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Prof D Hannaway

Senior Lecturer | College of Education
School of Educational Studies | Department: Early Childhood Education

Tel: 012 429 4148
Campus: Muckleneuk, Pretoria (Main Campus)
Building: AJH Building
Office: 7-57

  • BEd Early Childhood Education and Foundation Phase
  • BEd (Honours) Learning support, guidance and counselling
  • Med Early Childhood Education
  • PhD Early Childhood Education

  • Bachelor of Education: Child Development 0-9 (CDE3701)

  • Programme registration and accreditation
  • Teacher Education

  • Curriculum design and development

  • Esmail, M. & Hannaway, 2024. The digital world in Early Childhood. In Early Childhood Professional Development: An African Perspective, pp 168 – 181. Juta.
  • Ebrahim, H., Hannaway, D., Phala, T., & Modise, M. 2022. Changing early-childhood pedagogy in South Africa. In Critical issues in Professional Development: Situated Knowledge from South Africa edited by Ebrahim, H. B. & Chikoko, V. Unisa Press
  • Ebrahim, H., Waniganayake, M., Hannaway, D. & Modise, M. 2021. Changing perspectives: Being and becoming thinking teachers. In Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment: A Handbook on Early Childhood Education in South Africa. Pearson. pp 3-20. (ISBN 9781485705932)
  • Hannaway, D. Curriculum types in early childhood education. 2021. In Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment: A Handbook on Early Childhood Education in South Africa. Pearson, pp. 52-67. (ISBN 9781485705932)
  • Hannaway, D. Understanding children’s play as a pedagogy. 2021. In Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment: A Handbook on Early Childhood Education in South Africa. Pearson, pp. 221-239. (ISBN 9781485705932)
  • Hannaway, D. Approaching assessment in the early years. 2021. In Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment: A Handbook on Early Childhood Education in South Africa. Pearson, pp.373-387. (ISBN 9781485705932)

  • Van der Westhuizen, L.M. & Hannaway, D. 2024. Authentic caring in online professional development for early childhood teachers in South Africa. South African Journal of Childhood Education. 14(1), a1574. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v14i1.1574 
  • Hannaway, D. 2024. Digital learning in childhood: Possibilities for pedagogical transformation in South Africa. South African Journal of Childhood Education, 14(1), a1422. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v14i1.1422 
  • Hannaway, D. 2022. Transformed teachers transform education: Insights shared by early childhood lecturers. Cogent Education, 9 (1) http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2022.2118951 
  • Hannaway, D., Du Preez, H. 2022. Ethnocentric Shapeshifting: Seeking Traces of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Caring amongst Early Childhood Education Lecturers, Africa Education Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/18146627.2022.2109050 
  • Van der Westhuizen, L.M. & Hannaway, D.M., 2021. Digital play for language development in the early grades. South African Journal of Childhood Education 11(1), a925. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v11i1.925 
  • Hannaway, D., 2019, Mind the gaps: Professional perspectives of technology-based teaching and learning in the Foundation Phase, South African Journal of Childhood Education 9(1), a674. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v9i1.674 
  • Du Preez, H., Hannaway, D., Joubert, I. & Masola, F. 2019. Reaching out with rugby role models to inspire literacy in young children: Informing hybrid pedagogy. TEFLE. 1(1) https://doi.org/10.35293/tetfle.v1i1 
  • Hannaway, D.M., Govender, P., Marais, P & Meier, C. 2018. Growing early childhood education teachers in rural areas. Africa Education Review. 16:3, 36-53 https://doi.org/10.1080/18146627.2018.1445974 
  • Hannaway, D.M & Steyn, M.G. 2017. Teachers’ experiences of Technology-based Teaching and Learning in the Foundation Phase. Early Child Development and Care ISSN: 0300-4430 (Print) 1476-8275 (Online). 11: 1745-1759 https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2016.1186669 
  • Hannaway, D.M., Steyn,M.G. & Hartell. C.G. 2014. The influence of ecosystemic factors on Black student teachers’ perceptions and experiences of Early Childhood. South African Journal of Higher Education. 28(2): 386 – 410. https://doi.org/10.20853/28-2-339 
  • Hannaway, D.M. 2016. Learners’ profiles when experiencing technology-based learning in the Foundation Phase. South Africa International Conference on Educational Technologies (24 April 2016) (Peer-reviewed conference proceedings)

  • Learners profiles when experiencing technology-based learning in the Foundation Phase. South African International Conference on Educational Technologies “Empowering the 21st century learner” 24-26 April 2016
  • Teachers and learners’ experiences of technology-based teaching and learning. 27th European Early Childhood Research Association. 28 August – 1 September 2017
  • Results speak for themselves: Technology-based teaching and learning in the early years. South African Research Association for Early Childhood Education Regional Seminar. 27 October 2017
  • Beyond screen time in the early years. Catholic school’s seminar. 3 August 2018
  • First steps in the preparation of critically reflective early childhood teachers through OERs. Open Learning Conference DEASA NADEOSA. 5-7 September 2018
  • The Development of Critically Reflective Early Childhood Student Teachers in an ODeL Environment. 8th Teacher Education and Interdisciplinary Research Conference. 9-12 October 2018
  • Transforming early childhood teacher education: polyphony of voices. 29th European Early Childhood Research Association. 20-23 August 2019
  • Teacher educators making sense of transforming early childhood. 7th International Leadership Research Forum in Early Childhood. 25-27 September 2019
  • Play as a (digital) pedagogy. Key note address at Centurion Academy ECE seminar. 10 October 2020
  • Reforming Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Early Childhood Education: A scholarly Text Response SARAECE 4th National ECD Conference. 14 July 2021
  • Closing the Digital Divide: Enhancing Early Childhood Capabilities in South Africa. ODEL in the Global South, 15-17 August 2023
  • Adults’ professional activity for digital learning in the early years, 31st European Early Childhood Research Association. 31 August – 02 September 2023
  • Enhancing Early Childhood Education: Exploring the Intersection of Teacher Education and Digital Learning at National Quality Early Childhood Development in South Africa: A Call to Action conference, 27 - 29 September 2023
  • ICT in Primary Education: Transforming children’s learning across the curriculum (MOOC), 24 July 2014
  • The best start in life: Early Childhood Development for sustainable development (MOOC) 25 September – December 2017

  • Secretary and member of the South African Research Association (SARAECE)

  • Collaborative partnership and intervention project: ACSA-UNISA: Nurturing ECCE practitioners 2019.
  • Inter-institutional collaboration with Unisa, SAIDE, CSD, Bridge, WSU, UFH, NWU, CPUT, UP,Wits, UKZN, Ntataise, False bay TVET in the Programme in Inclusive Early Childhood and Care (PIECCE) ending in 2020
  • Inter-institutional project Transformative Pedagogy Research project ending in 2018
  • Inter-institutional and transdisciplinary collaboration on the e-resource project: Finding diamonds in a coal mine: e-resources for mobile learning with Tech4Red and University of Pretoria ending 2015.
  • Inter-institutional collaboration with TUT, CUT, UKZN in the EU Strengthening Foundation Phase research project ending in 2014

Seconded to PQM Manager: College of Education