Publications and Seminars

Articles Published in 2009/10

• Carstens, A. & Fletcher, L. 2009. Evaluation of a cross-disciplinary intervention for improving the academic writing abilities of undergraduate students. SA Journal for Language Teaching 43(2):
• Du Toit, Cecilia & Bouwer, Cecilia. 2009. Transitional influences on early adolescents’ reading development. Perspectives in Education.
• Roos N. 2009. The Springbok and the Skunk: War Veterans and the Politics of Whiteness in South Africa during the 1940s and 1950s' Journal of Southern African Studies 35(3):
• Sheppard, Pamela & Dippenaar, Hanlie. 2009 Shaping a democratic curriculum in language education: transcontinental collaboration between South Africa and the United States. Didactica, 1(1).
• Vandeyar, S. 2009. A portrait of an integrating school: Equity High. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth vol 15 pp. 1-19.

Books published in 2009/10

• Slabbert, J. A. De Kock, D.M. & Hatting, A. 2009. The brave “new” world of education: Creating a unique professionalism. Pretoria: Juta.

Book chapters published in 2009/10

• Carter, C. & Vandeyar, S. 2009. Teacher Preparation for Peace Education in South Africa and USA: Maintaining Commitment, Courage and Compassion. In: C. McGlynn, Z. Bekerman, M. Zembylas & Gallagher,T. (Ed). Peace Education in Conflict and Post-Conflict Societies. Comparative Perspectives. England: Palgrave Macmillan. Forthcoming (May 2009). (Chapter in Internationally peer reviewed book).
• Nkomo, M. & Vandeyar, S. 2009. School Integration: Best Practice and Innovations in Teaching. In: Nkomo, M & Vandeyar, S. (Eds). Thinking diversity, building cohesion: A transnational dialogue on education. Rozenburg Publishers and UNISA Press.
• Maree, J.G. & Van der Westhuizen, Carol. 2009. Head start in designing research proposals. Cape Town: Juta.
• Maree, J.G. & Van der Westhuizen, C. 2009. Giftedness and diversity: Research and education in Africa. In: Shavinina, L.V. (Ed.) The handbook on giftedness. New London: Springer Science.
• Vandeyar, S. 2009. Exceptional Patterns of Racial Integration: The Scholarship of Portraiture. In: Nkomo, M. & Vandeyar, S. (Eds). Thinking diversity, building cohesion: A transnational dialogue on education. Rozenburg Publishers and UNISA Press.

Conference and seminar papers presented in 2009/10

• Carstens, A. 'Evaluation of a cross-disciplinary intervention for improving the academic writing abilities of undergraduate students'. RASA Conference, School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand. 16-18 October 2009.
• Carstens, A. 'The effect of discipline- and genre-specific approaches in language teaching. Joint SAALA/LSSA Conference'. 28-30 September 2009.
• De Jager, T. & Du Toit, P.H.’ Shaping a new kind of teacher through action research-driven professional development: A partnership between academic and educator’. EASA Conference: Partnerships in Education: Research and Practices. Vanderbijlpark. 12 – 14 January 2010.
• Dippenaar, Hanlie & Sheppard, Pamela. 'Shaping a Democratic Curriculum in Language Education: Transcontinental Collaboration between South Africa and the U.S.A.' Conference of the International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies. Stellenbosch 7 September 2009.
• Dippenaar, Hanlie, Van Niekerk, Gernia & MacKay, Bridgitte. 'Creating learning opportunities for undergraduate students through collaborative partnerships'. EASA Conference: Partnerships in Education: Research and Practices. Vanderbijlpark. 12 – 14 January 2010.
• Du Toit, C.M. 'Fairy fluff and African fable: the oral tradition and literacy development'. Association for the Teachers of English and Literacy Conference. Hobart, Australia. July 2009.
• Engelbrecht, A. en Jansen, C. Discipline problems in South African schools. Positive Discipline conference, Unisa. 15-17 February 2009.
• Engelbrecht, A en Jansen, C . ‘Spookstorie of sprokie: die onderwyserstem eggo steeds…’ 14-16 January 2009. EASA Conference: Partnerships in Education: Research and Practices. Vanderbijlpark. 12 – 14 January 2010.
• Engelbrecht, A. en Jansen, C. Learning from the past: shaping new teacher identities to serve the changing purpose of education. 14-16 Januarie 2010. . EASA Conference: Partnerships in Education: Research and Practices. Vanderbijlpark. 12 – 14 January 2010.
• Du Toit, P.H. 'Transforming professional development starts with me – the imperative for every educator'. National Seminar of the Ministry of Education and Culture. Mozambique, Maputo. 17-19 November 2009.
• Edwards P, Van Loggerenberg, E., Du Plessis, D. & Du Toit, P.H. A whole brain instructional leadership and management initiative: A partnership between an academic and educators. EASA Conference: Partnerships in Education: Research and Practices. Vanderbijlpark. 12 – 14 January 2010.
• Evans, Rinelle & Cleghorn, Ailie. 'Complex language encounters: observations from linguistically diverse South African classrooms'. Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education Carlton University in Ottawa .
• Fringe, J.J., Dos Santos, S. & Du Toit P.H. Scholarly reflection as essential principle of professional development of academic staff in higher education. EASA Conference: Partnerships in Education: Research and Practices. Vanderbijlpark. 12 – 14 January 2010.
• Roos, Neil. (participant) Seminar on Strengthening Doctoral Scholarship in the Social Sciences, hosted by the Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC). Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study. 11 August 2009.
• Slabbert, J.A. 'Transcending our current self destructive curriculum and pedagogy'. 3rd Triennial Conference of the International Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies. September 2009.
• Swart, R. 'Those who learn must teach, and those who teach must learn: the teacher as transformative intellectual'. EASA Conference: Partnerships in Education: Research and Practices. Vanderbijlpark. 12 – 14 January 2010.
• Vermeulen, Dorette. 'Tertiary training in arts education'. Faculty of Education Research Indaba. 23 October 2009.
• Vermeulen, Dorette (presenter). Workshop in Music Education, Association for the Education and Care of Young Children (AECYC). 22 August 2009.
• Vermeulen, D. & Van Aswegen, R. 'Close encounters of a musical kind: making African music with the aid of sound recordings'. Musical Arts in South Africa: Resources and Applications, North-West University, Potchefstroom. August 2009.

Workshops/seminars organised 2009/10

• Van der Westhuizen, Carol. Workshop on 'Every Child Matters: Current and future issues for community leaders in the UK and beyond'. Speakers:

1. Anne Winstrom (groepfasiliteerder) - Headteacher: Whitchurch  First School, Harrow
2. Holly Brown and Christine Dickenson - Sandringham School, Surrey
3. Jan Church - Cordwalles Junior School, Surrey
4. Julia Gooderham and Jacqui Hodge - Windlesham Village Infants, Surrey
5. Elizabeth Higgins - St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Surrey
6. Diane Moffett and Carmel Smith - Lightwater Village School, Surrey

• Vandeyar, Saloshna. SANPAD project workshop on coding and analysis of data. 11 August 2009.
• Van Aswegen. Riekie & Vermeulen, Dorette. Workshop for the Orff Society of South Africa. 12 September 2009.