Department of Educational Foundations

Prof M Noor Davids

College of Education
School of Educational Studies
Department: Educational Foundations
Associate Professor
Tel: 012 429 6117
E-mail: davidmn@unisa.ac.za

Expertise

  • History of Education
  • History teaching

Qualifications

  • PhD
  • M.Ed
  • B.Ed
  • B.A (Hons)
  • HED

NRF Rating

C2

Currently teaching

  • History of Education
  • Teacher Education
  • Action Research & Sociology of Education

Fields of academic interests

  • History Teaching and Education
  • HIV and AIDS
  • Transformation

Field of Specialisation

  • History of Education
  • Teaching Practice specialist 
  • Teacher Education 
  • Cosmopolitanism

Books

Davids, M. N 2015. Islamic tourism in South Africa: an emerging market approach. Chapter published In Hatem El-Gohary and Riyad Eid “Islamic Tourism Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Global Economy”. Birmingham City Business School, Galton Building, City North Campus,Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2SU, UK. ISBN  978-14666-62728 pp 248-268 (Academic)

Davids, M. N  2013. Book chapter: Education studies: Oxford university press; Chapter 4 – The history of selected education systems. Oxford University Press.2013. ISBN  978 0 19905621 7 (Textbook)

Davids, M.N, N Edwards, V Bosman 2016. Book chapter: Learn to Teach: Oxford university press; Chapter 10 – Scaling down to scale up: Microteaching theory and practice, pp. 169-188. ISBN 978 0 190411794 (Textbook)

Journal articles

Davids, M.N  2013. Teaching and Memory: Why corporal punishment persists at schools – training for transgression. South Africa Journal for Higher Education  (SAJHE) 27 (3) pp-534-549. ISSN 1011-3487

Davids, M.N 2013.“Can Foucault come to the rescue?” – From Dogma to Discourse: Deconstructing the History of Education for democratic subjects.  Yesterday and Today, No 9, July 2013 pp-109-123.

Maharajh, L, Davids, M.N & Khosa, S 2013. Mode of delivery in a postgraduate module: a case study of B.ed honours module (Understanding Research).  Alternation – Special Edition 9, p 150-168, 2013.

Davids, M.N 2014. Using Foucauldian ‘discursive practices’ as conceptual framework for the study  of teachers’ discourses of HIV and sexuality. Perspectives in Education. 32 (3) 2014, pp-36-49. ISSN 0258-2236

Davids, M. N 2014: Setting the pace for a new race towards an HIV- free society: Selected HIV and sex discourses of teachers.  South African Review of Education(SARE), Vol 20. No 1, 2014 pp-109-128.

Davids, M. N 2014. Traditional tutorial system – fit for purpose or past its sell by date? University students’ experiences. South Africa Journal for Higher Education, Vol 28 (2) – 2014 pp- 338-354.

Davids, M. N 2014.  Is action research coming of age? The value of an Action Research History project in Professional Development. Yesterday & Today, No 11, July 2014. pp-1-20

Projects

  • District Six and forced removals
  • Teacher Education assessment
  • HIV and AIDS education/prevention