Mohamed Osman Abdi Idris

Master Degree of Educational Administration, Kenyatta University,2016

Bachelor of Science in education, Benadir University, Somalia 2008

Mohamed Osman A. Idris is a faculty member at the Faculty of Education, SIMAD University, where he is actively engaged in research and teaching in several key areas of educational development. His scholarly interests encompass quality education, teacher education, curriculum studies, instructional design, educational psychology, guidance and counselling, and cognitive science. He has contributed significantly to the academic discourse on education in Somalia, with a strong focus on post-conflict educational reform and the enhancement of teaching and learning environments. His most recent publication, titled “The Effect of the School Environment on the Provision of Quality Education: A Study of Schools in Mogadishu, Somalia” (https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1541502), explores how physical and psychosocial school conditions influence the delivery of quality education in urban Somali settings.

Educational Information

• Quality Education
• Educational Psychology
• Curriculum
• Teaching Methods

1. Educational Guidance and Counselling
2. Evaluation of Teaching and Learning
3. Educational Leadership and Management
4. Curriculum development
5. Physics:

• General Physics
• Medical Physics
• Quantum Physics
• Nuclear Physics
• Solid State Physics
• Heat and Thermodynamics
• Waves and Optics
• Electromagnetics

• 2024-2025

1. Investigating the Impact of Commercialization on Quality Education Delivery in Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Mogadishu, Somalia.
2. Examining Teachers’ Qualifications as Predictors of Students’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Wadajir District, Mogadishu.
3. The Effect of Use of Social Media on Students Academic Performance in Mogadishu, Somalia.
4. Effect of Teachers’ Motivation On Students’ Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Warta-Nabadda District, Mogadishu Somalia.

• 2023-2024

1. Impact of Social media on Students academic performance at secondary schools in Mogadishu.
2. Effect of Socioeconomic Status On Academic Achievement in Primary Schools in Galmudug.

• 2022-2023

1. The factors influencing gender equality in Basic Education in Mogadishu Somalia
2. Students’ motivation and academic achievement in secondary schools in Darulsalaam District, Mogadishu Somalia.
3. Investigating the impact of parental support on early Childhood Educational Experiences in Mogadishu Somalia.
4. Investigating the factors contributing students’ late arrival in Secondary schools in Mogadishu, Somalia.

• 2021-2022

1. The impact of Corporal punishment on Students’ academic performance in Secondary school in Mogadishu, Somalia.
2. The impact of teaching methods on the students’ academic performance in some selected secondary schools in Daynile District, Mogadishu Somalia

• 2020-2021

1. Factors Attributed to Students’ Misconception in Study of Mathematics (Case Study: SIMAD University)

With the support of SIMAD University, I have led and actively contributed to multiple research initiatives dedicated to enhancing the provision of quality education in Somalia. These projects have primarily focused on critical areas such as improving school environments, evaluating the implementation of curriculum policies, and strengthening teacher capacity—particularly within the context of post-conflict educational recovery. Through these efforts, I have aimed to generate evidence-based insights that inform policy decisions and support sustainable educational development in Somalia.

Include:

• Project title: Quality Education
  
  
• Funding source: SIMAD university
  
  
• Role in the project: Lead
• Timeline or year: 2 years

1. The effect of the school environment on the provision of Quality education: A study of schools in Mogadishu, Somalia, https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1541502
2. Impact of pedagogical and curriculum policy implementation on quality education in Mogadishu, Somalia, https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2025.01.008
3. The impact of teacher training on the delivery of quality education: A study of schools in Mogadishu, Somalia, https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2024.05.023
4. Teachers’ role in implementing the Somali primary school curriculum in Mogadishu, Somalia, https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2024.06.022
5. Impact of Corporal Punishment on Students’ academic performance at Secondary Schools Level in Mogadishu, Somalia, DOI: 10.47750/jett.2023.14.05.043
6. The Relationship Between Head Teachers’ School Rules’ Implementation and Student Academic Performance in Secondary Schools.
7. INFLUENCE OF HEAD TEACHER’S DISCIPLINE MANAGEMENT ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN HELIWA DISTRICT, BENADIR REGION, SOMALIA.