Dr Golden Chikari - Botho University Distance Learning

Dr. Golden Chikari has Doctor of Education (Psychology) degreeI and has been an Educator since 1985, as a teacher, a lecturer, and most importantly as a School Principal (Managing Educational Institutions- Public and Private). Dr Chikari has also managed commercial entities as a Business Manager and as a Sales and Marketing Manager (Publishing Houses) in the private sector. He has a wealth of experience as a University and College Lecturer (both Private and Public).

He has been with Botho University since 2013 in the Faculty of Business.She lectures Business Modules and M. Ed. Modules (Organisational Behaviour).Dr Chikari has worked in different capacities as a Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, and Module Leader. He has been responsible for coordinating all Business Management programmes examinations from 2013 to date. In addition, since then, he has been intensively involved in the development of the programmes in the Faculty of Business and Accounting and in other faculties (e.g., Education).

Dr Chikari was also involved in the development of business programmes for other campuses. Recently, in June 2022, he was in Ghana for an Education Collaborative at Ashesi University presenting Botho Graduate Profile (BGP) Entrepreneurial Pedagogy. He has been a rapporteur / and chairperson for some of the proceedings.Dr Chikari has been involved in community engagements including representing the Faculty of Business and Accounting (FBA) such as the Kubung project and Ashesi Education Collaborative in Ghana (Entrepreneurial Mind Set).

About
Research
Teaching and Supervision

About

Department: Business
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Accounting
Campus: Gaborone
LinkedIn: https://mailto:golden.chikari@bothouniversity.ac.bw
Email: golden.chikari@bothouniversity.ac.bw
Qualifications:

Doctor of Education in Psychology of Education, University of South Africa,2020
Master of Education Degree in Psychology, University of Zimbabwe,2003
Master of Commerce Marketing Strategy Degree, Midlands State University,2007
Bachelor of Education in Educational Administration, Planning & Policy Studies, University of Zimbabwe
Third Level Group Diploma in Marketing, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry,1995
Certificate in Education, University o Zimbabwe,1989
Certificate of Proficiency-Long-Term Business, Insurance Institute of Zimbabwe 2010
Certified Associate (Fundamentals of Digital Teaching & Learning), Blackboard 2019

Affiliations, Honours and Industry/Community Engagement:

Nominee at every teaching excellence at Botho University
Once engaged in the Kubungu Project years
Long Service Award (5 YEARS) in December (2018) years

Research Interests:

Entrepreneurship
Education (Psychology)
Business

Research Publications:

Chikari, G. (2021). An assessment of the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education in Botswana private higher education institutions (Doctoral dissertation).
Shantha. H.L, Chikari G, Gombiro, T & Kumari, B “A Measure of Adaptive Cognition of Entrepreneurship Students for Sensing the Environment’s Uncertainty A Study in An African University” Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal (Print ISSN: 1087-9595; Online ISSN: 1528-2686) 27, Special Issue 4, 2021.
Rudhumbu Norman, Busisiwe Ndlovu, Abbas Lusenge, Douglas Svotwa & Golden Chikari “The use of motivational teaching strategies of teaching business education at Botho University in Botswana”: British Journal of EducationVol.4, No.1, pp.27-36,2016.
Tukuta, Marian, Ushe Makambe, Pamelah Bhariri & Golden Chikari. “EXPORTS-LED INDUSTRIALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH NATIONAL RE-BRANDING AND BEST PRACTICES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BOTSWANA AND ZIMBABWEAN ECONOMIES.”International Journal of Developing and Emerging Economies Vol.4, No.1, pp 22-23,2016.
Chikerema, T., Chikari, G., Chikerema, P., & Gaborone, B. (2016, June). E-Learning in Higher Education: Challenges and Tribulations for Social Justice. In ICEL2016-Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on e-Learning: ICEl2016 (p. 52). Academic Conferences and publishing limited.

Golden Chikari, Rudhumbu Norman & Douglas Svotwa “Institutional Continuous Professional Development as a Tool for Improving Lecturer Performance in Private Higher Education Institutes in Botswana”: International Journal of Higher Education Management (IJHEM) Vol. 2, issue-1,2015
Svotwa, T. D., Rudhumbu, N., & Chikari, G. (2014). Perceptions of industry in Botswana towards Botho University student industrial attachment (SIA) programme. The Business & Management Review, 5(2), 205.
Rudhumbu Norman, Golden Chikari, Douglas Svotwa, and Jean-Pierre Lukusa. “Use of Employer Branding as a Tool for Attracting and Retaining Talent: Evidence from Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs) in Botswana.”Journal of Education and Practice ISSN 2222-1735 (Paper) ISSN 2222-288X (Online)Vol.5, No.28, 2014.

Teaching and Supervision

Legal Aspects of Business
Business Management
Corporate Governance
Human Resources Management
Organizational Behavior’s
Operations Management
Change Management
Business Research Project