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Zimbabwean born Top American Academic Prof Morgan Chitiyo speaks about Inclusive Education

Zimbabwean born Top American Academic Prof Morgan Chitiyo speaks about Inclusive Education

University of North Carolina at Greensboro Professor, Morgan Chitiyo, who was invited by the Federation Of Zimbabwean Educators Unions ( FOZEU) a federation comprised of 5 unions namely ARTUZ , PTUZ, EUZ, PEUZ and ZVTU to give a presentation at their strategic planning workshop on 04 November 2023 Spoke on the importance of teachers as an integral part of learning.

Professor Morgan Chitiyo discussed the role of the teacher in implementing Inclusive Education.

“Teacher training should incorporate basic special education preparation for all teachers so that all teachers understand how to support all learners. We have case examples of this model in countries like Malawi who are making the necessary adjustments to their teacher preparation curricular to support the inclusive education model” said Prof Chitiyo.

The Esteemed Zimbabwean born Professor who has done a lot of research in different countries is the current Department Chair of Specialized Education Services at North Carolina University Greensboro. He is a holder of Ph.D. in Applied Behaviour Analysis and an MBA from Tennesee Technological University and a B.A.Ed. from Africa University. His research focuses on Positive Behaviour Support systems in school settings, autism, Inclusive Education and Special education professional development for school teachers.