Abukar Mukhtar Omar

Abukar Mukhtar Omar

DEAN, FACULTY OF EDUCATION

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A Brief Resume

Abukar Mukhtar Omar is the Dean of the Faculty of Education at SIMAD University in Mogadishu, Somalia. He holds a BSc. in Education from the Islamic University in Uganda and a Master of Arts in Educational Policy and Planning from Makerere University, Uganda. He also has a PhD in Education Management from Makerere University, Uganda. His research focuses on higher education, with a specialization in the quality of higher education and the quality of teaching and learning. He teaches undergraduate courses in education management and administration, as well as comparative education. At the postgraduate level, he teaches courses in Educational Planning, Quality Assurance in Education, Policy formulation, and Strategic Planning in Education.

 

Publications

(a) Journal Articles that Appeared (Latest first)

  1. Idris M. O. A, A. I., Mohamed, M. J., Hussein A.A., Mohamed, M. O., Omar, A. M., (2024). The impact of teacher training on the delivery of quality education: A      study of schools in Mogadishu, Somalia. International Journal of ADVANCED   AND APPLIED SCIENCES, 11(5), 209-216
  2. Abdi, A. I., Omar, A. M., Mahdi, A. O., Osman, M. A., & Asiimwe, C. (2024). Assessing higher education students’ perception towards their engagement in pedagogical        STEM approach. International Journal of ADVANCED AND APPLIED SCIENCES, 11(2), 171-179.
  3. Mohamed, M. J., Omar, A. M., & Walusansa, A. (2024). The Status of Awareness About Climate Change and Environmental Conservation Among Higher Education          Students in Mogadishu City, Somalia. International Journal of Sustainable           Development and Planning, 19(4), 1539-1545.
  4. Osman, M., Omar, A. M., & Mohamed, M. J. (2024). Lecturers’ Adoption of E-Learning from the TAM Perspective: Transitioning from Lecture Halls to Virtual  FWU Journal of Social Sciences, 18(1).
  5. Omar, A. M., Onen, D., & Etomaru, I. (2023). Nurturing Excellence: An Evaluation of the Higher Education Quality Assessment Model from the Perspective of   Undergraduate Students in Somalia’s Benadir Region. Education Quarterly          Reviews, 6(4).
  6. Omar, A. M., Onen, D., & Etomaru, I. (2023). Models for Assessing Higher Education Quality: The Most Suitable for Developing Countries-A Literature Review. East African Journal of Education Studies, 6(3), 536-552.
  7. Omar, A. M., & Kisige, A. (2023). Assuring Quality of Teaching and Learning through Quality Instructional Supervision. A Case of Private Higher Education Institutions    in Post-Conflict Somalia. Journal of Namibian Studies: History Politics   Culture, 33, 3102-3112.
  8. Osman, M. A., & Omar, A. M. (2023). The Factors Attributed to Students’ Low Performance in Secondary Leaving Examination: The Case of Secondary Schools in Benadir Region of Somalia.
  9. Omar, A. M., & Kisige, A. (2022). Assessing the Effect of Peer Reviews Mechanisms on the Quality of Teaching and Learning in Private Higher Education Institutions in            Post Conflict Somalia. International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education         (INT-JECS).
  10. Kimoga, J., Justine, N., Omar, A. M., Betty, A., & Faith, K. (2017). Critical thinking through participatory learning: analysing the nature of freedom of expression in             Makerere University lecture theatres. Advances in Social Sciences Research                    Journal, 4(5).

 

Book Chapters Published

Chapters to Appear (Latest first)

Omar, A.M., Kisige, A. (2024). Quality of Teaching and Learning Through Internal Quality Curriculum Review Mechanisms: A Case of Private Higher Education Institutions in Post-conflict Somalia. In: Neema-Abooki, P. (eds) The Sustainability of Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46242-9_4

 

Unpublished Research Books

Omar, A. M. (2024). Validation of the Higher Education Quality Assessment Model from the     Perspective of Undergraduate Students in Universities in Benadir Region, Somalia.      Unpublished PhD Thesis, Makerere University.

Omar, A. M. (2017). Internal Quality Assurance Mechanisms and the Quality of Teaching and   Learning in Private Higher Education Institutions in Somalia:  A Case Study of SIMAD           University, Mogadishu. Unpublished master’s degree dissertation, Makerere University

Contact

Phone: +252615010660

Email: abukar@simad.edu.so