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Dr. Foster Alfred Chance Kholowa

SENIOR LECTURER
Science and Mathematics Education

Research Areas

Curriculum design, development and evaluation,Early Childhood Education and Development ,Literacy Development ,Language Education ,

Profile

Education and Early Childhood Development expert committed to children’s growth and development, and the realization of their rights including education. Foster Kholowa is a Senior Lecturer in Language and Literacy Education in the School of Education at the University of Malawi. He holds a PhD in Education (early literacy development) at the University of Malawi and University of Sussex in the UK. He did his Bachelor of Education at the University of Malawi (Chancellor College) and an MA in Education and Professional Development at the University of East Anglia in the UK. He later did a PhD in Education (early literacy development) at the University of Malawi and University of Sussex in the UK. Additionally, Foster Kholowa did a postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Professional Studies in Primary Education at the University of Strathclyde (Scotland, UK). He has further studied and specialized in Early Childhood Development through the Early Childhood Virtual University (ECDVU) at the University of Victoria in Canada. Over the years, Foster Kholowa has a played an active role in both Education and Early Childhood Development (ECD) in Malawi in terms of research, policy development, curriculum/materials development and capacity building of education and ECD practitioners at various levels. Furthermore, He has been both team leader and team member for various basic research and commissioned research studies by Government, Development Partners and the wider Civil Society organizations in and outside Malawi. He has successfully supervised and examined many postgraduate students over the years as part of his research experience. Some of the organizations and Government Ministries he has worked with in related work include: World Bank, UNICEF, USAID, WFP, FAO, Save the Children, Firelight Foundation (USA), GIZ, World Vision International, Plan International, Concern Universal, UNDP, DFID, Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), Icelandic International Development Assistance (ICEIDA), Roger Federer Foundation (RFF), Catholic Relief Services, LUANAR, Ministry of Gender, Children Disability and Social Welfare (MoGCDSW), Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MoEST) and Irish Aid.

Publications

  • Journal Article
    McLinden, M, Lynch, P., Soni,A., Artiles, A., Kholowa,F., Kamchedzera,E., Mbukwa, J., and Mankhwazi, M. Supporting Children with Disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Promoting Inclusive Practice within Community-Based Childcare Centres in Malawi through a Bioecological Systems Perspective. International Journal of Early Childhood (2018) 50:159–174 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13158-018-0223-y (0123456789().-volV)(0123456789().,-volV) (2018)
  • Book Chapters
    Kholowa, F. and Chalamanda, F. (2015) Country Case Report-Malawi, in Pence, A, & Benner, A (2015) Complexities, Capacities, Communities: Changing Development Narratives in Early Childhood Education, Care and Development. UNESCO & University of Victoria (2015)
  • Journal Article
    Neuman, M.J., McConnell & Kholowa, F. From Early Childhood Development Policy to Sustainability: The Fragility of Community-Based Childcare Services in Malawi. International Journal of Early Childhood Development Volume 45, Number 3, February 2014, ISSN0020-7187 (2014)
  • Book Chapters
    Kholowa, F. & Ellis, S, (2010) Growing up in rural Malawi: dilemmas of childhood in Clark, M & Tucker, S, Early Childhoods in a changing world. London: Trentham (2010)
  • Journal Article
    Dixon, K, Place, and Kholowa, F. In(sites): Examining early literacy practices at home and school in rural Malawi and South Africa in South African Review of Education (SARE), Volume 14, No3, December 2008, pp.5-21 (2008)
  • Journal Article
    Kholowa, F. & Maluwa-Banda, D. (March 2008) Early Childhood Education and Development in Malawi: Major Challenges and Prospects, In: Zimbabwe Journal of Educational Research, Volume 20, No. 1 (2008)
  • Journal Article
    Kholowa, F. and P. Rose (2007) Parental or policy maker misunderstandings?: Contextual dilemmas of pre-schooling for poverty reduction in Malawi. International Journal of Educational Development, Vol. 27, pp.458-472 (2007)
  • Book Chapters
    Chauma, A, Kholowa, F and Holby, K.N. (2007). Promoting the use of mother tongue in education – a case for democracy, in Chilambo, M & Hunnes, O. (2007) Learning Democracy: A Resource Book. Balaka: Montfort Media (2007)
  • Book
    Kadzamira, E, Nthara, K., and Kholowa, F. (2004) Financing Primary Education for All: Public Expenditure and Education Outcomes in Malawi, IDS Research Report. Brighton: Institute of Development Studies. (2004)