PhD: Education Management and Policy Studies (University of Pretoria)
MTech: Education Management (Technikon South Africa)
NHD: Education Management (Technikon South Africa)
NND: Civil (Soshanguve Technical College)
STD Technical (Technikon Northern Transvaal)
Currently teaching
TFRADEH
HBEDOBG
Fields of academic interests
Education Management
Law
Policy Studies
Field of Specialisation
Education Management
Teacher Professional development
Open distance learning
Quality assurance
Books
Ruth Aluko., Moeketsi Letseka., & Victor Pitsoe (eds) (2016). Assuring Institutional Quality in Open Distance Learning (ODL) in the Developing Contexts, Nova Publishers: New York.
Pitsoe, VJ & Maila M. 2012. (ed). 1st International Conference on Teaching Practice in Education. Unisa Press, UNISA. (ISBN 978-1-86888-726-2)
Book Chapters
Mukalula-Kalumbi, M. & Pitsoe, V.J. (2023). Reflections on play through Basil Bernstein’s lens: A case study of Zambia’s Early Childhood Education Policy. In J. Sampson (ed.), The philosophical concept of play, UK: Vernon Press. [forth coming].
Pitsoe, V.J. & Letseka, M. (2021). Diversity and diversity management in UNISA’s open distance learning through Bernstein and Foucault’s lens. In K. S. Adeyemo (ed.), Global Education Systems. The Education Systems of Africa. New York: Springer-House
Journal articles
Pitsoe, VJ & Zengele, T. 2023. Bernstein and Foucault on epistemic diversity and curriculum transformation. Social Sciences and Education Research Review,vol. 10, issue 1, 17-26, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8151075
Pitsoe, VJ & Zengele, T. 2023. Widening Access, Participation and Success as a Curriculum Transformation Act. SARE [forthcoming].
Mukalula-Kalumbi, M & Pitsoe, VJ. 2022. Basil Bernstein’s analysis of remote learning practices as pedagogical devices. Social Sciences and Education Research Review, 9(2): 108-114.
Pitsoe, VJ & Seeletso, MK. 2021. Quality Assurance in Virtual Learning and e-Learning spaces. Zambia Journal of Distance Education. 1(2): 1-7.
Mukalula-Kalumbi, M and Pitsoe, VJ. 2021. Application of Basil Bernstein’s Classification and Framing to Zambia’s Early Childhood Education Policies on Play Vis-â-Vis the United Nations Convention on the Rights for Children Articles 28 And 31. Zambian Journal of Educational Management, Administration and Leadership (ZJEMAL), 2(1): 116-128.
Pitsoe, V. & Letseka, M. 2016. Social Capital and Open Distance e-Learning: A Bourdieusian and Marxian discourse. e-BANGI Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 11(1): 202-212.
Pitsoe, V. & Letseka, M. 2015. Re-engineering Teaching Practice through Reflexive Practice and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Framework. e-BANGI Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 10(1): 154- 169.
Pitsoe, VJ. 2014. Low adult and youth literacy rate in sub-Saharan Africa: Trends, implications and policy issues. European Journal of Social Science, 43(1): 12-16.
Pitsoe, VJ. & Mahlangu, VP. 2014. Teaching values in education as a political act for social change. Journal of Social Sciences. 40(1): 141-149.
Pitsoe, VJ & Maila, MW 2014. Quality and quality assurance in Open Distance Learning (ODL) discourse: trends, challenges and perspectives. The Anthropologist, 18(1): 251-258.
Professional positions, fellowships & awards
Member of Editorial Board: Journal of Social Sciences, Frontier Women University, Pakistan
Deputy Editor: Africa Education Review Journal (2014 to date)
Recipient of Higher Education Leadership and Management Lead Fellowship for 2013, Higher Education South Africa.
Member: The World Institute for Nucleur Security (2014 to date)
