Benard O. Nyatuka

Benard Omenge Nyatuka is an Associate Professor and Dean, School of Education and Human Resource Development, Kisii University, Kenya. He obtained Doctorate in Comparative Education (University of South Africa, 2015), M.Ed and B.Ed degrees from Egerton (2008) and Kenyatta (1997) Universities in Kenya, respectively. Previously, he was a lecturer at Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology, and served at the Ministry of Education as a Senior Quality Assurance and Standards Officer in Kenya. He has a decade of teaching experience in Geography and Mathematics at the secondary school cycle of education. Furthermore, he has authored several articles in peer reviewed journals and similar publication platforms, as well as chapters in scholarly books in the fields of education and development. Courtesy of UNICEF, he served as the technical advisor in the development of community service learning guidelines and materials at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development to facilitate implementation of Competency-Based Education in the country between 2021 and 2022. His research interests include Comparative and International Education, ethics in higher education, global citizenship education, school-family-community partnerships, as well as education for sustainable development.

Publications

Family-Community-Higher Education Partnership: A Critical Pillar in Realizing Social Justice
Benard O. Nyatuka. © 2023. 20 pages.
Despite governments and the higher learning institutions investing greatly in the search for social justice, its realization has more often than not remained elusive. Could this...
Partnering to Bolster Student Achievement: A Case of the Child-Friendly School Concept
Benard O. Nyatuka. © 2023. 19 pages.
Guided by the ecological systems theory, this chapter examines the basis, themes, and implications of the child-friendly school (CFS) initiative to family-school-community...
Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development
Jared Keengwe, Benard O. Nyatuka. © 2023. 373 pages.
Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development , led by experienced editor Jared Keengwe, is a must-read for academic scholars concerned about the impact of climate change...
The Power of Volunteering in Fostering Global Citizenship Education
Benard O. Nyatuka. © 2022. 20 pages.
Recent research tends to point to a connection between volunteering and global citizenship education. Particularly, it has been indicated that volunteering enhances...
Family-Community-Higher Education Partnership: A Critical Pillar in Realizing Social Justice
Benard O. Nyatuka. © 2020. 20 pages.
Despite governments and the higher learning institutions investing greatly in the search for social justice, its realization has more often than not remained elusive. Could this...