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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
:
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.
-42013
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.
- 11 1998
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.