Rufaro Audrey Chitiyo

Rufaro Audrey Chitiyo holds a Ph.D. in Exceptional Learning. She specialized in Young Children and Families and her research areas of interest include child abuse and neglect and other types of family violence that affect young children. She is also interested in how individuals bounce back from adversity and how professionals take care of themselves in order to thrive personally and professionally. Rufaro is currently an assistant professor of human development in the School of Human Ecology at Tennessee Technological University. She teaches family violence across the lifespan, cultural competence, research methods, middle childhood and adolescent development, developing professional resilience, social policy for children and families, family stress management, advanced applications of counseling techniques, and normative and catastrophic issues in families.

Publications

Maintaining a Safety Net and Peace for Former Child Soldiers in Africa: Evaluation of Peace Education Programs
Maintaining a Safety Net and Peace for Former Child Soldiers in Africa: Evaluation of Peace Education Programs
Florence Nyemba, Rufaro Chitiyo. © 2023. 20 pages.
This chapter focuses on the challenges and opportunities associated with the implementation of peace education programs in Africa. Peace education programs are used widely to...
A Theoretical Perspective of Inequities in Online Learning/Education Based on Generational Differences
A Theoretical Perspective of Inequities in Online Learning/Education Based on Generational Differences
Rufaro A. Chitiyo, Florence Nyemba. © 2023. 14 pages.
Online learning has been on the rise during the 21st century. Both instructors and students enjoy the flexibility of teaching and learning from anywhere they choose. The...
Closing the Educational Achievement Gap for Students With Learning Disabilities
Closing the Educational Achievement Gap for Students With Learning Disabilities
Florence Nyemba, Rufaro Audrey Chitiyo. © 2023. 454 pages.
Recently, there has been a growing demand for diversity and inclusion in schools worldwide to ensure effective learning for every student. Efforts have been made to support...
Child Development for Human Services Professionals: A Scoping Review
Child Development for Human Services Professionals: A Scoping Review
Rufaro A. Chitiyo. © 2022. 16 pages.
Human services professionals are those who work with people in different settings. Their jobs entail helping others cope and/or manage a plethora of issues. Using search terms...
Nonviolent Discipline Practices Within Classrooms: Best Practices From a Trauma-Informed Perspective
Nonviolent Discipline Practices Within Classrooms: Best Practices From a Trauma-Informed Perspective
Rufaro A. Chitiyo, Florence Nyemba, Elizabeth A. Ramsey. © 2022. 20 pages.
This chapter focuses on nonviolent discipline practices within classroom settings. The authors draw upon a trauma-informed perspective as a means to encourage professionals...
Immigrant Women’s Voices and Integrating Feminism Into Migration Theory
Immigrant Women’s Voices and Integrating Feminism Into Migration Theory
Florence Nyemba, Rufaro Chitiyo. © 2021. 281 pages.
Migration is a multifaceted phenomenon that plays a critical role in today’s world, yet there have been few attempts to look beneath the surface of the mass movements of people....
Hispanic/Latino Immigrant Women's Social Stressors: Silenced Voices
Hispanic/Latino Immigrant Women's Social Stressors: Silenced Voices
Elizabeth Ramsey, Rufaro A. Chitiyo. © 2021. 19 pages.
The United States has seen a large influx of immigrants in recent years, with Latino/ Hispanic immigrants making up slightly more than half of immigrants. This chapter identifies...
Nonviolent Discipline Practices Within Classrooms: Best Practices From a Trauma-Informed Perspective
Nonviolent Discipline Practices Within Classrooms: Best Practices From a Trauma-Informed Perspective
Rufaro A. Chitiyo, Florence Nyemba, Elizabeth A. Ramsey. © 2021. 26 pages.
This chapter focuses on nonviolent discipline practices within classroom settings. The authors draw upon a trauma-informed perspective as a means to encourage professionals...
A Theoretical Perspective of Inequities in Online Learning/Education Based on Generational Differences
A Theoretical Perspective of Inequities in Online Learning/Education Based on Generational Differences
Rufaro A. Chitiyo, Florence Nyemba. © 2021. 14 pages.
Online learning has been on the rise during the 21st century. Both instructors and students enjoy the flexibility of teaching and learning from anywhere they choose. The...
Maintaining a Safety Net and Peace for Former Child Soldiers in Africa: Evaluation of Peace Education Programs
Maintaining a Safety Net and Peace for Former Child Soldiers in Africa: Evaluation of Peace Education Programs
Florence Nyemba, Rufaro Chitiyo. © 2019. 26 pages.
This chapter focuses on the challenges and opportunities associated with the implementation of peace education programs in Africa. Peace education programs are used widely to...