QUALIFICATION(S)
| BA (Languages) HED, B.Ed, M.Ed, D.Ed
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE
| Education Psychology/Sociology/ Education management/Language in Education
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SUPERVISION OF M&D STUDENTS
| Masters’ Students |
Name and Surname
| Date Completed
| Topic
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Mr E. Engelbrecht
Education Management
| 2009
| The identification of shortcomings in the managerial skills of principals in the Lejweleputswa Education District: a critical analysis
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Mr LJ Koalepe (Cum Laude)
Education Management
| 2014
| Determinants of school success in disadvantaged communities: Managerial implications for principals of high-poverty schools
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Mr TG Lebona
Inclusive Education
| 2014
| The implementation of inclusive education in primary schools in the Lejweleputswa Education District
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Mrs R. Nel (cum laude)
Inclusive Education
| 2015
| Classroom Management of
Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the Foundation Phase in the Lejweleputswa Education District
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Mrs MM van der Merwe
(cum laude)
Language in Education
| 2015
| Exploring the English Proficiency of non-English speaking learners in the Foundation Phase: Challenges and Strategies
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Mr W Wheeler
(cum laude)
| 2018
| Exploring job satisfaction of teachers at Special Education Schools in a South African Education District
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Mr K. Qhobosheane
(cum laude)
Language in Education
| 2019
| An investigation into the levels of English proficiency of Grade 4 learners in township schools in the Lejweleputswa Education District
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Ms NC Drude
Education Psychology
| 2019
| Exploring the resilience of progressed learners in the Senior Phase in the Lejweputswa Education District
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Mrs M Tadi
| 2019
| Ep Exploring performance appraisal policy and educational outcomes in selected secondary schools
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Mrs D Cloete (cum laude)
| 2020
| he The role of the principal as an instructional leader in creating successful differentiated teaching in an inclusive classroom environment: A case study
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Mrs K Erasmus
Education Psychology
| 2020
| Exploring the phenomenon of cultural mismatching in selected South African school settings
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Mrs R. Engels
Education Psychology
| 2020
| A Case Study Exploring the Benefits of Art Therapy with Early Adolescents at a Primary School
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Doctoral Students |
Name and Surname
| Date Completed
| Topic:
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Dr R Padayachi
Education Management
| 2016
| The effect of internal quality assurance reviews on departmental academic programmes at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Dr RA Radile
Education Management
| 2016
| Management strategies to improve the performance of National Curriculum Vocational (NCV) students at Technical Vocational Education and Training Colleges (TVET) in the Free State Province
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Dr O Ndlovu
| 2018
| The role of critical reflective teaching in teaching practice for the 21st century: A case study.
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Dr KB Segola (co-supervisor)
| 2020
| Education and Training curriculum in correctional services in the Free State province: a management perspective
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Mrs MM Van der Merwe
Education Psychology
| Completed 2020
graduate 2021
| Social-emotional challenges experienced by Grade three learners: implications for the Life Skills Curriculum and Assessment Policy
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PUBLICATIONS
| - Wilken EC & Badenhorst JW 2003. A comparative analysis of sexual harassment policies at selected higher education institutions in South Africa. South African Journal for Higher Education, 17(2): 197-205.
- Badenhorst JW, Steyn MG & Beukes, L. 2007. Die dissipline-dilemma in post-apartheid Suid-Afrikaanse hoërskole: ‘n kwalitatiewe ontleding. Journal of Humanities, 47(3): 301-319.
- Kamper GD; Badenhorst JW & Steyn MG 2009. Future expectations of Black South African adolescents: Trends and Implications. Journal for New Generation Sciences, 7(1):71-92.
- Kamper GD & Badenhorst JW 2010. Facing the future: the perceptions of Black South African adolescents on their prospects in South Africa. Journal for Asian and African Studies, 45(3):243-257.
- Steyn MG, Badenhorst JW & Kamper GD 2010. Our voice counts: adolescents’ views on their future in South Africa. The South African Journal of Education, 30(2): 169-188.
- Badenhorst JW & Badenhorst BP 2011. What we have learned: The perceptions of student teachers on the quality of mentoring in secondary township schools in South Africa. Journal for New Generation Sciences, 9(2): 1-18.
- Badenhorst JW & Badenhorst BP 2013. Die sosio-politieke sienings van ‘n groep Suid-Afrikaanse universiteitstudente. Journal for Contemporary History, 38(1): 164-183.
- Badenhorst JW & Koalepe JL 2014. How do we manage? Determinants of effective leadership in high-poverty schools Journal of Social Sciences,39(3): 243-256.
- Badenhorst, JW & Van der Merwe MM 2015. How we do it: The English Language Proficiency of Second Language Learners in the Foundation Phase of an English Medium School: Challenges and Strategies. Journal of Social Sciences, 43(3): 173-184.
- Badenhorst, JW & Van der Merwe, MM 2017. Trial and Error? An Inquiry into Implementing a ‘Straight-for-English’ Approach with Foundation Phase Students with Inadequate English Proficiency. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 52(7) 1040– 1056.
- Badenhorst JW & Radile RS 2018: Poor Performance at TVET Colleges: Conceptualising a Distributed Instructional Leadership Approach as a Solution, Africa Education Review, Published online 11 April 2018, DOI: 10.1080/18146627.2017.1352452 S
Badenhorst, JW & Ndlovu, O. 2019. Assessing the skill of critical reflection in student teachers at a south African university. Journal of Educational Studies, 18 (2).
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BOOK(S) OR CHAPTER (S) IN BOOKS
| - Co-Editor for a Life Skills series:
Steyn, MG & Badenhorst, JW 2009. Smart Choices for Responsible Personal Behaviour: a guide for young adults. Van Schaik Publishers: Pretoria
- Author of two chapters in the Life Skills Series, Chapter 1: Human Development in Social Context; Chapter 4: Emotional Intelligence
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PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES, SEMINARS OR WORKSHOPS
| - Read a paper at the EASA/KENTON conference in December 2006 in George on “The Discipline Dilemma in Post-apartheid South African Schools”.
- Read a paper at the ECER Conference in Vienna in 2009: “Excited? Disillusioned? Afraid? What we can learn from the future perspectives of South African adolescents.”
- Read a paper at the EASA conference In January 2009 in Illovo. ”The Future Expectations of Black Adolescents in South Africa”.
- Read a paper at the EASA conference in 2011 on “Identifying shortcomings in the managerial skills of principals”.
- Read a paper at the 2011 ICER conference in the Netherlands on “What we have learned: The perceptions of student teachers on the quality of mentoring in township schools
- Read a Paper at the EASA conference in 2012 on “The nature and quality of mentoring and teaching practice of student teachers in South African Township schools
- Read a paper at the 2015 Clute Institute Conference in San Juan on: “What we experienced: Teaching non-English speaking Foundation Phase learners in English – challenges and strategies”
- Read a paper at the 2015 UKZN Conference on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: “Learning Styles and Attitudes toward active learning of students: Implications for design and Instruction”
- Read a paper at the 2016 IAOF International Social Science Conference in Dubai titled:” Understanding Learning Styles and Preferences of Postgraduate Education Students”
- Read a paper at the 2016 2nd International SoTL conference in Bloemfontein titled: “Assessing the learning style preferences of three different groups of postgraduate students: implications for teaching and learning.”
Read a paper at the 2016 EECERA conference in Bologne, Italy titled “Against the odds: Implementing an immersion model of English as Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT) with non-proficient Foundation Phase Students in English”
Read a paper at the 2018 ACER Conference in Greece titled: “A daunting challenge of poor performance of TVET colleges in South Africa: Conceptualising a distributed instructional leadership approach as a solution.”
- Read a paper at the 2019 IISES 7th Teaching & Education Conference in London titled: “A South African dilemma: the poor English Proficiency of Grade 4 learners in township and rural schools and its implications for language teaching.” 21 - 24 May, 2019.
- Co-presented a paper at the 2020 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning titled:
“Assessing the skill of critical reflection in student teachers”. 8-9 November 2020.
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INTERNATIONALISATION ACTIVITIES
| Member of Internationalisation Committee
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT(S)
| Eskom expo for Young Scientists reviewer and judge
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EXTERNAL
PROFILE(S)
| ORCID
ResearchGate
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Prof. Badenhorst
Tel: +(0)57 910 3633
