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CURRICULUM VITAE PETRA ENGELBRECHT

PERSONAL DATA Name Address

Petra Engelbrecht Faculty of Education, Canterbury Christ Church University, North Holmes Road, Canterbury, Kent CT1 1QU, UK

Telephone

+ 44 (0)1227 782912(O) +44 (0)1277 457447 (H)

Fax

+44 (0)1227 863462

E-mail address

[email protected]

PROFESSIONAL DATA July 2010 -

Professor of Educational Psychology, Education Research Directorate, Faculty of Education, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, Kent, UK

2011-2014

Extra-ordinary Professor in Education, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, South Africa

March 2007 – June 2010

Executive Dean: Education Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa

2005 - Feb 2007

University of Stellenbosch: Senior Director: Research

2004 -2005

University of Stellenbosch: Director: Research (Human and Social Sciences)

1999 - 2003

University of Stellenbosch: Chairperson, Department Educational Psychology and Specialised Education

1996 - 1998

University of Stellenbosch: Professor in Educational Psychology and Specialised Education, South Africa

1995

University of Pretoria: Associate Professor in Educational Psychology

1991 - 1994

University of Pretoria: Senior Lecturer in Educational Psychology

1988 - 1990

University of Pretoria: Lecturer in Educational Psychology, South Africa

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-2EDUCATION PhD

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University of Pretoria, 1990

MEd (Psych) (Cum Laude) :

University of Pretoria, 1987

BEd (Psych)

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University of Pretoria, 1985

HED

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University of South Africa, 1981

BA

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University of Pretoria, 1969 (Psychology, German, English)

CERTIFICATION Registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa in the category Educational Psychology, February 1988. This is a statutory requirement to practise as an educational psychologist after completion of the degree MEd (Psych) and a 12 month internship. MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS Full member of the following organisations: British Educational Research Association (BERA) Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) (nominated and elected member) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for the Sciences and the Arts) (nominated and elected member) Education Association of South Africa (EASA) COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS SINCE 2010 Chairperson: Teacher Education Review Panel, Academy of Finland, 2014 Chair: Academic Board: Blake Hall College, London, 2011- 2013 Member: Measuring impact advisory committee: increasing access, retention and performance in primary education in the District of Kailahun, Sierra Leone. Child-to-Child Trust, 2012 Member: UNESCO-UK Working group on Education for All, 2010 - 2011 Member: Research Committee, Faculty of Education, CCCU, 2010 – Member: Strategy Working group: Internationalisation, CCCU, 2010 – 2011 Chair: Faculty of Education Ethics Review Committee, CCCU, 2011Member: CCCU Research Ethics and Governance Committee, 2011Member: CCCU Professorial Committee, 2012Member: Faculty of Education, CCCU Internationalisation Committee, 2010 SOUTH AFRICAN COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS National Forum: Deans of Education, 2007 – 2010 National Research Foundation, Convenor: Assessment Panel for Psychology, 2007- 2008

-3National Research Foundation, member: Capacity Development Programmes Panel: Psychology and Sociology, 2006- 2009 National Research Foundation, member: Assessment Panel for Psychology, 2004- 2006 Chairperson: South African Association of Educational Psychology, 1994-1997 Member: Professional Board for Psychology in South Africa, 1998-2003 Member: Education Committee: Professional Board for Psychology in South Africa, 19992000, 2002-2003 Member: Committee for Preliminary Inquiry: Professional Board for Psychology, 19961998 Member: Council Committee on Training (PsySSA), 1992-1994 Member: Taskforce of the Psychology Association of South Africa investigating the future of psychology in South Africa, 1990-1991 Member: Executive Committee: South African Association of Educational Psychology, 1997-1999 Secretary: Executive Committee: South African Association of Educational Psychology, a division of PsySSA, 1991-1993 Member of the Executive Committee: Remedial Teaching Foundation of South Africa, 1997-2000 Member: The National Board of the S.A. Branch of the International Association for Cognitive Education, 1995-1998 EDITORIAL BOARDS Member of the following editorial boards International Journal of Educational Reform International Journal of Disability, Development and Education (until 2012) Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe (South Africa) European Journal of Special Needs Education Per Linguam Baltic Journal of Special Education (Specialusis Ugdymas) Australasian Journal of Special Education, honorary editorial consultant

PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS In press

Malan, S. B., Ndlovu, M. & Engelbrecht, P. Introducing Problem-based Learning (PBL) into a foundation programme to develop self-directed learning skills. South African Journal of Education.

2014

Nel, M., Engelbrecht, P., Nel, N. & Tlale, D. South African teachers’ views of collaboration within an inclusive education system. International Journal of Inclusive Education, Available online: DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2013.858779.

2013

Oswald, M. & Engelbrecht, P. Leadership in disadvantaged primary schools: two narratives from contrasting schools. Educational Management Administration and Leadership, 44 (5), 621-640.

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Engelbrecht, P. Teacher education for inclusion: international perspectives. Guest editorial as invited guest editor, European Journal of Special Needs Education, Vol. 28 (2), 115-118.

2013

Engelbrecht, P., Savolainen, H., Nel, M. & Malinen, O. How cultural histories shape South African and Finnish teachers’ attitudes towards inclusive education: a comparative analysis. European Journal of Special Needs Education. Vol. 28 (3), 305-318. Available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08856257.2013.777529

2013

Malinen, O., Savolainen, H., Engelbrecht, P., Xu, J., Nel, M., Nel, N. & Tlale, D. Exploring teacher self-efficacy of inclusive practices in three diverse countries. Teaching and Teacher Education, 33 (2013), 34-44.

2012

Dreyer, L., Engelbrecht, P. & Swart, E. Making learning support contextually responsive. African Education Review, Vol 9 (2), 270-288.

2012

Engelbrecht, P. Research in a South African Faculty of Education: a transformative approach. Perspectives in Education, Vol 30 (3), 40-50.

2012

Savolainen, H., Engelbrecht, P., Malinen, O. & Nel, M. Understanding teachers’ attitudes and self-efficacy in inclusive education: implications for pre-service and in-service teacher education. European Journal of Special Needs Education, Vol 27 (1), 51-68. Available online: DOI:10.1080/08856257.2011.613603

2011

Materechera, E.K. & Engelbrecht, P. Exploring relationships in inclusive classrooms. Journal of Educational Studies, Vol 10 (2), 16-28.

2010

Malinen, O., Savoilanen, H., Engelbrecht, P. & Xu, J. Inklusiivisen opetuksen kansainvalinene ja vertaileva tutkimus (An international and comparative study of inclusive education). Kasvatus (The Finnish Journal of Education), Vol 4 (2010), 351-362.

2010

Smit, M., Russo, C. & Engelbrecht, P. Educator rights and duties in special education – a comparative study between the United States and South Africa. The Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa, Vol XLIII (1): 118-138.

2009

Oancea, A., Engelbrecht, P., & Hoffman, J. Research policy and governance in the United Kingdom – critical perspective and implications for South African higher education research. South African Journal of Higher Education, Vol 23 (6): 1101-1114.

2009

Kozleski, E.B., Artiles, A., Fletcher, T., & Engelbrecht, P. Understanding the dialectics of the local and the global in Education for all. International Critical Childhood Policy Studies, 2(1): 15-29. Published with permission from the International Journal of Education Policy, Research and Practice: Reconceptualizing childhood studies which was to have been published in 2007 by Caddo Gap Press.

-52008

Kozleski, E.B., Engelbrecht, P., Hess, R., Swart, E., Eloff, I., Oswald, M., Molina, A., & Jain, S. Where differences matter: a cross-cultural analysis of family voice in special education. Journal of Special Education, 42 (1): 2635.

2008

Naanda, A. N & Engelbrecht, P. The development of early childhood education within an inclusive education framework in Namibia. NERA Journal, 2007/2008: 129-143.

2007

Yssel, N., Engelbrecht, P., Swart, E., Oswald, M., & Eloff, I. Views of inclusion: A comparative study of parents’ perceptions in South Africa and the United States. Remedial and Special Education, 28 (6): 356-365.

2006

Engelbrecht, P., Oswald, M., & Forlin, C. Promoting the implementation of inclusive education in primary schools in South Africa. British Journal of Special Education, 33 (3):121-129.

2006

Engelbrecht, P., Oswald, M., & Forlin, C. Transforming schools: Using the “Index for Inclusion” in South Africa. Enabling Education, 10, 22-23.

2006

Engelbrecht, P. The implementation of inclusive education in South Africa after ten years of democracy. European Journal of Psychology in Education, 21 (3): 253-264. (Invited by editors to submit article).

2005

Engelbrecht, P., Oswald, M., Swart, E., Kitching, A., & Eloff, I. Parents’ experiences of their rights in the implementation of inclusive education in South Africa. School Psychology International, 26 (4): 459-477.

2004

Oswald, M., & Engelbrecht. P. High school educators’ democratic values as manifested in their educational practice and attitudes towards inclusive education. Education as Change, 8 (2): 4-32.

2004

Engelbrecht, P. Changing roles for educational psychologists within inclusive education in South Africa. School Psychology International, 25 (1): 20-29.

2004

Swart, E., Engelbrecht, P., Eloff, I., Pettipher, R., & Oswald, M. Developing inclusive school communities: voices of parents of children with disabilities. Education as Change, 8 (1): 80-108.

2004

Mowes, A., & Engelbrecht, P. Inclusive education and the curriculum: Views of Namibian educators. NERA Journal, 1, 1-16.

2003

Engelbrecht, P., Oswald, M., Swart, E., & Eloff, I. Including learners with intellectual disabilities: Stressful for teachers? International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 50 (3): 293-308.

2002

Muris, P., Schmidt, H., Engelbrecht, P., & Perold, M. DSM-IV-Defined anxiety disorder symptoms in South African children. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 41 (11): 1360-1368.

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Eloff, I., & Swart, E., Engelbrecht, P., Including a learner with physical disabilities: Stressful for teachers? Koers, 67 (1): 77-100.

2002

Swart, E., Engelbrecht, P., Eloff, I., & Pettipher, R. Implementing inclusive education in South Africa: Teachers’ attitudes and experiences. Acta Academica, 34 (1): 175-189.

2002

Engelbrecht, P., Howell, C., & Bassett, D. Educational reform and the delivery of transition services in South Africa: Vision, reform and change. Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 25 (1): 59-72.

2002

Waghid, Y., & Engelbrecht, P. Inclusive education, policy and hope: Mapping democratic policy changes on inclusion in South Africa. International Journal of Special Education, 17 (1): 21-26.

2001

Engelbrecht, P., Swart, E., & Eloff, I. Stress and coping skills of teachers with a learner with Down syndrome in inclusive classrooms. South African Journal of Education, 21 (4): 256-260.

2001

Engelbrecht, P., Forlin, C., Eloff, I., & Swart, E. Developing a support programme for teachers involved with inclusion in South Africa. International Journal of Special Education, 16 (1): 80-89.

2000

Hall, R., & Engelbrecht, P. Leerkragte se behoefte rondom die implementering van inklusiewe onderwys in Suid-Afrika, Tijdschrift voor Orthopedagogiek, 39, 287-299.

2000

Oswald, M., Ackermann, C.J., & Engelbrecht, P. Onderwysers in hoofstroomskole se houdings teenoor inklusiewe onderwys. Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe, 40 (4): 306-317.

1999

Hall, R., & Engelbrecht, P. The possible role of special schools in inclusive education. South African Journal of Education, 19 (3): 230-234.

1999

Engelbrecht, P., & Snyman, H. Educating pre-service teachers in inclusive education: Reflections on the Stellenbosch experience in South Africa. International Journal of Special Education, 14 (1): 96-100.

1998

Engelbrecht, P., & Forlin, C. Pre-service teachers' acceptance of and interaction with persons with disabilities: The South African scene. African Journal of Special Needs Education, 3 (1): 1-10.

1998

Forlin, C., & Engelbrecht, P. Pre-service teacher training for inclusive education in Australia and South Africa. South African Journal of Higher Education, 12 (2): 215-223.

1998

Engelbrecht, P., Naicker, S.M., & Engelbrecht, L. Perspectives on inclusive schooling in South Africa. International Journal of Special Education, 13 (2): 95-101.

-71997

Engelbrecht, P., & Natzel, S.G. Cultural variations in cognitive style - field dependence vs field independence. School Psychology International, 18 (3): 155-164.

1997

Van Rooyen, A.E., & Engelbrecht, P. The effectiveness of school readiness tests in predicting the academic achievement of Grade 1 pupils. South African Journal of Education, 17 (1): 7-10.

1997

Engelbrecht, P., Eloff, I., Newmark, R., & Kachelhoffer, A. Support in inclusive education: The Down’s syndrome projects. South African Journal of Education, 17 (2): 81-84.

1997

Engelbrecht, P., & Eloff, I. The role of the educational psychologist in inclusive education in South Africa. International Journal of Special Education, 12 (1): 31-36.

1996

Engelbrecht, P., & Van Rooyen, A.E. Leesgereedheid en die skooltoetreder, Die Kleuterjare, 25, 11-14.

1995

Engelbrecht, P., & Lourens, M.J. An empirical validation of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. South African Journal of Education, 15 (3): 104-108.

1995

Engelbrecht, P. Teaching children to think: The South African experience. Newsletter of the International Association for Cognitive Education, 5: 11-12.

1995

Engelbrecht, P. A cognitive development programme for Tswana children. International Journal of Special Education, 9 (3): 249-256.

1994

Engelbrecht, P. The cognitive development of Down syndrome children: New perspectives. Journal of Pedagogics, 15 (2): 38-43.

1993

Engelbrecht, P. A South African perspective on cognitive control therapy for learning disabled children. School Psychology International, 14 (2): 111-117.

1993

Engelbrecht, P. Relevant approaches for Orthopedagogics within a changing society. South African Journal of Education, 13 (1): 9-12.

1992

Engelbrecht, P., & Du Preez, M. Cognitive Control Therapy for the learning disabled South African adolescent. International Journal of Cognitive Education and Mediated Learning, 2 (3): 234-242.

1992

Christian parents and adolescents, 9, 10, 11-14 (co-author). Context

1992

Veldsman, D. R. & Engelbrecht, P. Human modelling as therapeutic aid to adolescents with an unfavourable bodily concept: A case study. Journal of Pedagogics, 13 (2): 207-216.

1992

Engelbrecht, P. The usefulness of metacognition in psychotherapy for children. Remedial Teaching Journal, 1 (2): 1-5.

-81992

Rossouw, M.W., & Engelbrecht, P. The usefulness of the Cognitive Control Test Battery for the specific learning disabled grade three pupil. South African Journal of Education, 12 (3): 319-325.

1991

Strydom, W. & Engelbrecht, P. Therapeutic interventions for the adolescent with a low self-concept in the single parent family. Journal of Pedagogics, 12 (2): 6075.

1991

Engelbrecht, P. Problems facing educational psychologists in South Africa, International Journal for Special Education 6(1):22-26.

1990

Engelbrecht, P. A cognitive and metacognitive base for remediation. Journal of Pedagogics, 11 (1): 55-64.

BOOKS Engelbrecht, P., & Green, L. (Eds.). (2007). Responding to the challenges of inclusive education in Southern Africa. Pretoria: Van Schaik. Engelbrecht, P., & Green, L. (Eds.). (2001). Promoting learner development: Preventing and working with barriers to learning. Pretoria: Van Schaik. Engelbrecht, P., Green, L., Naicker, S.M., & Engelbrecht, L. (Eds.). (1999). Inclusive education in action in South Africa. Pretoria: Van Schaik. Engelbrecht, P., Kriegler, S., & Booysen, M. (Eds.). (1996). Perspectives on learning difficulties: International concerns and South African realities. Pretoria: Van Schaik.

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS In press Engelbrecht, P., Wilson, V., Bsharat, A. & Mahon, T. In-service teacher training in Palestine. In P. Calloginiakis, K. Karras & C. Wolhuter (Eds.). International Handbook on in-service teacher training and re-training. Crete: University of Crete Press. 2013 Engelbrecht, P. & Van Deventer, M. Impact on Teaching and Learning: Educational Policy on Special Needs Education and Inclusion in South Africa. In C.V. Sunal & K. Mutua (Eds.). Research on the influences of educational policy on teaching and learning (pp. 9-22). New York: Information Age Publishing. 2012 Theron, L. & Engelbrecht, P. Caring teachers: teacher-youth transactions promoting resilience. In M. Ungar (Ed.). The Social Ecology of Resilience (pp. 265-280). New York: Springer.

-92011 Engelbrecht, P. Equity in inclusive education in South Africa. In A.J. Artiles, E.B. Kozleski & F.R. Waitoller (Eds.). Inclusive Education: Examining Equity on Five Continents (pp. 147-160). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard Education Press. Smit, M. & Engelbrecht, P. Legal rights of students with disabilities: South Africa. In C. Russo (Ed.). The Legal Rights of Students with Disabilities: International Perspectives (pp. 195-210). New York: Rowman & Littlefield. 2010 Mpofu, E., Rusch, F.R., Chan, S., Engelbrecht, P., Mutepfa, M., Ruhode, N., & Seymour, K.L. Remedial education (in sub-Saharan Africa). In S. C. Clauss-Ehlers (Ed.). Encyclopaedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology (pp. 806-808). New York: Springer.

2009 Engelbrecht, P., Kitching, A., & Nel, W. (2009). Education, disability and international development. In L. McLachlan & L. Swartz (Eds.). Disability and International development (pp. 181-189). New York: Springer. Engelbrecht, P. (2009). Inclusive psychology and social transformation: Responding to the challenges of the new South Africa. In P. Hick, R. Kershner, & P. Farrell (Eds.). Psychology for Inclusive education: New directions in theory and practice (pp. 108-116). London: Routledge Falmer. 2007 Engelbrecht, P. (2007). Creating collaborative partnerships in inclusive education. In P. Engelbrecht & L. Green (Eds.). Responding to the challenges of inclusive education in Southern Africa (pp. 175-185). Pretoria: Van Schaik. Engelbrecht, P., Mpofu, E., Jere, J, Mutepfa, M.M., Shumba, A., Tchombe, T., & Teferra, T. (2007). Special education in sub-Saharan Africa. In C.R. Reynolds & E. Fletcher-Janzen (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Special Education: A reference for the education of children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities and other exceptional individuals (3rd ed.) (pp. 7980). New York: John Wiley & Sons. Engelbrecht, P., & Green, L. (2007). Responding to the challenges of inclusive education: an introduction. In P. Engelbrecht & L. Green (Eds.). Responding to the challenges of inclusive education in Southern Africa (pp. 82-88). Pretoria: Van Schaik. Green, L., & Engelbrecht, P. (2007). Exploring and understanding challenges: An introduction to inclusive education. In P. Engelbrecht & L. Green (Eds.). Responding to the challenges of inclusive education in Southern Africa (pp. 2-9). Pretoria: Van Schaik. 2004 Engelbrecht, P. (2004). Curriculum development. In L. Swartz, C. de la Rey & N. Duncan (Eds.). Psychology: An introduction (pp. 339-358). Cape Town: Oxford University Press.

- 10 Engelbrecht, P. (2004). Trans-disciplinary collaboration. In I. Eloff & L. Ebersöhn (Eds.). Keys to educational psychology (pp. 247-257). Cape Town: UCT Press. 2001 Engelbrecht, P. (2001). Changing roles for education support professionals. In P. Engelbrecht & L. Green (Eds.). Promoting learner development: preventing and working with barriers to learning (pp. 17-29). Pretoria: Van Schaik. 1999 Engelbrecht, P. (1999). A theoretical approach to inclusion. In P. Engelbrecht, L. Green, S.M. Naicker, & L. Engelbrecht (Eds.). Inclusive education in action in South Africa (pp. 311). Pretoria: Van Schaik. 1996 Engelbrecht, P. (1996). Cognitive control therapy for South African children with learning difficulties. In P. Engelbrecht, S. Kriegler & M. Booysen (Eds.). Perspectives on learning difficulties: International concerns and South African realities (pp. 199-206). Pretoria: Van Schaik. UNPUBLISHED RESEARCH REPORTS

2013

Strengthening ‘school-based’ practice of pre-service teacher education in Palestine. Mid-term evaluation report for the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education and the World Bank

2012

Strengthening ‘school-based’ practice of pre-service teacher education in Palestine. First annual report for the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education and the World Bank

2010

Equity in inclusive education in South Africa: case studies

2006

Study of improved life conditions for persons with disabilities

2005

Using the INDEX for inclusion in South African schools, Phase 2.

2004

Using the INDEX for inclusion in South African schools, Phase 1.

2003

External evaluation report of SCOPE Component 3: Introducing inclusive education in South Africa

2001

A problem-based learning approach to the training of educational psychologists: an exploratory study

2000 1999

The pre-service training of teachers in inclusive education. Enhancement of cognitive processes in adults: implications for literacy projects in South Africa.

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Educational inclusion of children with Down Syndrome: a transdisciplinary approach. HSRC

1997

Identification and assessment of LSEN in SA. National Commission on Special needs in Education and Training (NCSNET) and National Committee for Education Support Services (NCESS).

1996

Cultural variations in cognitive style. HSRC

1994

A cognitive development programme for Tswana children. Portland Cement.

1990

The role of meta-cognition in psychotherapy for children. Unpublished PhD dissertation.

1987

The single parent family: an educational psychological viewpoint. Unpublished MEd-thesis.

Pretoria

PRESENTATION OF PAPERS AND WORKSHOPS International conferences October 2013

International perspectives on teacher education for inclusion. Keynote paper: German Educational Research Association (GERA): subdivision Primary Education and Special Education Division annual conference, Braunschweig, Germany.

November 2012

International perspectives on teacher education for inclusion: challenges and opportunities. Keynote paper: National Council for Special Needs Education, Dublin, Ireland, 21st November 2012.

September 2012

Teachers’ roles in inclusive education: an international comparative perspective. ECER conference, Cadiz, Spain (copresenter)

August 2012

Realising the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities to equitable inclusive education systems. Keynote paper: 11th World Down Syndrome Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, 15-17 August 2012.

April 2012

Teachers perspectives of inclusive education: an international comparative approach (in China, South Africa and Finland). Paper presented at AERA conference, Vancouver, Canada, 1318 April 2012, (co-presenter).

April 2012

Teachers’ attitudes toward inclusive education: a comparative cultural-historical analysis. Paper presented in an international symposium on the practice of inclusive education, a

- 12 Presidential co-sponsored session, AERA conference, Vancouver, Canada, 13-18 April 2012, (co-presenter). March 2012

The development of inclusive schools: an inclusive pedagogical or special education approach? Keynote paper: Inclusive Education Seminar for Finnish Teachers. Kuopio, Finland, 2728 March 2012.

October 2011

The relationship between teachers’ experiences and selfefficacy for inclusive practices (co-presenter of poster). Research seminar: What and how do teachers’ learn from experience? Society of Educational Studies, Oxford, 23-25 October 2011

September 2011

Understanding the complexities of inclusive education from a comparative perspective: how cultural histories shape the ways that schools respond to multiple forms of diversity. ISCAR Congress, Rome, Italy, 7 September 2011. .Exploring school leadership for inclusion within a CHAT framework. ISCAR Congress, Rome, Italy, 9 September 2011 (co-presenter).

May 2011

The implementation of an inclusive education policy: challenges and opportunities. Keynote paper: Inclusive Education Research Seminar for Teachers in Finland, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland, 26-27 May 2011.

April 2011

Equity in inclusive schools in South Africa: an attainable goal? Keynote paper: Human Rights in Education, International conference, Potchefstroom, South Africa, 18 April 2011

December 2010

Understanding teachers’ attitudes and self- efficacy in inclusive education: implications for pre-service and in-service teacher education, 2nd East Asian International Conference on Teacher Education Research, Hong Kong, 15 – 17 December 2010 (copresenter).

August 2010

Challenges of implementing inclusive education for learners with behavioural disabilities: a South African case study. ISEC 2010, Belfast, Northern Ireland. 2-5 August 2010 (co-presenter)

August 2010

Teachers’ attitudes towards inclusive education in mainstream schools in Egypt. ISEC 2010, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2-5 August 2010 (co-presenter).

June 2010

Resilience in Schools: challenges in the development of inclusive school communities in South Africa. Invited plenary session paper: Pathways to Resilience Conference, Halifax, Canada, 7-10 June 2010

- 13 June 2010

Using research to design policy in the development of inclusive education in South Africa. Invited workshop, Pathways to Resilience Conference, Halifax, Canada, 7-10 June 2010

May 2010

Issues of indigenous education in a South African University: a case study. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, Denver, USA. Invited presentation

May 2010

Equity issues in inclusive education in South Africa.. AERA, Denver, USA. Invited presentation

May 2010

Invited discussant: Reconceptualization of South African teacher education. AERA, Denver, USA

August 2009

Collaborative teacher learning for inclusion: the role of school leadership in challenging contexts. EARLI Conference, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (co-presenter)

February 2009

Equity in Inclusive Education in South Africa. Research Forum on Equity in Inclusive Education, Centre for Advanced Study in the Behavioural Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA. Invited paper.

August 2008

A comparison between the United States and South Africa of the rights of educators in special education. SAELA International Conference, Pretoria, South Africa (co-presenter)

July 2008

The transformation of a Faculty of Education: educational leadership and policy making in action. Oxford Roundtable: Educational Leadership and Policy Development. Invited plenary session paper.

January 2008

The development of a Hybrid PBL approach in a pre-higher education programme at the University of Stellenbosch. Presentation made at the PBL 2008 International Conference. Learning without limits. University of Colima, Mexico (copresenter).

November 2007

Where the rubber hits the road: creating early interventions systems in schools for students with emotional and behavioural needs. Workshop presented by E. Kozleski; J Gonzales; P Engelbrecht and E Mulligan. Teacher Educators for Children with Behavioural Disorders (TECBD) conferences, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

December 2006

Increasing urbanisation, choice and equity in education: a case study of a South African city. World Conference on Urban Education. Manchester, UK. Invited plenary presentation.

- 14 August, 2005

Parents’ experiences of their rights in inclusive education in South Africa. ISEC Conference, Glasgow, Scotland (copresenter)

August, 2005

Visual images of inclusive education. Seminar. ISEC Conferences, Glasgow, Scotland (invited co-presenter)

April, 2005

A cross-cultural study of inclusion and its impact on families and students with disabilities. AERA, Montreal, Canada (co-presenter)

April 2005

Understanding the relationships between families and educators: a cross-case analysis from South Africa and the United States families with students with disabilities attending public schools. CEC Annual Convention, Baltimore, USA (co-presenter).

July, 2004

A change programme for educational professionals for the 21st century: a South African experience. ISPA, Exeter, UK (copresenter)

July, 2004

Educational psychologists as collaborative partners in inclusive education. ISPA, Exeter, UK

July, 2004

Support for pupils, the training of teaching assistants in the UK. ISPA, Exeter, UK. (co-presenter)

December 3, 2002

Epistemological and methodological issues in a transatlantic research project on inclusive education. Australian Education Research Association, Brisbane (co-presenter)

November 1, 2002

Transforming learning in the training of educational psychologists in South Africa: a problem-based approach. British Psychological Society: Annual Education Section Conference, London

July 29, 2002

High school educators’ democratic values and their attitudes towards inclusive education. 25th Annual International School Psychology Colloquium. Nyborg, Denmark (co-presenter)

July 28, 2002

Changing roles of Educational Psychologists within inclusive education in South Africa. 25th Annual International School Psychology Colloquium (co-presenter)

June 25, 2002

An emergent research design for studying parents’ experiences of inclusive education. Poster presented at International Conference of applied psychology, Singapore (co-presenter)

May 2, 2002

Cognitive approaches to learning support. Conference of the Egyptian Learning Disabilities Association, Cairo

May 1, 2002

Assessment and learning support of learners with reading problems. Conference of the Egyptian Learning Disabilities Association, Cairo

- 15 April 30, 2002

New ways of thinking about learning disabilities. Keynote presentation. Conference of the Egyptian Learning Disabilities Association, Cairo

July 20, 2001

The development of pre-service education courses for inclusive education: a comparative study. International Conference in Special Education, Turkey (co-presenter).

July 20, 2001

Identifying stressors for South African teachers in the implementation of inclusive education. International Conference in Special Education, Turkey (co-presenter)

July 28, 2000

Stress- and coping skills of South African teachers with a learner with a disability in inclusive classrooms. ISEC Conference, Manchester, England (co-presenter)

July 26, 2000

Challenges for the training of educational psychologists in South Africa. XXVII International Congress of Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden (co-presenter)

April 6, 2000

Transition services in South Africa: vision, reform and change. CEC Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada. Invited speaker

March 24, 2000

The role of the educational psychologist in facilitating successful inclusion of learners with Down syndrome. 7th World Down Syndrome Congress, Sydney, Australia (co-presenter).

March 24, 2000

Stress- and coping skills of teachers with a learner with Down syndrome in inclusive classrooms. 7th World Syndrome Congress, Sydney, Australia (co-presenter).

September 28, 1999

Learning to teach in inclusive classrooms. 6th International Literacy and Education Research, Penang, Malaysia (co-presenter).

July 20, 1999

The education of pre-service teachers in inclusive education in Australia and South Africa. 6th Biennial International Conference: IASE, Sydney, Australia.

July 19, 1999

The development of a role for special schools within inclusive education in South Africa. 6th Biennial International Conference: IASE, Sydney, Australia (co-presenter).

June 30, 1999

Putting the cognitive into university education through the social construction of knowledge. IACE Conference, Calgary, Canada (co-presenter).

July 12, 1998

Teacher training for quality education for all: a comparative analysis between South Africa and Australia. 10th World Congress of Comparative Education Societies, Cape Town, SA (copresenter).

- 16 August 5, 1997

Support in Education. Fifth biennial conference of International Association for Special Education, Bellville, South Africa (copresenter).

August 4, 1997

Assessment for inclusion. Fifth biennial conference of International Association for Special Education, Bellville, South Africa.

November 30, 1997

Pre-service teacher’s acceptance of and social interactions with people with disability: the South African Scene. AARE Annual Conference, Brisbane, Australia (co-presenter).

July 22, 1997

Training of teachers in inclusive education in South Africa. International Conference on Inclusion, Brunei (co-presenter).

July 1, 1997

A cognitive development programme for children with Down syndrome. International conference of Association for Cognitive Education, Stellenbosch, South Africa (co-presenter).

February 20, 1997

Inclusive schooling: the South African experience. Conference on inclusive schooling, Brisbane, Australia (co-presenter).

December 14, 1995

The challenges of educational reconstruction and transformation in South Africa. University of Surrey, England.

November 3, 1995

Cognitive control therapy workshop. University of Exeter, England.

July 29, 1999

A cognitive development programme for Tswana speaking children. ISPA Colloquium, Dundee, Scotland.

July 28, 1995

Cultural variations in cognitive style. ISPA Colloquium, Dundee, Scotland (co-presenter).

November 24, 1993

Cognition and Learning. Campinas, Brazil.

November 23, 1993

Cognition control therapy workshop. By invitation, Ponteficia Universidade Catolica de Campinas, Brazil

July 28, 1992

Cognitive control therapy for learning-disabled children. ISPA, Istanbul, Turkey.

July 20, 1992

A South African perspective on cognitive control therapy. XXV International Psychology Congress, Brussels, Belgium.

July 22, 1990

Problems facing educational psychologists in South Africa. ISPA, Rhode Island, USA.

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Presentations at national conferences in South Africa:

- 17 September, 15, 2006

Health promoting inclusive schools: the development of collaborative partnerships. National Conference: Celebrating a decade of Health Promoting Schools in South Africa, Bellville, South Africa. Keynote presentation

May, 14, 2006:

Parents and inclusive schools: the development of collaborative partnerships. National Congress: From inclusion to belonging. Johannesburg, May 2006. Invited speaker.

September, 28, 2004:

Collaborative partnerships in inclusive education. National Association for Learning and Learner Support. Bloemfontein. Keynote presentation.

September 26, 2003

Parents’ perspectives of including their child within a mainstream school: a pilot study. PsySSA Congress, Kempton Park (co-presenter)

March 18, 2003

The role of the psychologist in inclusive education and training. WCED psychology Conference, Bellville. Keynote presentation.

January 17, 2003

Parents’ experiences of inclusive education. EASA Conference, Stellenbosch (co-presenter)

January 16, 2003

Anxiety levels of learners in the Western Cape: Implications for educators. EASA Conference, Stellenbosch (co-presenter)

January 16, 2003

Educators’ acceptance of and social interactions with individuals with disabilities. EASA Conference, Stellenbosch (co-presenter)

January 15, 2003

The view of educators regarding inclusive education in Namibia. EASA Conference, Stellenbosch (co-presenter)

January 15, 2003

Experiences of parents with children without disabilities of inclusive education. EASA Conference, Stellenbosch (copresenter)

September 27, 2002:

The prevalence of anxiety in a group of learners in the Western Cape. 8th South African Psychology Congress, Bellville (copresenter)

September 27, 2002:

How are educators coping with inclusion? 8th South African Psychology Congress, Bellville (co-presenter)

September 26, 2002:

A problem-based learning approach: training educational psychologists. 8th South African Psychology Congress, Bellville

September 24, 2002:

Indicators for successful inclusion of a learner who is deaf in a mainstream classroom. 28th Annual conference of SAALED, Bellville (co-presenter)

- 18 January, 2002:

High School Educators’ democratic values and attitudes towards Inclusive Education. EASA Conference, Pretoria (co-presenter)

October, 2001:

Including learners with an intellectual disability: stressors for teachers. National conference on the resilience of individuals with intellectual disability, East London. (co-presenter)

September, 2001:

The influence of high school educators’ perceptions on democratic values on their attitudes towards inclusive education. Konrad Adenauer Stiftung: Democatic Transformation of Education, Stellenbosch (co-presenter)

August, 2001:

The impact of inclusion: attitudes and stress in South African educators. PsySSA, Johannesburg (co-presenter)

September, 2000:

New approaches to the training of education support personnel. Keynote presentation. National Conference on Learner Support and Development, Bellville.

September, 2000:

Developing a support programme for teachers in inclusive education. National Conference on Learner Support and Development, Bellville

September, 2000:

Cognitive enhancement of ABET programmes: a case study. IACESA Conference, Stellenbosch (co-presenter).

August, 2000:

Diversity and the role of the psychologist. PsySSA Conference, Johannesburg (co-presenter).

August, 2000:

Cognitive enhancement of adult literacy programmes. PsySSA conference, Johannesburg (co-presenter).

August, 2000:

A support programme for teachers in inclusive education. PsySSA conference, Johannesburg (co-presenter).

January, 2000:

South African teachers’ attitudes towards and experiences in implementing inclusive education. EASA Conference, Bloemfontein (co-presenter).

July, 1999:

Challenges for educational psychology in South Africa. PsySSA Conference, Durban (co-presenter).

January, 1999:

Inclusive education in action in South Africa. EASA Conference, Wellington (co-presenter).

September, 1998:

Educating pre-service teachers in inclusive education: reflection on the Stellenbosch experience. SAALED Conference, Bellville.

September, 1998:

The role of special schools in inclusive education. Conference, Bellville (co-presenter).

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Pre-service teacher’s attitudes toward disabilities. Conference on Inclusive Education, Bellville.

September 12, 1997:

Training teachers for inclusive education: a psychosocial problem. PsySSA. 3rd Annual Congress, Durban (co-presenter).

January 20, 1997:

Inclusive practices in the classroom. Conference, Amanzimtoti (co-presenter).

September 7, 1996:

The role of the educational psychologist in inclusive education: the Down Syndrome project. PsySSA conference, Johannesburg.

May 15, 1996:

Cognition and Stellenbosch.

April 21, 1995:

Enriching and transforming the first years of schooling: a programme for reconstruction and development. Pietermaritzburg (co-presenter).

September 14, 1994:

Cognitive control therapy. IACESA Conference, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (co-presenter).

July 15, 1994:

Cognitive development of Down Syndrome children. Syndrome Forum of South Africa, Johannesburg.

January 27, 1994:

Challenges for Educational Psychology. State of the art lecture, PsySSA congress, University of the Western Cape, Bellville.

January 26, 1994:

An introduction to cognitive control therapy: a workshop. PsySSA congress, University of the Western Cape, Bellville.

September, 23, 1993:

A cognitive developmental programme for rural children. PASA, Durban.

January 15, 1992:

Meta-cognition and cognitive therapies for children. South African Education Association, Bloemfontein.

October 8, 1991:

The Cognitive Control Test Battery and Therapy: results of exploratory research. PASA, Pretoria (co-presenter).

August 5, 1991:

An introduction to the Cognitive Control Test Battery, Education Association, Stellenbosch.

September 18, 1989:

An introduction to cognitive control therapy. Psychological Association of South Africa, Durban.

August 21, 1989:

Cognition and Emotion. Pretoria.

July 11, 1989:

A cognitive and metacognitive base for remediation. South African Association for Learning and Educational Difficulties, Pretoria.

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- 20 July 10, 1989:

The Cognitive Control Test Battery: Workshop. South African Association for Learning and Educational Difficulties, Pretoria.

RESEARCH AWARDS 2009:

Medal of Honour for contributions to Educational Psychology and Education in General in southern Africa. Awarded by the South African Academy for the Sciences and Arts

2008:

Graded by the National Research Foundation as an established researcher with considerable international recognition by her peers

2008:

Senior Researcher Award in recognition of outstanding and internationally recognised research in human rights and the development of inclusive education. Awarded by the Education Association of South Africa.

2006:

First prize for poster presentation on Research capacity development at Stellenbosch University, South Africa at INORMS Conference, Brisbane Australia.

2003:

Graded by the NRF as an established researcher with a sustained recent record of productivity in the field who are recognised by her peers as having produced a body of quality work.

2002:

Mellon Foundation award to attend Summer Institute for women leaders in higher education, USA.

1999

University of Stellenbosch: Vice-chancellor’s award for outstanding research.

RESEARCH GRANTS 2014-2015

Project leader: funded by the World Bank and the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education for the project ‘Development programme for inservice teachers in the West Bank and Gaza’.

2014 -

Senior research advisor and member of research group: funded by the German Development Bank for the project ‘Inclusive education in development cooperation - an applied research project concerning the inclusion of disadvantaged and marginalised groups in educational systems in Guatemala and Malawi’.

2014

Project team member: funded by the Academic Study Group, UK for the project ‘Learning to transgress: developing transformative spaces for learning and teaching in higher education’.

2013

International consultant: funded by the World Bank for the project ‘Promoting the inclusion of children with disabilities into basic education in Malawi’.

- 21 2011-2014

Project leader: funded by the World Bank and the Palestinian government for the project ‘Strengthening school-based practise of pre-service teacher education programmes’.

2012-2014

Team member: funding (Erasmus programme) for an Intensive Doctoral Programme in research methodologies.

2009

South African project director: funding by the International CommunityUniversity Development Research Centre and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for the International project on Resilience of Adolescents.

2008

Project leader: funding by the National Research Foundation for the project ‘Equity in Inclusive Education’.

2004-2006

Project leader: ‘Using the INDEX for inclusion in South African schools, a pilot project’. Funded by UNESCO.

2004-2006

Project team member: ’Study of the processes and methods to improve life conditions for persons with intellectual disabilities in India, Kenya, Romania and South Africa’. Funded by SIDA and Inclusion International.

2004-2007

Project team member: A multi-method intervention study of South African children who are alcohol expose. Funded by NIAAA in the USA.

2003

Project leader: ‘Evaluation of the SCOPE project 3: inclusive education project’ of the Finnish government in 2 provinces in South Africa. Funded by the Finnish government.

2003

Project leader: ‘Training programme for teachers in special educational needs’ in Alexandria, Egypt, 2003-2005: private sponsor.

2002

Project leader: ‘Training programme for teachers in special educational needs’ in Cairo, Egypt, 2002-2004: private sponsor.

2001

Project leader: ‘Parents’ experiences of inclusive education’. University of Stellenbosch research award for team research project.

2000

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services United States Department of Education. Invitation and grant to lead South African delegation to international conference.

2000

Project leader: Flemish Government research grant: ‘Drama and action therapy for children with special educational needs’.

2000

National Research Foundation: travel grant

2000

University of Stellenbosch: grant for team research: stress and coping skills of teachers in inclusive education.

1999

Project leader: funded by the Remedial Teaching Foundation: research grant: cognitive skills in ABET programmes

- 22 1999

University of Stellenbosch: grant for team research: pre-service training of teachers in inclusive education

1998

Supervisor allocation. Human Sciences Research Council

1998

Anglo American Chairman’s Fund: research grant

1997

Anglo American Chairman’s Fund: travel grant

1997

Human Sciences Research Council: travel grant

1997

University of Stellenbosch: research grant

1995 :

Down Syndrome Association, Pretoria: research and travel grant

1995

Human Sciences Research Council: research grant

1994

Human Sciences Research Council: research grant

1994

Pretoria Portland Cement: research grant

1993

Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria: research grant

1992

Pretoria Portland Cement: research grant

1990

Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria: research grant

1988

Human Sciences Research Council grant for PhD studies

1986

University of Pretoria: grant for MEd-research

1969

University of Pretoria: University service medal.

RESEARCH FOCUS AREAS Social justice, human rights and equity in Education Research Capacity Development in Higher Education Current and recent research and knowledge exchange projects include for example Development of in-service teachers in Palestine (project leader), 2014Promoting the inclusion of children with disabilities into basic education in Malawi: a situation analysis (international consultant), 2013. Strengthening ‘School-Based practice’ of pre-service teacher education programmes in the West Bank and Gaza (project leader). 2011 A comparative analysis of teachers’ roles in Inclusive Education in South Africa, Finland, China, United Kingdom, Lithuania and Slovenia (co-project leader) 2010 Pathways to Resilience (with the Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada as well as with colleagues in Colombia and China) 2009- 2010

- 23 An evaluation of the integrated approach to pre-service teacher training at NWU, South Africa (Funded by NWU, Potchefstroom campus), 2008 - 2010 Equity in inclusive education (with the Institute for Inclusive Education, Arizona State University, USA and colleagues in Sweden, Germany, Austria, Tanzania, Kenya and Chile) 2008-2012 Multi-method intervention study in South African children who are alcohol exposed (with UCT, University of New Mexico, USA). 2004-2007. Research capacity development. 2005Improving educational opportunities for children in developing countries. International Inclusive Education Research Lab network project (with School of Education, Arizona State University, team member) 2006-2010 Trialling the INDEX for inclusion (Education for all) in South Africa, 2004-2006 Study of processes and methods used to improve life conditions for persons with intellectual disabilities in India, Kenya, Romania and South Africa. SUPERVISION OF MASTERS’ AND DOCTORAL THESES Completed PhD full research theses Completed Masters Theses Current PhD theses Current Masters Theses

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EXAMPLES OF POST PROFESSIONAL TRAINING April 29 – 30, 2010 Mixed data analysis techniques: a comprehensive step-by-step approach. Denver, USA, presented by A.J. Ongwuegbuzie and colleagues at AERA July 6 – July 18, 2003: Discourse theory: University of Essex Summer School in Research Methodologies. June 22 – July 19, 2002: Summer Institute for Women Leaders in Higher Education Administration, Bryn Mawr College, USA. Presented by HERS-America. June 13 – June 18, 1999: Summer school in Problem-Based Learning. University of Maastricht, the Netherlands. . March 14 - March 17, 1994: Training workshop: Lions Quest skills for adolescents. HSRC, Pretoria. March 1989 - June 1989:

- 24 Course of training in the theory and practice of Cognitive Control Therapy of children/adolescents at the Hall-Mercer Centre for Children and Adolescents of McLean Hospital, an affiliate of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, U.S.A. Mentor: Sebastiano Stefano, PhD, Harvard Medical School.

INVITED AS VISITING PROFESSOR IN SPECIAL EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY e.g. May 2014

University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy

Nov 13 – Nov 16, 2007

Mary Lou Fulton College of Education, Arizona State University, USA

May 21 – May 29, 2005

Hong Kong Institute of Education

February 17 – February 20, 2004

University of Manchester

September 30 – October 30, 2003 Edith Cowan University, Australia May 14 – July 29, 2001

University of Maastricht, the Netherlands

May 31 – June 6, 2001

Nilo Mäki Institute, University of Jyvaskÿla, Finland

April 1 – April 28, 2001

Ball State University, USA

April 13 - April 14, 2000

University of Louisville, USA

April 10 - April 12, 2000

University of Northern Colorado, USA

October 8 - October 9, 1998

Queensland University of Technology, Australia

October 6 - October 7, 1998

University of Queensland, Australia

September 29 - October 5, 1998

University of Southern Queensland, Australia

February 23 - March 1, 1997

University of Southern Queensland, Australia

October 16 - December 28, 1995

University of Surrey, England University of Exeter, England

November 19-November 30, 1993

Ponteficia Universidade, Campinas, Brazil

EXTERNAL EXAMINATION, REVIEWS AND CONSULTATIONS External examiner on Master’s and Doctoral level as well as external reviewer for research funding applications for various universities and research foundations in South Africa, Namibia, Brunei, New Zealand, Belgium, Finland, United Kingdom and Australia.

- 25 International consultant on a continuous basis for various institutions, governments and NGO’s globally on the development and evaluation of educational interventions for children with disabilities as well as the development and evaluation of teacher education programmes and training programmes in inclusive education. Reviewer of manuscripts for various international journals including not only the journals where I am a member of the editorial board but also for example the following: Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health; Perspectives in Education; Education as Change; South African Journal of Education, International Journal for Inclusive Education; Compare.