Publications

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Selected Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

  • Kushnir, I., Eta, E.A., Mbah, M.F. and Kennedy, C.R., 2023. The orchestration of a sustainable development agenda in the European Higher Education Area. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-12-2022-0394
  • Leal Filho, W., Dibbern, T., Trevisan, L.V., Cristofoletti, E.C., Dinis, M.A.P., Matandirotya, N., Sierra, J., Shulla, K., Buttriss, G., Decosta, P.L. and Mbah, M., 2023. Mapping universities-communities partnerships in the delivery of the sustainable development goals. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11, pp.1-12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1246875
  • Leal, W., Dibbern, T., Viera Trevisan, L., Coggo Cristofoletti, E., Dinis, M.A.P., Matandirotya, N., Sierra, J., Shulla, K., Buttriss, G., Decosta, L.E. and Mbah, M., Mapping Universities-Communities Partnerships in the Delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11, p.1246875. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1246875
  • Mbah, M.F., Shingruf, A. and Molthan-Hill, P., 2022. Policies and practices of climate change education in South Asia: towards a support framework for an impactful climate change adaptation. Climate Action, 1(1), pp.1-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44168-022-00028-z
  • Mbah, M.F., Ajaps, S., Johnson, A.T. and Yaffa, S., 2022. Envisioning the Indigenised university for sustainable development. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, (ahead-of-print). https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-09-2021-0413
  • Mbah, M.F. and East, L.A., 2022. How Can “Community Voices” from Qualitative Research Illuminate Our Understanding of the Implementation of the SDGs? A Scoping Review. Sustainability, 14(4), p.2136. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14042136
  • Apollo, A. and Mbah, M.F., 2022. Engaging local youths in humanitarian response is not a matter of if but how. Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 7(1), pp.1-21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-022-00118-x
  • Mbah, M., Bang, H., Ndi, H. and Ndzo, J., 2021. Community health education for health crisis management: the case of COVID-19 in Cameroon. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X211031106
  • Ajaps, S. and Molthan-Hill, P., 2021. A Systematic Review of the Deployment of Indigenous Knowledge Systems towards Climate Change Adaptation in Developing World Contexts: Implications for Climate Change Education. Sustainability, 13(9), p.4811. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/9/4811
  • Johnson, A.T. and Mbah, M.F., 2021. (Un) subjugating indigenous knowledge for sustainable development: considerations for community-based research in African higher education. Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education. 13 (Summer), 43–64. https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v13iSummer.3707
  • Apollo, A. and Mbah, M.F., 2021. Challenges and Opportunities for Climate Change Education (CCE) in East Africa: A Critical Review. Climate, 9(6), p.93. https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/9/6/93
  • Mbah, M., Johnson, A.T. & Chipindi, F. (2021). Institutionalizing the Intangible through Community Engagement: Indigenous Knowledge and Higher Education for Sustainable Development in Zambia. International Journal of Educational Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2021.102355
  • Ndi, H.N., Ndi, R.A., Bang, H.N., Mbah, M.F. and Ndzo, J.A., 2021. Health and economic imperatives for households in the context of the anti-Covid-19 strategy in Cameroon. The case of Yaounde. Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences, Ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHASS-01-2021-0016
  • Bang, H.N., Mbah, M.F., Ndi, H.N. and Ndzo, J.A., 2020. Gauging Cameroon’s resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for enduring a novel health crisis. Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1108/TG-08-2020-0196
  • Mbah, M., & Fonchingong, C., 2019. Curating indigenous knowledge and practices for sustainable development: possibilities for a socio-ecologically-minded university. Sustainability, 11(15), 4244. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11154244
  • Mbah, M. and Fonchingong, C., 2019. University’s Catalytic Effect in Engendering Local Development Drives: Insight into the Instrumentality of Community-Based Service Learning. Journal of Sustainable Development. Vol. 12, No. 3. DOI:10.5539/jsd.v12n3p22
  • Mbah, M., 2018. Can local knowledge make the difference? Rethinking university engagement and prospect for sustainable community development. Journal of Environmental Education, DOI:10.1080/00958964.2018.1462136
  • Mbah, M., Eccles, S. and Frost, S., 2018. Student Perceptions and Institutional Targets: the matches and mismatches of financial bursary support. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, Vol. 20, No. 4, November 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5456/NVPLL.20A.
  • Goodwin, K. and Mbah, M., 2017. Enhancing the work placement experience of international students: towards a support framework. Journal of Further and Higher Education. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2017.1377163.

Selected Book Chapters

  • Mbah, M.F. and Bailey, M., 2022. Decolonisation of Research Methodologies for Sustainable Development in Indigenous Settings. In Indigenous Methodologies, Research and Practices for Sustainable Development (pp. 21-48). Springer, Cham.
  • Ajaps, S. and Mbah, M.F., 2022. Deconstructing Community-Based Research for Sustainable Development: The Role of Indigenous Knowledge Holders. In Indigenous Methodologies, Research and Practices for Sustainable Development (pp. 65-76). Springer, Cham.
  • Orjinta, A.J.F. and Mbah, M.F., 2022. Public Health Education in Africa: The Case of Epistemic (in) Justice and Indigenous Health Systems. In Indigenous Methodologies, Research and Practices for Sustainable Development (pp. 221-240). Springer, Cham.
  • Mugabe, P.A., Mbah, M.F. and Apollo, A., 2022. Towards an Integrated Approach to Climate Change Education in Tanzania: The Role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems. In Indigenous Methodologies, Research and Practices for Sustainable Development (pp. 267-284). Springer, Cham.
  • Fonchingong C. & Mbah, M., 2022. Forging a university-aided indigenous community education. In Universities, Society and Development: African Perspectives of University Community Engagement in Secondary Cities. (pp. 81-96).
  • Chipindi, F.M., Johnson, A.T. and Mbah, M.F., 2022. Localising Knowledge Systems. In Decolonising African Higher Education (pp. 74-90). Routledge. ISBN 9780367745189.
  • Molthan-Hill P., Blaj-Ward L., Mbah M.F., Ledley T.S. 2021. Climate Change Education at Universities: Relevance and Strategies for Every Discipline. In: Lackner M., Sajjadi B., Chen WY. (eds) Handbook of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6431-0_153-1

Books

  • Mbah, M.F., Molthan-Hill, P. and Molua, E.L., 2025 (eds). Practices, Perceptions and Prospects for Climate Change Education in Africa. Springer, Cham.
  • Mbah, M., Leal Filho, W. and Ajaps, S., 2022 (eds). Indigenous Methodologies, Research and Practices for Sustainable Development. Springer, Cham.
  • Mbah, M., 2012. Motivation of university support staff to improve work performance. Saarbrücken: Lambert Academic Publishing.

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