Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council - Director Curriculum Development Centre Profile

The Director Curriculum Development Centre Profile

Dr. Garba Dahiru Gandu: B.A Combined Honors(History / Hausa); M.A Hausa (Language / Linguistics); PhD (African Languages/Linguistics); Graduate Certificate (Reading); Bachelor of Law (LLB); Barrister at Law, (BL); Foundation, and Proficiency Certificates in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).

Membership

Member Linguistic Association of Nigeria (LAN);
Member Curriculum Organisation of Nigeria (CON);
Member Reading Association of Nigeria (RAN);
Member Nigerian Bar Association (NBA);
Member Association of Mediators and Arbitrators in Nigeria; and Peace Ambassador Designate.

Work Experience

Garnered 0ver a 35 Year period as: Classroom Teacher (Education Officer) - History, Social Studies, and English at Secondary School Level; Assistant - Principal/Senior Lecturer Hausa language/Linguistics at Tertiary Level; Head of Department, Remedial Arts at Tertiary Level; Head of Department, Department of Languages at Tertiary Level; Principal Research Officer - Director of Research, Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), Director Special Duties and Head of Curriculum Development Centre (NERDC). Performed routine academic as well as administrative and ad-hoc duties at substantive and committee positions.

Attended and organized many local and international trainings, seminars, conferences and workshops; and, Participated in research projects and published journal articles, coauthored books and research on language development and research, language education, language and linguistics, curriculum and instructional material development, educational policy and assessment, reading, book development and quality assurance, peace and conflict resolution.

Skills and Areas of Self Assertion

Linguistics: General Linguistics; Hausa Studies; Political Language and Discourse Analysis; Sociolinguistics; Language Planning, Development, Research and Documentation; Language Education; Reading; Language Extension and Translation.
Curriculum and Instructional Material Development: Curriculum Research, Policy and Design; Language Curriculum and Pedagogy; ,Civic, Peace and Security Education Curriculum and Pedagogy; Entrepreneurship Education Curriculum and Pedagogy; Instructional Material Development and Assessment; and Teacher Capacity Building.
Law: Legal Matters and Jurisprudence; Environmental and Labour Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution and Restorative Justice; Legal Drafting and Instruments.
History: Nigerian History; West African History; African History; Islamic History; History of the Middle East; Civic Education; Peace and Security Education.