Katherine Namuddu
{{Short description|Ugandan educationist and author}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Katherine Namuddu
| native_name_lang = Lug
| citizenship = Uganda
| alma_mater = Makerere University
| occupation = Author
| known_for = Working with RockFeller Foundation
| title = Dr.
| awards = Women of Distinction Award.
| honours = Legacy of Leadership Award
}}
Katherine Namuddu is a Ugandan educationist, academician, researcher, author and advisor on African higher education who worked with the Rockefeller Foundation of New York and Makerere University.{{Cite web |title=Never a Dull Moment by Katherine Namuddu (Ebook) - Read free for 30 days |url=https://www.everand.com/book/387807609/Never-a-Dull-Moment-1950S-Village-Schooling-in-Uganda |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Everand |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Where to from here for the African PhD? |url=https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20131102155412705 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=University World News |language=en}}
Career
She taught at Nairobi, Kenyatta and Makerere university where she was the deputy Chairperson of the University Council. She worked for the Rockefeller Foundation of New York and an advisor on African higher education. She is one of the founding members of Diaspora Girls' Senior High School and she was the Director of Studies at Uganda Martyrs SS Namugongo.{{Cite web |title=About us page |url=https://diasporagirlsshs.simdif.com/about_us.html |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=diasporagirlsshs.simdif.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Administration – uganda martyrs SS Namugongo |url=https://ugandamartyrs.ac.ug/administration/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |language=en-US}}She was awarded with the Women of Distinction Award by Forum for African Women Educationalists(FAWE) for helping and inspiring the girl-child.{{Cite web |date=2021-01-07 |title=Awarded for helping the girl-child |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/full-woman/awarded-for-helping-the-girl-child-1489530 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Monitor |language=en}}She was also honored by Makerere University when it was honoring it's former leaders at the event titled "A Legacy of Leadership".{{Cite web |last=Byemboijana |first=Muhamadi |date=2023-03-17 |title=Makerere University Council Honors Former University Leaders |url=https://softpower.ug/makerere-university-council-honors-former-university-leaders/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=SoftPower News |language=en-US}}
She has published a number of articles which include; Systemic Curricular Change, Strengthening Educational Research in Developing Countries, Educational research priorities in Sub-Saharan Africa among others which are intended to promote the quality of education in higher institutions. She has also published books like Her Husband's Crown and Never a Dull Moment which narrates the barriers of modern schools in a rural village in Uganda to a girl child.{{Cite web |title=Never a Dull Moment: 1950s Village Schooling in Uganda - Namuddu, Katherine: 9781479734818 - AbeBooks |url=https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9781479734818/Never-Dull-Moment-1950s-Village-1479734810/plp |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=www.abebooks.co.uk |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=April 2025 |title=scientific-contributions |url=https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Katherine-Namuddu-2029985715 |website=www.researchgate.net}}
Publications
Books
- Never a Dull Moment: 1950S Village Schooling in Uganda.{{Cite web |date=2021-01-29 |title=Plight of traditional schools should be government's concern |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/commentary/plight-of-traditional-schools-should-be-government-s-concern--1776364 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Monitor |language=en}}
- Her Husband's Crown.{{Cite book |date=April 2025 |title=Her-Husbands-Crown-Katherine-Namuddu |id={{ASIN|1482804018|country=uk}} }}
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