DR. ERIC NYANKANGA MAANGI
Faculty of Education
Eric Nyankanga Maangi is a Senior Lecturer at Tom Mboya University since October, 2025. Previously, he taught at the University of Kabianga from September,2015 to September, 2025.From 2007 to 2015 he taught history and Kiswahili in Kenyan secondary schools. He is currently serving as a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Tom Mboya University having specialized in the history of education at masters and doctoral level from the University of Nairobi (2008-2011) and University of South Africa (2012-2015).
Having keen interest in history of education, missionary education, history of Kenyan education since 1896, history of British colonial education, historical and contemporary developments in education, oral history research method and indigenous knowledge traditions and epistemologies. He has written widely on missionary education and authored several journal articles in refereed journals.
At the University of Kabianga,Eric was a coordinator postgraduate studies and research in the department of Psychology and educational foundations, a member of the dean’s committee on curriculum review, member of the HIV/AIDS committee, member of Sotik campus library committee, member school of education research committee and coordinator education programmes at Sotik campus. He has been an external examiner for St. Augustine University of Tanzania and Kisii University.
Publications
1. DOI:
https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2024.8090281 .Eric Nyankanga Maangi(2024). Re-Imagining Mission: Early Educational and Evangelical Activities of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church to the Gusii of Western Kenya. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS). ISSN 2454-6186.
2. DOI:
https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2024.8090277. Eric Nyankanga Maangi(2024). African Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Assessing the Training of the Gusii Children during the Pre-Colonial Period. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS). ISSN 2454-6186
3. DOI:
https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2024.8090275.Eric Nyankanga Maangi and Joseph Kipkoikoi Rotumoi(2024). The Catholic Mission and Early Educational Activities in Gusii: A Historical Metabletical Overview. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS). ISSN 2454-6186.
4. DOI:
https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2024.8090274 .Eric Nyankanga Maangi and Sang' Hellen Chelang'at (2024). Exploring the Potential of Open Distance Learning in Teacher Education in Kenya: Opportunities and Challenges. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS). ISSN 2454-6186.
5. DOI:
https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2024.8090278. Kosygin Aberi and Eric Nyankanga Maangi(2024). Rites of Passage and Cross-Border Conflict among the Maasai and Kuria of Kenya, 1920-1963. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS). ISSN 2454-6186.
6. DOI:
https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2024.8090279. Kosygin Aberi and Eric Nyankanga Maangi(2024). The Role of Abamura/Morans in Cross-Border Conflicts among the Maasai and the Kuria of Kenya, 1920-1963. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS). ISSN 2454-6186.
7. DOI:
https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2024.8090280. Kosygin Aberi and Eric Nyankanga Maangi(2024). Religious Beliefs and Cross-Border Conflicts among the Kuria and the Maasai of Kenya from 1920. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS). ISSN 2454-6186.
8. Benard O. Nyatuka & Ruth J. Songok and Eric N. Maangi, (2016). "Internationalization as a Concept in Teacher Education and Training: Benefits, Strategies and Challenges," Research Journal of Education, Academic Research Publishing Group, vol. 2(4), pages 46-51, 04-2016.
9. Norah M. Nyaiyo and Eric Nyankanga Maangi (2016) “Effects of Climate Variability on the Outbreak and Spread of Newcastle Disease in Suneka Division of Kisii Countyâ€. Research on Humanities and Social Sciences ISSN (Paper) 2224-5766 ISSN (Online) 2225-0484 (Online) Vol 6, No 10 (2016)
https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/RHSS/article/view/30667/3150611. Nyaruri Okinyi Paul, Maangi Eric Nyankanga and Neriah Nyanchama Nyabuto (2014). “Use of Media and ICT in University Instrucitonâ€.Sch. J. Arts. Humanit. Soc. Sci. 2014; 2(5A):643- 647.
http://saspjournals.com/sjahss12. Maangi Eric. Nyankanga Benecha. E. N, Wekesa. C. N, Ongaga Evans and Orina. Felix (2013). “The changing trends in teacher education in Kenya: The role of the teachers` service commissionâ€. Research on Humanities and Social Sciences ISSN 2222-1719 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2863 (Online) Vol.3, No.19,2013.
http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/RHSS/article/view/8860/905213. Evans Omosa Nyamwaka, Paul. C. Ondima, Florence Kemoni and Eric Maangi (2013). “The Place of Music and Dance in the Reconstruction of African Cultural History: a Case of the Abagusii of South-Western Kenyaâ€. Research on Humanities and Social Sciences ISSN 2222- 1719 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2863 (Online) Vol.3,
14. Eric Nyankanga Maangi(2014). Factors influencing parental patronage of private primary schools in Kenya despite free primary education (FPE) in public schools. Journal of Education and Practice www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1735 (Paper) ISSN 2222-288X (Online) Vol.5, No.26, 2014