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Department of Educational Psychology
School of Education (SEDU)
P.O. Box 190-50100
Kakamega, KENYA
Office no. MEA 009
Kakamega-Webuye Road
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Dr. James Bill Ouda
Dr. Ouda is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST). He is a post-doctoral fellow (University of Venda, South Africa), holds a PhD in Educational Research and Evaluation and a Master’s degree in Research and Evaluation. He has a Bachelor of Education degree in Technology Education (Moi University) and a Diploma in Project Management from the Kenya Institute of Management (KIM). Dr. Ouda is an external examiner for University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa among other universities. He has published widely and is actively involved in research in Kenya and beyond. He has a passion to serve the community and is a member of various school boards of management. As a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) specialist Bill has been a consultant in several educational projects and programs and is currently working with a project on the “Effectiveness of the Inclusive Home-based Early Learning Project (IHELP) model in increasing access to quality and equitable Early Child Care and Education (ECCE) for children in marginalised communities in Kenya” funded by Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) Africa 19 Hub, UNESCO-IICBA. His areas of interest include project and program M&E, education measurement, assessment and evaluation as well as action research on education and other social issues. He currently serves as the Chairman, School of Graduate Studies (CSGS), School of Education (SEDU), MMUST.
Some of his selected published works include:-
- Caroline Sabina Wekullo,James Bill Ouda,Enid Keseko,John Oyula Shiundu & Wesangula Poipoi Moses. Mentorship for capacity building among young scholars in knowledge translation, research, and practice in universities in Kenya.Published in Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning on 05 Mar 2024.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13611267.2024.2323475
- Isabellah Lumiti Ameli, James Bill Ouda, Godfrey Ayaga. Role of School Administrators in the Implementation of Early Years Education Program in Khwisero Sub-County, Kenya.Published on 23r August 2023 in AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH. DOI: https://doi.org/10.51867/ajernet.4.2.28
- Lucy Mandillah, Annette Okoth, amela Buhere, Lydia Anyonje, Christine Wanjala, James Bill Ouda, Judith Achoka. Gender inclusion in research among academic members of staff: Lessons from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya. Published on 13th April 2023 in Nairobi Journal of Humanities and social sciences.DOI: https://doi.org/10.58256/njhs.v7i2.1094
- Tawanda Runhare, James Bill Ouda, Maria Tsumbedzo Vele, & Ndileleni Mudzielwana. (2021). School-community interventions to curb earner-attrition: The perceptions of key education stakeholders in a rural South African school neighborhood. International Review of Education. ISSN 00208566 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-021-09910-0httpsrdcu.be/cqjt9
- Ouda, J.B. & Shiundu, J.O. (2021). The organisation and role of education in Africa, In: Runhare, T & Gwirayi, P. (Eds). Sociological foundations of education in Africa: perspectives, contexts and contemporary issues. Cape Town: Oxford University Press Southern Africa. pp 241-270. ISBN: 9780190738525, Epub ISBN: 9780190754044 https://www.oxford.co.za/book/9780190738525-sociological-foundations-of-education-in-africa-perspectives-contexts-and-cont#.YNspbugzY2w
- Ouda, J.B. & Najoli, E.K. (2021). Educational inflation: The emergence of Diploma Disease in Africa, In: Runhare, T & Gwirayi, P. (Eds). Sociological foundations of education in Africa: perspectives, contexts and contemporary issues. Cape Town: Oxford University Press Southern Africa. pp 340-365. ISBN: 9780190738525, Epub ISBN: 9780190754044 https://www.oxford.co.za/book/9780190738525-sociological-foundations-of-education-in-africa-perspectives-contexts-and-cont#.YNspbugzY2w
- Arthur Khigani Lwangu, James Bill Ouda & Joel Ogutu. (2020). Career Guidance: Role of Counselling Resources and Community Support in Public Schools in Kenya. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), |Volume IV, Issue VI, 686-696, June 2020|ISSN 2454-6186. https://www.rsisinternational.org/virtual-library/papers/career-guidance-role-of-counseling-resources-and-community-support-in-public-schools-in-kenya/
