Department of Early Childhood Education

Dr MR Modise

College of Education
School of Teacher Education
Department: Early Childhood Education
Lecturer
Tel: 012 429 2269
E-mail: modismr@unisa.ac.za

Expertise

  • Birth -4yrs Curriculum ( National Curriculum Frame Work)
  • ECD /Foundation Phase Curriculum (Mathematics, Language and Life Skills)
  • Educational Management
  • Supervision and Support of teachers in ECD

Qualifications

  • DEd

Fields of academic interests

Research interest:

  • ECE Leadership and Management,
  • ECE – Birth to 4 and Grade R Curriculum
  • Classroom Practice
  • Practitioner’ Support and Supervision

Field of Specialisation

  • ECD Leadership and Management

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

  • SARAECE
  • committee member

Projects

  • International Leadership Research Forum – ECE (ILRF-ECE).
  • Project for Early Childhood Policy Analysis (PECCA): Member Universities- University of Fort Hare, University of South Africa and University of Pretoria
  • The Dynamics of Higher Education Space and Place in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Unisa Community Engagement: Preserving Setswana through reading and writing and promoting language in Mathematics.
  • Consortium member for EU, DHET and UNICEF funded Project for Inclusive Early Childhood Care and Education (PIECCE).
  • Researcher for DHET funded Transformative Pedagogy Project for Birth to Four year olds.
  • Project in Early Childhood policy Analysis (PEPCA), PIECCE, and other Departmental Project

Other

Responsible for the following modules:

  • PRS1023,
  • PRS1045,
  • PCF4099,
  • PCF410X,
  • HBEDETE