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Biography
Alfa Simwanza is a Lecturer at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS), Tanzania.
Dr. Alfa worked at Aga Khan Education Services Tanzania in 2013 as a Physical Education and Sports teacher as well as a Coordinator - After School Activities Programmes (ASAP); He also worked at Tukuyu Teachers College from 2014 to 2019 as a College Tutor; and UDSM as an academician since 2019.
He holds a PhD (2024) from the Department of Physical Education at Jadavpur University, West Bengal, India. He obtained a Master of Arts in Education (2018) and a Bachelor of Education in Physical Education and Sport Sciences (2013) from the University of Dar es Salaam.
Research Interest
Sport management and administration, coaching and training, ball games as well as aerobics.
Contacts
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Projects
Consultant Team member: (with Dr N. Mgonda and Dr. R. Boniface), Review and Updating of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for REOs and DEOs in Tanzania.
Member: Physical Activity Mediates Fear, Anxiety and Depression Associated with The Covid-19 Pandemic (Project Reference Number: Ry01
Publications
Sports activities toward sports talent development: Do the perceptions of school administrators, teachers and students matter?
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291125011143?via%3Dihub
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291125011143?via%3Dihub
Simwanza, A., & Paul, A. (2024). Critical Approaches for Reforming Sports Talent Development in Tanzanian Secondary Schools. International Journal of Educational Reform,
10567879241290186.
Simwanza, A., & Paul, A. (2024). Sports talent identification and development in Tanzanian secondary schools: what are the constraints and negotiation strategies? Gifted and Talented International, 1-18.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15332276.2024.2402253
Simwanza, A., & Paul, A. (2024). Multidimensional Approaches for Reforming Sports Programs Participation in Teachers Colleges: A Student Teacher Perspective. International Journal of Educational Reform, 10567879231222859.
Simwanza, A., & Paul, A. (2024). Literature Review on Interconnectedness of Human Resource for Reforming Practices for Sporting Talent Development in Secondary School Settings. International Journal of Educational Reform, 10567879231224746.
Simwanza, A., & Paul, A. (2023). Models for youth sports talent identification and development: An integrative review of research. Gifted and Talented International, 38(2), 164-176.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15332276.2023.2245857
Simwanza, A., & Mabagala, S. (2023). Multidimensional Approaches Employed by School Administrators in Promoting Sports Through Appropriating Fund. International Journal of Educational Reform, 10567879231191510.
Simwanza, A., & Mabagala, S. (2022). Resource mobilization for sport activities in Tanzanian secondary schools. Sport Marketing in a Global Environment: Strategic Perspectives.
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003270041-16/resource-mobilization-sport-activities-tanzanian-secondary-schools-alfa-simwanza-stephen-mabagala
Simwanza, A., & Mabagala, S. (2021). Strategies used by secondary school administrators to motivate teachers and students to be involved in sports. International Sport Business
Management, 250-261.
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003155874-16/strategies-used-secondary-school-administrators-motivate-teachers-students-involved-sports-alfa-simwanza-stephen-mabagala