Background
Siyakwazi, Ben John was born on March 10, 1939 in Mberengwa, Zimbabwe. Son of John Chifashu and Martha (Mabuzane) Siyakwazi.
Siyakwazi, Ben John was born on March 10, 1939 in Mberengwa, Zimbabwe. Son of John Chifashu and Martha (Mabuzane) Siyakwazi.
Bachelor with honors, Lincoln U., 1974; Master of Education, Tufts U., 1975; Doctor of Education, Rutgers University, 1979.
From teacher to headmaster to manager schools, Lutheran Church, Mberengwa, 1959-1971;
assistant professor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1978-1979;
senior lecturer, U. Zimbabwe, Harare, since 1992. Department chairman education U. Zimbabwe, Harare, 1985-1993. External examiner U. Namibia, Windhoek, 1995, U. Botswana, Gaborone, 1993-1994.
Education secretary Evangelical Lutheran Church, Harare, 1994-1995, education consultant, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 1987. Chairman, teacher education review committee Min. Edition and Culture, Harare, 1985, lecturer and presenter in field.
Visiting scholar Tuskegee U., 1985, IowaState U., 1987, Cornell Univercity, 1988, U. Sussex, 1995, U. Forthare, 1996.
Vice-chairman education board Lutheran Church, Bulawayo, 1984-1987. Vice-chairman Former Lutheran Student Association, 1986-1991. Active National Committee on Aids Curriculum, Harare, since 1994.
Member Mberengwa Development Association International Council on Education for Tchg. (PaperPresentation award 1993), Comparative Education Association, Association University Teachers, Kappa Delta Pi, Alpha Chi.
Married Peggy Doris Zijena. Children: Bevelyn, Bessie, Carol, Tapiwanashe.