Icarbord Tshabangu

Icarbord Tshabangu (PhD), is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Childhood and Education, Leeds Trinity University, UK. He has previously worked as a Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of Educational Foundations and Management programmes, teaching postgraduate and undergraduate courses at the University of Arusha, Tanzania and at the University of Namibia, Namibia. He was also associated with the University of Liverpool Online as Honorary Senior Lecturer in doctoral studies. He has served as an internal and external examiner at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and continues to be a research supervisor. His teaching and research interests are largely on children’s rights, democratic citizenship, Education policy and qualitative methodologies. He is also a coordinator for Global Citizenship and Children's Rights Network (GLOCCRIN) and former Non-Executive Director for Community Development and Services Alliances (CODESA), UK.

Publications

Democratization of Africa and Its Impact on the Global Economy
Democratization of Africa and Its Impact on the Global Economy
Ndwakhulu Tshishonga, Icarbord Tshabangu. © 2024. 487 pages.
Democratization of Africa and Its Impact on the Global Economy delves into the intricate relationship between democracy, governance, and development in Africa, shedding light on...
The Quest for Democratic Citizenship: Contestations and Geopolitical Contradictions
The Quest for Democratic Citizenship: Contestations and Geopolitical Contradictions
Icarbord Tshabangu. © 2024. 17 pages.
This chapter examines notions of democracy and citizenship, the democratic models, and how some of these have manifested in practice, particularly within the African context....
Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Future of Africa and Policy Development
Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Future of Africa and Policy Development
Icarbord Tshabangu. © 2022. 375 pages.
Despite several idealistic efforts towards a united Africa, the term remains a hypothetical concept symbolizing a desired federal state on the continent. While globalization and...
Critical Theory in Research
Critical Theory in Research
Icarbord Tshabangu, Stefano Ba', Silas Memory Madondo. © 2022. 16 pages.
Based on critical theory, this chapter focuses on the first generation of Frankfurt School (mainly to authors such as T.W. Adorno, M. Horkheimer, and W. Benjamin). For discussing...
Ethnographic Research
Ethnographic Research
Icarbord Tshabangu, Stefano Ba', Silas Memory Madondo. © 2022. 15 pages.
This chapter considers some of the essential features of ethnography as a qualitative method. The main theoretical foundations of ethnographic approach are explained; however...
Qualitative Methods in Research: Alternative Approaches and Navigating Complexities
Qualitative Methods in Research: Alternative Approaches and Navigating Complexities
Icarbord Tshabangu, Stefano Ba', Silas Memory Madondo. © 2022. 17 pages.
This chapter discusses various methods and approaches to data collection under the qualitative methodology framework, noting that these methods provide rigour and depth...
Children's Rights and the Cultural Nexus in the African Context: Abuses and Policy Implications
Children's Rights and the Cultural Nexus in the African Context: Abuses and Policy Implications
Icarbord Tshabangu, Minenhle Moyo. © 2022. 21 pages.
Despite improvements in the awareness and observance of children's rights as enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, most parts of Africa have...
Global Trends on Citizenship: Future Implications for Political Leadership in Africa
Global Trends on Citizenship: Future Implications for Political Leadership in Africa
Icarbord Tshabangu. © 2022. 18 pages.
This chapter examined the global political systems in history and what the inherent trends may mean for citizenship and leadership in Africa, both in the present and in the...
Research Report Writing: Proposals, Dissertations, and Academic Writing
Research Report Writing: Proposals, Dissertations, and Academic Writing
Icarbord Tshabangu, Stefano Ba', Silas Memory Madondo. © 2022. 23 pages.
This chapter discusses the critical aspects necessary to produce a research report from a study undertaken. Since research is based on a systematic endeavour which seeks to...
Approaches and Processes of Social Science Research
Approaches and Processes of Social Science Research
Icarbord Tshabangu, Stefano Ba', Silas Memory Madondo. © 2021. 260 pages.
For the social sciences, the approach and processes in research are quite different. The type of evidence that social scientists can collect is often very dependent on the method...
Global Ideologies Surrounding Children's Rights and Social Justice
Global Ideologies Surrounding Children's Rights and Social Justice
Icarbord Tshabangu. © 2018. 296 pages.
Social rights are a pivotal concern for all of society, including today’s population of children. The study of the rights, or lack thereof, that children have must be undertaken...
Child Poverty and Social Inequalities in Africa: A Social Justice Perspective
Child Poverty and Social Inequalities in Africa: A Social Justice Perspective
Icarbord Tshabangu. © 2018. 14 pages.
Africa has continually faced challenges in providing public services for its vast populations culminating in wider inequality gaps and rising levels of child poverty....
The Role of Instructor in Virtual Environments: Enhancing Action Learning in Higher Education
The Role of Instructor in Virtual Environments: Enhancing Action Learning in Higher Education
Icarbord Tshabangu. © 2016. 16 pages.
The use of online technologies to advance educational goals at every level has come a long way and continues to impact the traditional outlook of many higher education...
Stolen Voices: Critical Theoretical Perspective on School Violence
Stolen Voices: Critical Theoretical Perspective on School Violence
Icarbord Tshabangu. © 2016. 18 pages.
This chapter posits a view that while adults' freedom and liberty is much talked about and advanced in almost every sphere of life, particularly in America, freedom and...