Dr M Chauke

Qualifications

• DEd. Doctor of Education Degree: Specialisation in Inclusive Education
• MEd. Magister of Educationis Degree: Specialisation in Education Management, Law and Policy Studies in Education
• BEd.  Honors Degree: Specialisation in Education Management, Law and Policy Studies in Education
• BA. Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education
• ACE: Advanced Certificate in Education: Specialisation in Inclusive Education Barriers to learning, Assessment and Learner Support
• ABET: Adult Basic Education and Training Certificate
• STD: Secondary Teachers’ Diploma in Education

Currently teaching

• MEDSN2B Learning Support in an Inclusive Education Setting
• EDS4805 Research in Disability Studies
• DPP 1501 Diversity Pedagogy and Practice
• NCL4701 Understanding Inclusive Education

Fields of academic interests

• Inclusive education philosophy, policies and theories
• Inclusive education practices in the inter/sen phase.
• Teaching strategies for inclusive classrooms
• Intervention strategies/approaches for supporting learners who experience barriers to learning and development.
• SBST and DBST functioning for learners who experience barriers to learning and development.

Field of Specialisation

• Inclusive education philosophy, policies and theories
• Theoretical frameworks/perspectives on inclusive education
• Disabilities issues in education
• Care and support in inclusive education
• Curriculum and pedagogical issues in Inclusive Education
• Teacher education for inclusion
• Research in disability studies

Journal articles

• Educators as mediators in teaching English as first additional language in grade six inclusive classrooms in South Africa.
• Authors – Prof Ramodungoane Tabane and Dr Margaret Chauke University of South Africa published in South African Journal of Education (SAJE 1675) August 2021 issue

Paper presentations

• Namibian Open Learning Network Trust (NOLNet) 4th Open and Distance Learning Conference. Namibia. University of Science and Technology (NUST) – Auditorium 1. Namibia, Windhoek. 23 -25 October 2019.

Paper Presentation

• Educators’ adaptive assessment procedures in teaching English in grade six inclusive classrooms in South Africa.
  Authors – Prof Ramodungoane Tabane and Dr Margaret Chauke University of South Africa.
  UNESWA International Conference on Education, (UICE2019) Institute of Distance Education (IDE), Lecture Theatre. University of Swaziland. 5-8 August 2019.

• Educators as mediators in teaching English as first additional language in grade six inclusive classrooms in South Africa.
  Authors – Prof Ramodungoane Tabane and Dr Margaret Chauke University of South Africa
  The University of South Africa. CEDU M & D Conference 2016 Widening M & D Educational Research, Support through Interaction.  30 June – 01 July 2016

• The experiences of educators in management of inclusive classrooms
  Author – Dr Margaret Chauke University of South Africa.
  Mauritius Institute of Education, Reduit, Mauritius (MIE) and the University of Pretoria
  Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), “The Future We Want” Teacher development for the transformation    of education in diverse African Contexts. 20-25 July 2015

• The experiences of educators in management of inclusive classrooms
  Author – Dr Margaret Chauke University of South Africa
  The University of South Africa (UNISA) and the University of Limpopo (UL).  22-26 June 2015
  4^th Southern African Students’ Psychology Conference “Psychology in Communities”

• The experiences of educators in management of inclusive classrooms
  Author – Dr Margaret Chauke University of South Africa.
  The University of South Africa (UNISA) Department of Inclusive Education.  28-29 August 2014
  UNISA Student Research and Innovation Showcase
  
  
• Gauteng Department of Education
  The experiences of educators in management of inclusive classrooms
  Author – Dr Margaret Chauke University of South Africa

Poster Presentation

• Arts and Humanities Sciences.
  2014 Second Runner-up Best Poster Presentation Winners
  The experiences of educators in management of inclusive classrooms
  Author- Dr Margaret Chauke University of South Africa.
  The University of South Africa, Department of Inclusive Education and Department of Psychology, 25 - 27 September 2013
  10^th ISSBD African Regional Workshop Conference

• The experiences of educators in management of inclusive classrooms
  Author – Dr Margaret Chauke University of South Africa
  The University of South Africa and the University of Witwatersrand (WITS). Department of Psychology. (Senate House)
  26-28 June 2013          

• 3rd Southern African Students’ Psychology Conference In Action.
  26-28June 2013.

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

• Senior Lecturer in the Department of Inclusive Education
• UNISA Student Research and Innovation Showcase
• 2014 Second Runner-up Best Poster Presentation Winners
• Poster `Presentation Arts and Humanities Sciences.
• The experiences of educators in management of inclusive classrooms

Projects

Member of the Community Engagement Project in the Inclusive Education Department.

Other

• E-tutor coordinator
• Member of the departmental teaching and learning committee.
• Member of the departmental research committee
• Member of the departmental vetting committee
• Member of the departmental research ethics committee