CV Ras Mestry
CV Ras Mestry
CV Ras Mestry
VITAE
RAJ MESTRY
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1. BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
Surname MESTRY
First Name RAJKUMAR
Title PROF.
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2 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1973 - 1982
1983 – 1991
1992
Promoted to Principal at Stanwest Secondary School (S2), William Hills Secondary School
(S1) and Daxina Primary School (P1).
Joined the Rand Afrikaans University (now University of Johannesburg) as Senior Lecturer.
2004
2010
2010
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2011
3 QUALIFICATIONS
Professional Qualifications
B. Ed (Educational Management)
Completed in 1990 through the University of South Africa.
Field of study: Educational Management
D. Ed ( Educational Management )
Completed 1999 at the Rand Afrikaans University.
Thesis: The Training and Development of Principals in the Management of Educators.
Academic Qualifications
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B. Comm.
Completed in 1979 at the University of South Africa.
Courses passed: Acc 111, Econ 111, Bus Econ 111, Commercial Law 11, Stats 1, Audit 1, Education
1 and Practical English.
B. Comm ( Hons )
Completed in 1983 at the University of South Africa.
Honours in Business Economics
I have almost 30 years teaching experience as an educator before joining the University of
Johannesburg and excelled as leader, manager and administrator. During this period I taught
Mathematics at junior secondary level, Accounting and Business Economics at senior secondary
level.
M Ed (Coursework)
Personnel Management
Governance and Policy Making
Financial School Management
Human Resource Management in Education: Policy and Perspectives
B Ed (Hons.)
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B Ed/PGCE:
Introduction to Law and Human Rights
Education 3B – Law and Policy
2002
B Ed Human Resource management (Learning Guide and Reading Pack)
B Ed School Governance (one chapter)
M Ed – Personnel Management
M ED – Governance and Policy Making
2003
ACE – Values in Education and the Law (Learning Guide and Reading Pack)
ACE – Human Rights: Theory and Practice (Learning Guide and Reading Pack)
B Ed (Hons) – Financial Management
2004
ACE - Financial Management
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ACE - Financial and Physical Resource Management – Matthew Goniwe School for
Leadership and Governance
M Ed - Financial Management
2006
ACE - Financial Management and Physical resource management and organizational systems -
Lecturing abilities
Research Output
M Ed
H J Chauke -The role of the school governing body in managing school discipline. R Mestry.
Completed April 2003.
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A H Nsibande - The role of principals in the management of school fees exemptions. April
2003. T C Bisschoff & R Mestry
I Phiri – Clinical supervision as a strategy for educator development. K C Moloi & R Mestry.
Completed April 2004.
B Ramaisa – The role of school districts in the implementation of Whole School evaluation.
R Mestry & B R Grobler. Completed September 2004
M A Maruma - The role of the school governing body in managing fundraising for public
primary schools in disadvantaged communities. R Mestry. Completed June 2005.
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M A Choonara – Effective school budgeting for the optimum utilisation of physical resources
in teaching and learning (cum laude). R Mestry & P du Plessis. Completed November 2005.
P Naidoo - The design and effective implementation of a financial school policy for school
improvement. (cum laude). R Mestry & L Conley. Completed January 2006.
B Blake – The principal as entrepreneur in schools (cum laude). R Mestry & T Bisschoff.
Completed September 2008.
M Damons – The role of women in school management (cum laude). R Mestry. Completed
September 2008.
M Mbatha – The role of SGBs in learner discipline. R Mestry. Completed September 2008.
J Khumalo – The design and implementation of learner code of conduct in Rustenburg rural
Secondary schools (73%). R Mestry 2010
B Barrie – School funding: The perceptions of stakeholders on the Norms and Standards for
School funding. R Mestry 2011
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K Bodalina – The management of physical resources in the Erkhuleni district (cum laude)
2012 R Mestry.
A Bambie – The Head of Department as instructional leaders – R Mestry (attained 73% for
the dissertation) 2012
J Verster – The role of the corporate sector in school funding – R Mestry (attained 75% for
the dissertation) 2013
PHD/D Ed
M S Mdlalose - The influence of post provisioning norm in KZN on the management of work
ethics. Prof BR Grobler & R Mestry. Completed 2002.
Mr AE Ismail - School Fees at public schools in Gauteng: Implications for the provision of
education. T C Bisschoff & R Mestry. Completed October 2004.
Mark Bosch - Conflict Management in post merger Further education and Training Colleges.
R Mestry & BR Grobler. Completed 2011.
Raymond Ndlovu -The analysis of the Norms and Standards for Funding: Implications for
Social Justice and Equity.R Mestry, B Grobler & L Conley. Completed 2012
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Ph D (in progress)
2015
V Govindasamy
K Bodalina
B. Blake
I Koopsammy-Moonsamy
N de Bruyn
S Mache
M Ed (in progress)
.
S Govindasammy – The role of SGBs in the management of financial and physical resource.
P Basson – Financial Management – SGBs
A Venter – Understanding the Law
Mestry, R. (2006). The functions of school governing bodies in managing school finances South
African Journal of Education. Number 1, Volume 26, February 2006
Mestry, R & Singh, P. (2007). Continuous Professional Development for South African school
principals: A case study. South African Journal of Education. Special Edition.
Vol. 27 No.3.
Mestry, R. (2008). School Searches and drug testing: Is it an infringement on learners’ rights and
constitutional values. South African Journal of Human Rights. Part 1 Vol. 24.
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Mestry, R, Hendricks, IJ & Bisschoff, T. (2009). Perceptions of teachers on the benefits of teacher
development programmes. (South African Journal of Education)
Mestry, R.& Schmidt, M. (2010). Portfolio assessment as a means of evaluating the professional
development of school managers (Education and Urban Society – International accredited journal).
Mestry, R & Schmidt, (2011). M. A Feminist Post Colonial Examination of Female Principals’
Experiences in South African Schools. Gender and Education (accepted for publication).
Naicker, S & Mestry, (2011). R. Distributive Leadership in public schools: Experiences and
Perceptions of Teachers in the Soweto Region. Perspectives in Education (accepted for
publication).
De Waal, E, Mestry, R & Russo, C. (2011). Religious and Cultural Dress at schools: A
comparative study. Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal (accepted for publication)
Hlongwane, TS & Mestry, R. 2013. Empowering teacher teams to implement the Integrated
Quality Management Systems in South African secondary schools. Journal of Social
Sciences. 37(2). (in press).
Mestry, R. 2014. A critical analysis of the National Norms and Standards for School Funding
Policy: Implications for social justice and equity in South Africa. Education Management,
Administration & Leadership,
Mestry, R & Ndhlovu, R. 2014. The implications of the National Norms and Standards for
School Funding Policy on equity in South African public schools. South African Journal of
Education, 34(3), pp 1- 11.
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Mestry, R & Grobler, B R. (2003). The training and development of principals in managing schools
effectively. Education as Change. Number 2, Volume 7, December 2003
Mestry, R. (2004). Financial accountability: the principal or school governing body? South African
Journal of Education. Number 2, Volume 2, May 2004
Mestry, R, van Der Merwe, M & Squelch, J. (2006). Bystander behaviour of school children observing
bullying. SA eDUC Journal. Vol. 3 No. 215 December 2006
ISSN: 1810-6293
Mestry, R, Moloi, K C & Mahomed, A N. (2007). The efficacy of zero-tolerance approach to managing
school discipline. Africa Education Review (AER) – Vol. 4(2) Unisa publication.
Mestry, R & Hlongwane, S. (2009). Training and Development of School Governing Bodies in
Managing School Finances. Africa Education Review (AER)
Mestry, R & Dzvimbo, K P. (2010). The relationship of school funding and learner performance:
Implications for social justice. (Journal of Education Studies – Special edition)
Mestry, R. (2011). The duties of the principal in the management of school finances. Journal
of Education Studies
Mestry, R & Khumalo J. 2012. Governing bodies and learner discipline: managing rural schools in
South Africa through a code of conduct. South African Journal of Education, 32 (1):97 -110.
Mestry, R, Pillay, J & Schmidt, M. 2012. Teachers attitudes of the role of principals in
shaping the school culture. Journal of Education Studies (in press). vol 11 (1).
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Mestry, R & Govindasamy, V. 2013. Collaboration for the effective and efficient management
of school financial resources. AER 33(2) (in press)
Smith, C, Mestry, R & Bambie, A. 2013. Roleplayers’ experiences and perceptions of heads
of departments’ instructional leadership role in secondary schools. Education as Change –
themed edition (in press).
Blake, B & Mestry, R. 2014. The changing dimensions of the finances on urban schools: An
entrepreneurial approach for principals. Education as Change, 18(1), pp63-78.
Mestry, R: (1999). The role of principals in the management of stress and burnout amongst
educators. Education Practice. Number 3 of 1999.
Mestry, R & Grobler, B R. (2002). The training and development of principals in the management of
educators. International Studies in Educational Administration. Volume 3 Number 3 of 2002
Grobler, B R, Bisscoff, T & Mestry, R. (2003). School Effectiveness in the Mpumalanga Province of
South Africa. Education Research and Perspectives.The University of Western Australia. Vol.30 No.1
Mestry, R & Grobler, B R. (2004). The training and development of principals to manage schools
effectively using the competence approach. International Studies in Educational Administration.
Volume 32 Number 3 of 2004
Mestry, R. (2004). Children’s right to basic education: Implications for the state to fund schools in
South Africa. International Journal for Education Law and Policy. Vol. 1 Issue 1-2.
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Pillay, J & Mestry, R. (2005). Values in Education: A South African perspective on challenges from
policy to practice. International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations. Vol.
4. 2005
Grobler, B R, Moloi, K C, Loock, C, Bisschoff, T & Mestry, R. (2006). Creating a school environment
for the effective management of cultural diversity. Educational Management and Leadership. Vol. 34
No. 4.
Mestry, R & Grobler, B R. (2007). Collaboration and Communication as effective strategies for parent
involvement in public schools. Educational Research and Review Journal. Vol 2 No. 7.
Mestry, R. (2007). The Constitutionality of Religion Education in South Africa. Australian and New
Zealand Journal of Education Law. Vol. 12 No. 2.
Mestry, R & Naidoo, G. Budget monitoring in township schools. (2009). – Educational Management
and Leadership International Journal. (EMAL). Vol. 37 No.1.
Grobler, B R & Mestry, R. (2009). The paradox of performance measurement and collaborative school
management. South African Journal of Education Leadership & Management. 1(2). May 2009.
Bisschoff, T, Grobler, BR, Moloi, K, Mestry, R, Loock, C, Conley, L, Du Plessis, P, Hariparsad, I &
Hlongwane, S. (2009). The pedagogic principal and the pedagogic principle – stories of principals in
South African schools. South African Journal of Education Leadership & Management. 1(2). May
2009.
Schmidt, M & Mestry, R. 2014. South African Principalship, Agency and Intersectionality
Theory. Canadian and International Education. 43(1), pp 1-16
Mestry, R. 2014. Financing Education in the Gauteng Province of South Africa: A twenty
year analysis of using budgets to improve opportunities. Mediterranean Journal of Social
Sciences. 5(23), 500-511.
Mestry, R & Verster, J. 2014. The motivation for corporate institutions to invest funds in
public schools. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences. 5(23), pp 176-186
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2002
2005
Mestry, R. ANZELA Conference 2005. The right to freedom of religion in education: A South African
perspective. Full paper published in the proceedings.
ISBN: 1 86308 121 6
2006
Mestry, R. Financial Accountability: The principal or school governing body. Full paper published in
the proceedings.(Contributions of the South African Education Law and Policy Association (SAELPA)
to the study and development of education law and policy in South Africa: 1996 – 2005. Johan
Beckmann (editor)).
ISBN 0-620-36925-6,
Mestry, R. Children’s right to basic education: Implications for the state to fund schools in South
Africa. Full paper published in the proceedings. (Contributions of the South African Education Law
and Policy Association (SAELPA) to the study and development of education law and policy in South
Africa: 1996 – 2005. Johan Beckmann (editor)).
ISBN 0-620-36925-6,
Mestry, R, van Der Merwe, M & Squelch, J. Bystander behaviour of school children observing
bullying. Full paper published in the proceedings.(Contributions of the South African Education Law
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and Policy Association (SAELPA) to the study and development of education law and policy in South
Africa: 1996 – 2005. Johan Beckmann (editor)).
ISBN 0-620-36925-6.
2007
Mestry, R, Moloi, KC & Mahomed, A. The efficacy of zero-tolerance approach to managing learner
discipline.
Full paper in conference proceedings.
ISBN: 978-1-86822-521-7
De Waal, E, Mestry, R & Russo, C. School Uniforms. Full paper in conference proceedings
ISSN: 987-0-620-39325-6
2008
Mestry, R. The legal rights of principals in school financial management. Full paper in conference
proceedings.
2010
Conley, L & Mestry R. School searches. A South African perspective. SAELA Conference, Port
Elizabeth
2012
Mestry, R. The rights of learners to access to education. ANZELA Conference.
2001
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Mestry, R. Gauteng Department of Education. Second Educationally Speaking Conference. The role
of principals in financial management. Full paper published in the proceedings. ISBN: 0-620-28266-5.
2002
2003
2005
Pillay, J & Mestry, R. Gauteng Department of Education. Fifth Educationally Speaking Conference.
Values in education: From policy to practice. Full paper published in the proceedings.
ISBN: 0-620-32674-3
2009
Mestry and Blake The Principal as entrepreneur. Madrid, November 2009
2010
Mestry, R & Damons, The perceptions and experiences of female principals in South Africa. EASA
Conference. NWU – Vaal Triangle Campus.
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2002
Mestry, R. SASE Conference. Project management in Education. Full paper published in conference
proceedings.
Grobler, B R & Mestry, R. A Comparison of the 2001 National Senior Certificate Examinations in the
nine provinces of South Africa. Conference of the International Association for Education
Assessment. Full paper published in conference proceedings and website:
http://www.iaea2002.seab.gov.sg
Grobler, B R & Mestry, R. Differentiating between functional and dysfunctional schools in South
Africa. Conference of the International Association for Education Assessment
Full paper published in conference proceedings and website: http://www.iaea2002.seab.gov.sg
2004
2006
2007
Grobler, B R & Mestry, R. The paradox of performance measurement and collaborative management.
ACEL/ASCD Conference – Sydney, Australia. www.acelconference.2007.com/papers.php
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Mestry, R , Grobler, B R & Hariparsad, I. The work ethic of principals in the management of change.
ACEL/ASCD Conference – Sydney, Australia.
www.acelconference.2007.com/papers.php
Mestry, R , Pillay, J & Schmidt, M. The role of leaders in shaping the school’s identity – Journal of
Education Studies. Accepted 2012 and in press.
Blake, B & Mestry, R. The principal as entrepreneur – Education as Change. Accepted for
2013
Mestry, R & Govidasamy, V. The role of SGBs in managing School finances. AER. Accepted
for 2013
.Mestry, R, Grobler,BR, Bosch, M. Conflict resolution in post merger FET institutions. Journal of
Higher Education. accepted for 2013
Articles:
Pather, E, Mbalane, V, Mestry,R & Hlongwane, S. Where the production line meets?
Mestry, R & Blake, B. The Principal as entrepreneur on the management of schools: A survey of
educators’ perceptions.
Hlongwane, S & Mestry, R. Empowering teams in implementing the Integrated Quality Management
Systems in the Kathorus area of Gauteng
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Bisschoff, T & Mestry, R. 2003. Financial School Management - Second edition. Cape Town: Pearson
Publishers
Loock, C, Grobler, B R & Mestry, R. 2006. Human Resource Management. Rebalancing the Scales.
Pretoria: Van Schaik
Naidu, A, Joubert, R, Mestry, R & Mosoge, J with T Ncgobo. 2008. Educational Management in South
African Schools. Cape Town: Oxford Press.
Mestry, R & Bisschoff, T. 2009. Financial school Management Explained. Third Edition. Cape Town:
Pearsons Publishing.
Mestry, R. 2009. Training and Management of Principals in the Management of Educators. Published
by a German Publishing Company VDL Publishers.
6.11 Chapters
Anderson, L & Coleman, M (eds). 2005. Managing Finance and External Relations in South African
Schools. London: Commonwealth Secretariat–
Chapter on Budgeting
Mestry, R & Naicker, S. 2015 Exploring distributive leadership in South African public
primary schools in the Soweto region in Pashiardis, P & Beycioglu, K (eds). 2014.
Multidimensional Perspectives on Principal Leadership Effectiveness. Hershey: IGI
Global.(In press)
Mestry, R. 2014. The State’s Responsibility to Fund Basic Education in Public Schools in
Bogotch, I & Shields, CM. 2014. International Handbook of Educational Leadership and
Social (In)Justice. New York: Springer.
Mestry, R & Malan, M. 2014. Cash Flow and Financial Planning (in Gitman, LJ, Smith, MB,
Hall, J, Makina, D, Malan, M, Marx, J, Mestry, R, Ngwenya, S & Strydom, B. 2014. Principles
of Managerial Finance (South African Edition). Third edition. Cape Town: Pearsons. (In
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press)
The school as organization. 3rd Edition 2007. – P C van der Westhuizen (ed.)
Journal of Education. Number 45, 2008.
Newsletter: Matthew Goniwe School for Leadership and Governance: Abstract of a research
article on Continuing Professional Development of Principals: A South African Perspective
7.1 National
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2002
The Southern Society for African Education (SASE) – Education in Africa for Africa, Pretoria
Project Management in Education
2003
2. Measuring the implementation of the change process: the curriculum implementation process
ratio applied to curriculum 2005.
3. The implementation of curriculum 2005: not a case of Joseph and his technicolour dreamcoat
4. Determining the success of a change process: the curriculum implementation process ratio
applied to curriculum 2005
2004
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2005
2006
2007
2008
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The professionalization of principalship: The new ACE programme (An interest group presentation).
2009
EASA Conference, January 2009, Durban
The performance of women principals in secondary schools in the Gauteng Province
2010
2011
S Naicker, R Mestry & B Grobler. Distributive Leadership in public schools: Experiences and
Perceptions of Teachers in the Soweto Region. Perspectives in Education. EASA Conference, Sun
City – North West Province
R Mestry. State funding. Implications for social justice and equity. Quality Education Summit –
Gallagher Estate
7.2 International
2002
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2003
International Conference of the South African Education Law and Policy Association
(SAELPA), Magoeba’s Kloof, Limpopo Province
Financial accountability: The principal or the school governing body?
2004
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2005
SAELPA, Bloemfontein
Bystander behaviour of school children observing bullying
2006
2007
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2008
2009
SAELA International Conference, August 2009, Mpumalanga
School-based violence: A South African Perspective
2010
Mestry, R. Social Justice in Education: The role of the state. AERA Conference, Denver Colarado –
Symposium on Social Justice
2011
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Mestry, R, Conley, L & Naicker, S. Distributive Leadership in schools. Shangai Conference, China.
2012
Mestry, R., Grobler B & Bosch, M. Understanding and managing conflicts: a prerequisite for post-
merger FET colleges. EASA Conference, Cape Town, January 2012.
Mestry, R and Schmidt, M. The role of female principals. AERA, Vancouver, March/April 2012
Mestry, R. The rights of learners access to education. ANZELA, New Zealand. September/October
2012.
Mestry, R. The interpretation of section 60 of the South African Schools Act of 1996. SAELA.
September, Cape Town.
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Received funding from the NRF and the Central Research Fund - University of Johannesburg to
conduct research on State school funding and school performance. Six students are conducting
research and each has received a bursary. This project commenced in 2008.
Served on the EASA Conference Committee held at the Rand Afrikaans University (2004).
Served on the Conference Committee on Teacher Development held at the University of
Johannesburg (March, 2008).
Serve on the UJ Student Conference - October 2009.
Together with Prof B R Grobler initiated the Matthew Goniwe School for Governance and
Leadership programme. Serve on the Project Management Team of MGSLG.
Served on the Committee that pioneered the Values and Human Rights programme with the
Mpumalanga Department of Education and Northern Cape Department of Education.
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Guest speaker
Guest Speaker at a function welcoming the new SGB at a primary school in Heidelberg
Guest speaker: Springs Secondary School
Guest speaker: Pretoria Muslim School
Guest speaker: Jackson combined school
TV interview/Quoted in Media
Beeld – The zero tolerance approach to learner discipline featured in this article.
Sunday Times – The safety of learners was investigated. As principal I shared my views on this
topic.
Rights and Recourse – I appeared on SABC 3 to deal with the controversial topic of school fees.
9. Community Engagement
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Committed to provide support to the UJ – New Nations School partnership –To provide
support in school management.
Namibia Project: Provide training to principals on educational matters, more
specifically financial management. Consulted with lecturers from the Windhoek
Colege of Education to discuss site-based evaluation of principal.
Book publication and articles on financial matters are read by parents on governing
bodies and departmental officials.
10 ACADEMIC STATURE/LEADERSHIP
Certificate awarded to the authors for the best article published in the Education Management
and Leadership Journal (EMAL) – 2006 in Birmingham, UK
Invited to write a Chapter for the Commonwealth Secretariat in their Management Series on
Budgeting
Invited to present Keynote address: Education Leadership in the 21st Century: Continuing
professional development for South African principals.
Invited to co-author a book by Oxford Press on Educational Management in Education
Management.
Invited by Project leader, Prof I Oosthuizen, to participate in the National Research on
Discipline – Niche Area Focus – North West University
Received M Ed full accreditation by the Council for Higher education (CHE).
Scholarship students – P Naidoo & S Naicker
Received the EASA Medal of Honour in 2012.
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Member of the Editorial Committee for the South African Journal of Education
Co-editor and member of the Editorial Board of the South African Journal of Education
Management and Leadership (SAJEML)
Board member of the Review Board of the International Journal of Teacher Leadership
Served on the Editorial Board for the 10th Year Beckman, J (ed). 2006. Engaging the law and
education in a transforming society: A critical chronicle of the South African Education Law
and Policy Association. 1996 – 2005.
10.5 Achievements
In the 2006 April Graduation, supervised the most number of students completing the M Ed
Degree with Cum Laude. In 2008, two of three students completed the M Ed Degee Cum
Laude.
Research Output 2006: The Faculty’s Annual Report reflects that I had contributed
significantly in research publications.
Received full M Ed Accreditation: Participated as team member and Programme Coordinator
of the M Ed (coursework) programme.
Vice Chancellor’s medal: Student Beverley Blake achieved the highest mark in the M Ed
programme for 2008.
Part of the team that received an award in Birmingham, UK for the best article written in the
EMAL Journal.
Received the Education Association of South Africa Research Medal Award in January 2012.
Vice Chancellor’s medal: Student Suraiya Naicker achieved the highest mark in the M Ed
programme for 2012.
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2002
Web CT – Beginners course
2003
Advance Questionnaire Techniques in Essex, UK
2004
SPSS training – Chicago, USA – June 2004
2005
SPSS training – Kyalami, Johannesburg
2006
Mixed Methods – Creswell
Qualitative Research – Mouton
Qualitative Research – SB Merriam
Advance Questioning Methods - Krosnik
2007
Mixed Methods of Research – Max Bergman - Essex
Seminar –Teacher Education - Wally Morrow
Editor’s Forum – Robert Calfee, Lesley Pugsley and Suzanne Barchers
2008
Max Bergman – Mixed Research Methods.- UJ
J Creswell – Mixed Research Methods, UJ
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2012
AERA – Research Methods, Vancouver.
Instrumental in arranging Prof Max Bergman to be the keynote speaker at the Teacher
Development to be held in 2008. He will also conduct workshops on research methodology at
no cost for his professional services. He has entered into an agreement to organize and take
charge of the Winter School. The spinoff of this invitation includes Max Bergman being invited
as a visiting professor. starting a Winter School on research Methodology similar to the Essex
Winter School (UK) – the first of its kind in South Africa, and research on the Foundation
Phase Teacher development.
Networking with national/international specialists: Some of them include: Proff. Tony Bush,
Andy Hargreaves, Michele Scmidt, Lesley Anderson, Dr J Squelch, Dr Joy Cummings, Proff.
C Russo, R Maudsley, TK Daniels, D Alexander, M Thurlow, Proff I Oosthuizen, R Malherbe,
PC van der Westhuizen, P Singh, MAJ Olivier, J Bekmann, R Malherbe, P Colditz and D
Myburgh.
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Arranged for Prof C Russo – University of Dayton US to present a seminar to the Faculty staff
on publications and article writing (2009).
Doctoral thesis
University of Pretoria
University of South Africa
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University – Port Elizabeth
North West University – Vaal campus
North West University – Potchefstroom campus
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12 Referees:
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Prof T Bush
Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Warwick, Institute of Education, Westwood,
Coventry, CV4 7AL.
e-mail:Tony.bush@ntlworld.com
Tel. 01604 470833.
Prof P K Dzvimbo
Vice Dean. UNISA
e-mail peterd@unisa.ac.za
Tel. 072 330 1645
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