Rate My Professor Aaron T. Sigauke

Aaron T. Sigauke is a Lecturer in Social Science Education at the University of New England’s School of Education. His career spans teaching and academic roles in Zimbabwe and internationally. He started as a high school teacher and lecturer at a teacher training college in Zimbabwe, progressed to lecturer positions at Midlands State University and the University of Zimbabwe. Pursuing advanced studies, he earned his PhD in Citizenship Education from the University of Aberdeen, UK, where he subsequently served as a Teaching Fellow before joining UNE. Sigauke holds a Master of Education in Sociology of Education and a Bachelor of Education in Geography and Sociology of Education from the University of Zimbabwe, an Advanced Diploma in Education in Sociology of Education from the University of London, and a Secondary Teacher Certificate in Education from Zimbabwe.

His research focuses on young people, citizenship education and social justice, education policy, social and educational inclusion, adult literacy for empowering the disadvantaged, and globalisation and global education. He teaches a range of units including Secondary Education: Society and Environment Curriculum 2 (EDSS312), Secondary Education: Geography (EDSS323), Secondary Education: Studies of Religion (EDSS327), Humanities and Social Sciences in the Primary School 2 (EDSS324), and supervises higher degree research students. Selected key publications include “Knowledge Levels and Perspectives of Pre-Service Teachers on Global Education: A Case Study of Geography Students at a University in Zimbabwe” (2023, with P. Gwirayi), “Global education at the teacher education level: A comparative study of views of pre-service teachers in Australia and Zimbabwe” (2021, with P. Gwirayi), “Civics and citizenship education in post-apartheid South Africa: Pre-service teachers and teacher educator perspectives” (2020), “Citizenship Education in the Social Science Subjects: An Analysis of the Teacher Education Curriculum for secondary schools” (2013), and recent book chapters such as “KwaMunyasa: Problematising Coloniality of Citizenship in Zimbabwe” (2024, Routledge) and “Social Class and School Uniforms: A Zimbabwean Case” (2023).