Department of Inclusive Education

Dr N Ferreira

College of Education
School of Educational Studies
Department: Inclusive Education
Lecturer
E-mail: eferren1@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • PhD in Inclusive Education
  • MEd in Inclusive Education
  • BEd (Hons)in Inclusive Education
  • Higher Diploma in Education (HDE) (Post Graduate)
  • BA

Currently teaching

  • INC4801: Perspectives in Inclusive Education
  • HBEDABH: Addressing Barriers to Learning

Fields of academic interests

  • Inclusive Education
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Teacher Education

Field of Specialisation

  • Inclusive Education
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Teacher Education

Paper presentations

July 2015: “Developing Grade R teachers to identify learners who experience barriers to learning in inclusive classrooms.” CEDU Masters and Doctoral Students’ Conference, UNISA, South Africa.

August 2015: ”The competency of Grade R teachers to identify learners who experience barriers to learning in inclusive classrooms.”
2015 Annual Unisa Student Research and Innovation Showcase, UNISA, South Africa.

July 2017: “The effectiveness of Grade R teacher preparation for inclusive education in South Africa.” CEDU Masters and Doctoral Students’ Conference, UNISA, South Africa.

November 2017: “In-service teacher preparation to implement inclusive education in Grade R.” South African Research Association for Early Childhood Education (SARAECE) Regional Conference, Rhodes University, South Africa.

July 2018: “Grade R teacher preparation for inclusive education in South Africa.”
CEDU Masters and Doctoral Students’ Conference, UNISA, South Africa.

October 2018: “In-service teacher preparation to implement inclusive education in Grade R.” South African Education Research Association Annual Conference, Pretoria, South Africa.

September 2021: “In-service teacher preparation to implement Inclusive Education in Grade R.” Curriculum Transformation Conference, UNISA, South Africa.

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

  • First prize winner at 2015 Annual Unisa Student Research and Innovation Showcase, UNISA, South Africa
  • Second prize winner in the Unisa Students category of the 2015 Avishkar Research Project Competition, Pune University, India.

Other

  • Member of the departmental Teaching and Learning Committee.
  • Member of the departmental Quality Assurance Committee.
  • Member of the departmental Research Committee
  • Member of the departmental Vetting Committee
  • Member of the departmental Research Ethics Committee