Dr NP Dlamini

Qualifications

• PhD (Curriculum and Instructional Studies)

Currently teaching

• SDGEOM
• TMS3713

Fields of academic interests

• Teaching and assessment

Field of Specialisation

• Geography and curriculum

Journal articles

Dlamini, N. P. & Maphalala, M. C. (2021). The challenges faced by teachers when incorporating chess into the curriculum in King Cetshwayo District primary schools. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 15(10), 744-759.

Akintolu, M., Dlamini, N. P. & Oladebo, T. (2021). Exploration of the impact of the Covid-19 on girls’ education in Nigeria. African Journal of Gender, Society and Development, 10(2), 59-75.

Paper presentations

• Annual Geography Students Conference - Rhodes University (2010), The assessment of the availability of cemetery space in eThekwini Municipality.
• South African Society for Education - Cape Peninsula University of Technology (2018), The impact of chess incorporation into the curriculum in King Cetshwayo District.
• South African Society for Education - Walter Sisulu University (2019), Teachers’ perspectives about the incorporation of chess into the school curriculum: A case of the Tsogo Sun Moves for Life programme.
• Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of Southern Africa - Rhodes University (2019), Factors influencing first year pre-service teachers’ perceptions in choosing Accounting as their major subject.
• Caribbean Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies, Jamaica (2020), Addressing learning gaps created by the Covid-19 pandemic in the South African Basic Education.
• World Conference on Research in Teaching and Education, Italy (2022), The perspectives of teachers about the incorporation of chess into the school curriculum in rural South Africa.

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

• Award: Research Enthusiast, 2019 Research Awards, University of Zululand