Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies

Mrs CJ Kotze

College of Education
School of Teacher Education
Department: Curriculum and Instructional Studies
Lecturer
Tel: 011 471 3007
E-mail: ekotzecj@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • M.Ed
  • Currently completing PhD

Currently teaching

  • TMS3708

Fields of academic interests

  • Curriculum and Pedagogy
  • Mentorship in teacher education
  • Ubuntu mentoring
  • Economics and management Sciences Education
  • Teacher Education
  • Teaching Practice

Field of Specialisation

  • Student Teacher Support
  • Ubuntu Mentoring
  • Economics and Management Sciences Teacher Education
  • Teaching Practice

Journal articles

van Wyk, MM., Kotze, C. J., Tshabalala, S. L., & Mukhati, F. (2021). The responsiveness of teacher education managers at an ODeL college to resilience and the well-being of staff working from home during COVID-19. International Journal of Educational Methodology, 7(4), 623-635. https://doi.org/10.12973/ijem.7.4.623

Mukhati, F., Tshabalala, S. L., Kotze, C. J., & van Wyk, M. M. (2022). MANAGING STAFF WFH in CRISIS TIMES - HOW are TEACHER EDUCATION MANAGERS SUPPORTING STAFF WORKING REMOTELY at an ODEL COLLEGE, Journal of Education, Teaching and Learning JETL, 7 (1), 20–31. https://dx.doi.org/10.26737/jetl.v7i1.2739

Mudau, P.K., Biccard, P., van Wyk, M.M., Kotze, C.J., Nkuna, V. (2022). STUDENT TEACHERS’ ACCESS TO AND COMPETENCE IN LEARNING IN A FULLY ONLINE OPEN DISTANCE E-LEARNING SPACE: AN EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS, Journal of Information Technology Education: Research. 21. 197-215. https://doi.org/10.28945/4976

Kotze, C. J., & Van Wyk, M. M. (2022). The Influence of COVID-19 on the Management Styles of ODeL Teacher Education Managers. The International Journal of Educational Organization and Leadership, 30(1), 15.  https://doi:10.18848/2329-1656/CGP/v30i01/15-28 

Paper presentations

2022.  Teacher education managers’ reflections of supporting staff working remotely: a case of crisis leadership.  April 2022.  Teacher Education and Interdisciplinary Research (TEIR) Conference.  Limpopo, South Africa

2022.  The responsiveness of teacher education managers at an ODeL college to resilience and the well-being of staff working from home during COVID-19.  July 2022.  Twenty-ninth International Conference on Learning.  University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.

2022. Mentoring in the Initial Teacher Education Open Distance e-Learning Context: An Ubuntu-orientated mentoring perspective.  August 2022.  Open Distance and E-Leanring Postgraduate Consortium.  Virtual, South Africa.

2022.  The responsiveness of teacher education managers at an ODeL college to resilience and the well-being of staff working from home during COVID-19.  October 2022.  SAERA Conference.  Cape Town, South Africa.

2023.  Retaining novice teachers during a global pandemic: A case study of the role of mentorship.  EASA Conference,  January 2023.  Cape Town, South Africa.

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

Awards

  • 2022.  Emerging Researcher award received at the Twenty-ninth International Conference on Learning, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain (13-15 July 2022).

  • 2023.  Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority PhD Bursary Award.

Fellowships

  • Professional memberships: SAERA, HELTASA, EASA, NADEOSA, ACDE.