Prof FD Mahlo

Expertise

• Curriculum Differentiation
• Inclusion and early learning
• Inclusive Education policy

Qualifications

• DEd (Inclusive Education) UNISA

Fields of academic interests

• Inclusive Education in ECD & Foundation Phase
• Learner and Teacher Support
• Human Rights & Social Justice

Field of Specialisation

• Curriculum Differentiation
• Inclusion and early learning
• Inclusive Education policy

Books

Books edited:

• Mary Clasquin- Johnson, Dikeledi Mahlo & Michel Clasquin-Johnson. (Eds). 2020. Autism- Perspectives from Africa. UNISA PRESS, Pretoria.
• Nareadi Phasha, Dikeledi Mahlo & George J Sefa Dei (Eds). 2017. Inclusive Education in African Context, A critical reader. Sense Publishers, The Netherlands.

Book chapters:

• Dikeledi Mahlo, Kenneth Kapalu Muzata & Kalisto Kalimposo. 2021. Effective strategies to combat stereotypes, prejudices and harmful practices in different sectors of the society on inclusive education in Maguvhe, Maapola-Thobejane & Malahlela, (Eds). Strengthening inclusive education from ECD to post-school education, Van Schaik Publishers.
• Kenneth Kapalu Muzata & Dikeledi Mahlo. 2021. Empowering students and ensuring inclusiveness, equity and equality through ICT  in Maguvhe, Maapola-Thobejane & Malahlela, (Eds). Strengthening inclusive education from ECD to post-school education, Van Schaik Publishers.
• Dikeledi Mahlo & Hlabathi Maapola- Thobejane. 2020. Early identification and Differentiation for learners with Autism in Autism, Perspectives from Africa Clasquin- Johnson, Mahlo & Clasquin- Johnson (Eds). UNISA PRESS.
• Nareadi Phasha & Dikeledi Mahlo. 2020. Developing inclusive Grade R classrooms in Davin. R & Van Staden, (Eds). Handbook for Grade R: Pearson(2^nd edition), Pearson Publishers.
• Mahlo, D. 2019. Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Early Childhood Education (South Africa). In Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies. London: Bloomsbury Academic. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350995932.0007.
• TM Makoelle & D Mahlo . 2019. Action Research and student learning in Action Research in South Africa: A critical Praxis, Towards a critical emancipatory discourse.  T Makoelle (Ed). Sun Media, Bloemfontein.
• Dikeledi Mahlo. 2017. Rethinking Inclusive Education in Africa in Inclusive in African Contexts, a critical reader, TN Phasha, FD Mahlo, G Dei (Eds). Sense Publishers, The Netherlands.
• Dikeledi Mahlo. 2016. Defining Inclusive Education, Inclusive Teaching and Inclusive classroom: In T Makoelle, MP Van der Merwe (Eds) Inclusive Teaching in South Africa. Sun Media, Bloemfontein. Pp.3-20.
• D Tlale & Dikeledi Mahlo. 2016. Inclusive Education and Ubuntu in an Open Distance Learning context in Letseka M (Ed) Open Distance Learning (ODL) through the philosophy of Ubuntu . Nova Science Publishers: New York. Pp .163-179.
• Francina Mahlo & Janet Condy. 2016. Learning support in inclusive settings in Inclusive education, an African perspective. Nareadi Phasha & Janet Condy (Eds). Oxford University Press, Southern Africa.

Journal articles

Dikeledi Mahlo. 2017. Teaching learners with diverse needs in the Foundation Phase in Gauteng Province, South Africa. SAGE OPEN, Special Issue-Student Diversity, January-March 2017, 1-9.

P Subban & D Mahlo. 2017. “My attitude, my responsibility” Investigating the attitudes and intentions of pre-service teachers toward inclusive education between teacher preparation cohorts in Melbourne and Pretoria, (International Journal of Inclusive Education). International Journal of Inclusive Education (IJES) 21 (4) 441-461.

M Marishane, NM Marishane & D Mahlo. 2015. Teacher Capacity for Curriculum Differentiation in teaching Foundation Phase Mathematics. International Journal of Educational Sciences. (Int J Edu Sci), 11 (3) 253-265.

L.S.T. Maphoso and D. Mahlo. 2015. Teacher’s Qualifications and Academic Achievement: A comparative study among Boarding and Non- Boarding schools. Journal of Social Sciences (JSS), 42 (1 ,2) 51-58.

Pitsoane, E, Mahlo, D, Lethole, P. 2015. UNISA E-tutors’ Perception, Experiences and Views of Active Learning. International Journal of Education Sciences. (Int J Edu Sci) 9 (1) 29-36.

Dikeledi Mahlo. 2015. Class size and Academic Achievement between Boarding and Non-Boarding Schools: A comparative Study. International Journal of Educational Sciences (IJES

Paper presentations

International:

• Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA) Conference. Inclusive Classrooms and Teacher Education. University of Lagos, Nigeria, 22 -26 July 2019.
• 44^th SASE Annual International Conference 2017. Special Education Teachers Involvement in Curriculum Development in Zambia: Implications for implementation. K Muzata, D Mahlo & PL Mabunda. Phakalane Golf Estate , Botswana, 4-6 October 2017.
• 8^th Annual International Conference on education and new learning Technologies. EDULEARN16. Barcelona, Spain. 4-6 July 2016.
• International Society for Teacher Education (isfte).  Where to from now? The future Learners with intellectual impairments. Kruger National Park. 17-22 April 2016.

National:

• Every teacher is capable of teaching all students. NWU Optentia Research Focus, Teacher Education Conference, 7-8 June 2017.
  • Inclusive Education is everyone’s business. Inclusive Education Workshop. Intundla Lodge, Pretoria, 14-15 April 2016.

• 8^th Annual International Conference on education and new learning Technologies. EDULEARN16. Barcelona, Spain. 4-6 July 2016.

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

• Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke Institute Bring Her Up Women of Firsts Award in the category Education and Research Award, 2019.
• Developing Researcher Women’s Award, 2015
• Emerging Researcher Grant (UNISA Research & Innovation), 2015-2016
• NRF (National Research Foundation) Knowledge Interchange    Collaboration (KIC), 2013.
• Young Academics Award-2009

Projects

• DHET Developing capacity for academic and non-academic staff to support students with disabilities at UNISA.
• Developing Grade R teachers for Inclusion in rural areas.
• Curriculum adaptation for learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Co-Investigator)
• Teaching for All -European Union Funded Project