Phone: 309-677-3188
Email: kpk@bradley.edu

K. Paul Kasambira joined the teacher education faculty in 1979. He teaches several courses, including Foundations of Education, Educational Psychology, Curriculum Development, Teaching Methods, and Multicultural Education. He has also taught comparative education courses in Great Britain. Apart from his professorial duties he has also served as a University administrator.

Dr. Kasambira has been named Professor of the Semester by Bradley students twice within the past five years. In addition to receiving awards for his outstanding teaching and research activities, Dr. Kasambira has published several articles in the United States, Canada, and Zimbabwe, and has given numerous professional presentations in the United States, Europe, and Africa. He has also done research in Switzerland and Germany. His books—Lesson Planning and Class Management, Teaching Methods, and Education, Administration, and Management—are widely used in classrooms throughout Indonesia, Great Britain, the Caribbean, the United States, and Africa. Dr. Kasambira sits on a number of boards of directors, including the Heartland Salvation Army, the Saint Francis College of Nursing, the Central Illinois Youth Symphony, and the Central Illinois United Methodist Church Administrative Board. He also serves on the National Council for the Accreditation of Colleges of Teacher Education (NCATE) Board of Examiners, and frequently chairs NCATE teams.

During the summer of 1997, Dr. Kasambira conducted research for a book at the universities of London, Nottingham, Cambridge, and Oxford in England. Last summer he presented papers in Ireland, England, and France. In December this year, Dr. Kasambira will travel to Sydney, Australia, where he was invited to present professional papers and to chair some sessions at the International Conference for Counselor/Educators.

Background
Dr. Kasambira was born, raised, and educated in Zimbabwe, Africa. Upon graduation in 1967 from Gweru Teachers’ College, an institute of the University of Zimbabwe, Dr. Kasambira was appointed lecturer at Nyadire Teachers' College, where he taught for four years before going to the United States in 1971 for further education. While in Zimbabwe, he also taught at the elementary and secondary levels.

Degrees & Certification
In addition to his work at Gweru Teachers’ College, Dr. Kasambira holds a BA from Taylor University and a master’s and a doctorate from Ball State University in Indiana.