Contrasting Ironies: English and Ugandan State Secondary Schools explores the surprising differences between education in the United Kingdom and Uganda. Drawing from his experience teaching in both countries, Fred Sheldon Mwesigwa contrasts the unexpected resistance to learning in British public schools with the strong appetite for education among Ugandan students. This revised edition, released thirteen years after his time in England and thirty years in Ugandan schools, updates readers on the current state of education in both nations. Mwesigwa, a Bishop, educator, and PhD holder from the University of Leeds, provides a thought-provoking analysis that challenges assumptions about First-World and Third-World education.
Fred Sheldon Mwesigwa is a senior lecturer and dean Faculty of Education and Arts at Uganda Christian University, Mukono. He is the Bishop of Ankole Diocese of the Anglican Church of Uganda. His interest in the English language and writing was ignited while he was pursuing a Diploma in Education (English Language and Christian Religious Education) at National Teachers College, Kakoba. Subsequently, he taught English Language and General Paper at Kibubura Girls Secondary School and Ntare School in Ankole, western Uganda. Mwesigwa obtained a Bachelor of Divinity degree awarded by the Association of Theological Institutions in Eastern Africa (AITEA), a Master of Education degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Leeds, UK. He is a guest writer on topical religious and values issues in two leading Ugandan national newspapers: The New Vision and The Daily Monitor. He belongs to several academic associations including the International Seminar on Religious Education and Values (ISREV), the Association for the Study of Religion in South Africa (ASRSA) and the International Ecumenical Fellowship (IEF). He has published in international journals and has presented academic papers in countries including South Africa, Kenya, Sweden, Turkey and the Netherlands.
Fred Sheldon Mwesigwa is a senior lecturer and dean Faculty of Education and Arts at Uganda Christian University, Mukono. He is the Bishop of Ankole Diocese of the Anglican Church of Uganda. His interest in the English language and writing was ignited while he was pursuing a Diploma in Education (English Language and Christian Religious Education) at National Teachers College, Kakoba. Subsequently, he taught English Language and General Paper at Kibubura Girls Secondary School and Ntare School in Ankole, western Uganda. Mwesigwa obtained a Bachelor of Divinity degree awarded by the Association of Theological Institutions in Eastern Africa (AITEA), a Master of Education degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Leeds, UK. He is a guest writer on topical religious and values issues in two leading Ugandan national newspapers: The New Vision and The Daily Monitor. He belongs to several academic associations including the International Seminar on Religious Education and Values (ISREV), the Association for the Study of Religion in South Africa (ASRSA) and the International Ecumenical Fellowship (IEF). He has published in international journals and has presented academic papers in countries including South Africa, Kenya, Sweden, Turkey and the Netherlands.
