BUAN

Dr Kgomotso Mabusa; ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3052-6700

Senior Lecturer in Agricultural Education; Industrial Attachment Coordinator

Faculty of Agri-Business, Education and Extension
Department of Agricultural Education, Extension and Rural Development

Private Bag 0027
3650100/250; 71676773/ 75416393
kmabusa@buan.ac.bw

Qualifications: PhD ed from University of Nottingham, UK: MSc, BSc and Diploma in Agricultural Education from UNISWA.

Experience:

Have profound experience in Teacher Education (Pre- and In-service training of teachers. Taught from secondary school level up to MSc level at tertiary institution level.

Have had an opportunity to serve at positions of responsibility as senior teacher, deputy headmaster, senior Education Officer (In-service training), Principal Education Officers (Pre-service): Overseeing practical subject at Colleges of Education in Botswana, HoD in the department of Agricultural Education , Extension and Rural Development and currently a Coordinator for Industrial Attachment in BUAN

Have had the opportunity to lead Agriculture National Panel (2019-date) for the development of the Multiple pathways Agriculture Curriculum and serves in the Agriculture Advisory Committee at Botswana Examinations Council (2018-date).

Led the development of academic programmes in the department.

Have experience in conducting social science research in areas of education, extension and other behavioural sciences in varied sectors.

Have experience in validation of data collection instruments as well as data collection, management and analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data sets through the use of SPSS and Nvivo respectively.

Other professional undertakings worth noting include:

Writing Agricultural Science textbooks for form 4 and 5 curriculum levels targeting local and international readership (Ongoing)

Led the development of the Agriculture Multiple pathways teaching syllabuses as the National Panel Chairperson (2019-2020)

Undergraduate

AEB211/AGED301: Educational Psychology

AEB419/AGED303: Philosophy of Education

AEB425/AGED404: Management of Agricultural Enterprises in Schools

AEB421/AGED402: Research Methods in Education

AGED401: Educational Administration and Supervision

AGED403: Curriculum Design and Development

AGED300: Teaching Practice

FPAB300: Field Practical Training

APB410/420 Research Project

Graduate

AEE603 Educational Statistics

AEE 604 Seminars series in Agricultural Education

AEE 608 Adult Education in Agriculture

AEE 602 Research Methods in Education

AEE700 MSC Research Proposal Development

AEE701 MSC Dissertation

a. Research Interests: Dr Mabusa research interests include those in the areas of- Research Methods; Educational Statistics, data collection, management and analysis, curriculum design' development and evaluation; professional development of teachers (pre-service and in-service); Teaching and learning; measurement and testing, guidance and counselling; management of educational resources as well as emerging social issues in Education and Botswana as a nation.

b. Refereed Scholarly/Scientific Journal Articles

Torimiro D. O., Adeloye K. A., Motaung M. V. and Mabusa K. (2026). Gendered Livelihoods and Multidimensional Poverty in Rural Botswana: Evidence from Oliphants Drift for SDG-Oriented Agricultural Extension. Submitted manuscript to South African Journal of Agricultural Extension (SAJAE)
Torimiro D. O., Lebala O., Alao T. O., Mabusa K., Tselaesele N.M., Tladi-Sekgwama F. and Bulala T. (2024). Correlates of Information and Communication Technologies usage among academic staff in Botswana Colleges of Education. Journal of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics: ISSN: 18158129 E-ISSN: 18151027. 20(09), pp2147-2159
Torimiro D. O., Lebala O., Alao T.O., Tselaesele N.M., Mabusa K., Tladi-Sekgwama F., and Rammolai-Segokgo M. (2024). ITC Resources Usage and competence levels: The challenges of Academic staff in Botswana Colleges of Education. Journal of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics: ISSN: 18158129 E-ISSN: 18151027. 20(09) pp2161-2171
Baliyan, S. P., Malebalwa, K., Keregero, K.J.B. and Mabusa, K. (2021). Poor academic performance of students in agriculture at primary schools in Botswana: Analysis of causes and ways to improve. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research. 20(9), pp.116-135
Mabusa, K. (2019). In-service Professional Development Needs Expressed by Botswana Secondary School Agriculture Teachers. MOSENODI: International Journal of the Educational Studies. Vol. 22(2),pp 31-45. ISSN 1021-559X. [Available: https://journals.ub.bw/index.php/mosenodi]

Mabusa, K. (2017). An Integrated In-service Professional Development Model Proposed for Agriculture teachers: Implication for Improved IPD policy at the Central Region of Botswana. BEST: International Journal of Humanities, Arts, Medicine and Science (BEST: IJHAMS). 5 (12) pp 117-128, ISSN (P): 2348-0521; ISSN (E): 2454-4728; Impact factor (JCC): 2.8973; ICV: 44.78

Mabusa, K., Alone, T. A. and Macheng, B. (2015). Perceptions of Teachers on the use of corporal punishment in schools: A case of Kang Secondary Schools. Research Journal of Educational Sciences, 3(6), pp. 1-6. ISSN (Online): 2321-0508.

Thobega, M., Subair, S. K., Mabusa, K. and Rammolai, M. (2011). Curriculum related factors that affect agriculture teachers’ delivery of the subject. Prime Research on Education, 1(3), pp. 037-043.

Thobega, M., and Mabusa, K. (2009). Analysis of teaching practice assessment process at the Botswana College of Agriculture. UNISWA Research Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology, 12(1) pp. 33– 41.

Subair, S. K. and Mabusa, K. (2008). Perception of Agricultural Extension Officers Regarding the Policies Established by Botswana Ministry of Agriculture to Strengthen Agricultural Extension Services in Botswana. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 5 (1), pp. 57 – 62. ISSN: 1683-8831

Mabusa, K. and Keregero K. J. B. (2004). In-service Training Needs of Senior Secondary Agriculture Teachers in Botswana. UNISWA Research Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology, 7 (2), pp. 186 – 191. ISSN: 1029-9645.

Published Book

1. Mabusa, K. (2007). Agriculture (PSLE Made Easy). Gaborone, Botswana: Heinemann. ISBN 97899912 519-43

2. 2. Writing Agricultural Science textbooks for form 4 and 5 curriculum levels targeting local and international readership (Ongoing)

Submitted proposal on a project titled ‘’ FASTER BOTSWANA’’ aimed at systematically providing a framework for identification of community-oriented problems, problem solving as well as packaging and communicating research outputs.

Leading negotiations for a collaborative project with the Gaborone City Council that targets to address out of school youth: Aim of which is to contribute in curbing juvenile delinquencies amongst other social ills. Project has potential to be cascaded to all councils in Botswana