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Postgraduate Supervision

A record of completed doctoral, master’s, honours, and postdoctoral supervision, alongside external examination and research-capacity development.

1Postdoctoral fellow
6Doctoral completions
5+Master’s completions
9Honours completions
34External assessments recorded

Completed postgraduate research

Guiding rigorous and socially responsive scholarship.

Supervision spans educational leadership, governance, inclusive pedagogy, student experience, rural education, institutional development, and research capacity.

YearDegree and candidateInstitution and study
D.Ed. · D. MamaileWalter Sisulu University

Enhancing ethical leadership practices among school governing bodies: Implications for humanising pedagogies in Ekurhuleni North District secondary schools, South Africa.

D.Ed. · Z. P. NdabaWalter Sisulu University

Strategies for effective blended learning pedagogy in Life Sciences teaching in Uthukela District, South Africa.

M.Ed. · N. J. MguyeWalter Sisulu University

Managing prejudice-based bullying among LGBT students at a selected university in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

D.Ed. · N. CekisoWalter Sisulu University

Advancing postgraduate research supervision and publication output at a selected university in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

D.Ed. · N. D. M. MtshatshaWalter Sisulu University

Positioning consumer studies education for entrepreneurial skills development in selected Eastern Cape secondary schools.

M.Ed. · N. P. MokoenaUniversity of the Free State

School management responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Selected schools in Petsana, South Africa.

D.Ed. · N. CezaWalter Sisulu University

Students’ experiences of a peer-assisted learning programme: First-year university students in the Eastern Cape.

M.Ed. · D. MamaileWalter Sisulu University

Teachers’ classroom-management support strategies to enhance teaching and learning in Gauteng high schools.

M.Ed. · N. MahokoUniversity of the Free State

Staff morale as a correlate of brain drain in the university system: Implications for student success.

M.Ed. · N. M. GwamaUniversity of the Free State

Managing student unrest in a South African university.

PhD · S. DubeUniversity of the Free State

Translanguaging for sustainable learning in Zimbabwean rural ecologies.

Postdoctoral supervision · July 2022–June 2023

Dr B. Damoah

Management of social unrest and Africanised pedagogy within Ubuntu, decolonial, and postcolonial frameworks.

Honours supervision

Building the postgraduate pipeline.

2022

N. J. Mguye

Managing bullying among senior-phase learners in Amathole East, Eastern Cape

Walter Sisulu University
2022

M. Mfolozi

School governing bodies’ technology capacity for effective governance in OR Tambo Coastal Education District

Walter Sisulu University
2021

D. Mamaile

The influence of principals’ roles on the quality of teachers’ performance

University of the Free State
2021

M. Gigaba

Learners’ perceptions of corporal punishment in a rural primary school

University of the Free State
2021

T. Madonsela

The rise in false sexual allegations against teachers in schools

University of the Free State
2019

N. Mahoko

Managing teachers’ passion in rural secondary schools: An asset-based approach

University of the Free State
2019

U. M. Gwama

School performance in rural South Africa: A case of school governing bodies

University of the Free State
2019

N. P. Mokoena

Teacher-principal relationships in rural high schools

University of the Free State
2019

T. Mokoena

Exploring physical violence in rural South African high schools

University of the Free State

External examination

Assessment across institutions and countries.

Master’s and doctoral thesis examination supporting academic quality, methodological rigour, and independent scholarship.

Tshwane University of Technology16
Central University of Technology6
University of South Africa2
University of the Free State2
University of Johannesburg2
Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan2
University of Botswana1
University of Fort Hare1
University of Pretoria1
University of Zululand1

15+ emerging researchers mentored

Structured support in research design, methodology, scholarly writing, publication strategy, grant readiness, and the development of independent research agendas.

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