Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) with distinction	2008	History Teaching, Technology, Life Orientation
University of Zimbabwe	1995-1997	Bachelor of Arts (BA) General	1998	History, Economic History, Archaeology
Hartzell High School	1994	GCE Advanced Level	1995	History, Shona, Geography, General Paper (English Language and Communication)
Hartzell High School	1992	GCE Ordinary Level	1993	History, English, Shona, Geography, Mathematics, General Science, Physical Science, Biology, Agriculture

WORK EXPERIENCE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Year Organization Position/Responsibilities

2008-present UKZN Lecturing/Module co-ordination

History Method 1

History Method 2

History for Educators 220

History for Educators 310

History Teaching (PGCE)

Teaching for Historical Literacy (Honours)

Co-supervision

Independent Research (Honours)

MEd History Education

Tutoring

English Language Course

Academic Literacy in English

Teaching Practice

BEd

PGCE

Invigilation

1998-2007 Donain/Chinaa Secondary Schools Teaching

Teacher – History, English

Head of Department – History

Senior Master

Acting Deputy Headmaster

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES ACQUIRED THROUGH MY EXPERIENCES

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

A Zimbabwean view of the FET History Curriculum presented at UKZN Edgewood Campus at the South African Society for History Teaching Conference (21-22 September 2007)
The depiction of the nineteenth and twentieth century migration in Africa in selected Ordinary Level Zimbabwean History textbooks presented at the Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference (13-16 January 2009).
Theorising historical literacy presented with Johan Wassermann at ‘Longing for the Present: the History of History Education and the Temptations of Modernity’ (Leuven, Belgium, 18-20 August, 2010).
Conceptualising African scholarship presented with BR Mngomezulu at the School of Social Science Education research seminar, Faculty of Education, UKZN Edgewood (2010).
History textbooks and their construction of an African consciousness presented South African Society for History Teaching Conference (Pretoria, South Africa, 23-24 September 2011)

PUBLICATIONS

Maposa, MT (2008). Can PowerPoint enable History learners to “do History?” Yesterday & Today 1.
Maposa, MT (2009). The depiction of migration in Africa in selected Ordinary Level Zimbabwean History textbooks (accepted for publication) – EASA Conference proceedings
Maposa, MT (2011). A loud silence: the history of funeral dress among the Ndau of Zimbabwe. In C. Mitchell (ed). Was it something I wore? HSRC.
Maposa, MT & Wassermann, J (2009). Theorising historical literacy. Yesterday & Today 2.
Maposa, MT & Mngomezulu, B (2011). Ethnicity and political power in Africa. International Political Science Review (Under peer review).
Maposa, MT & Wassermann, J (2012). Historical literacy in a context of Patriotic History: an analysis of Zimbabwean History textbooks. African Education Review (under peer review).
Maposa, MT & Mngomezulu, BR. Conceptualising African scholarship (awaiting journal review).
Maposa, MT “Third Chimurenga” and history education in Zimbabwe. History wars (Book chapter under review)