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CURRICULUM VITAE – HELEN DUNBAR-KRIGE Date of Curriculum Vitae: 27 May 2019 PERSONAL PARTICULARS Home Address: 12 Mon Elmi Road 3 Allen’s Nek Work Address: Faculty of Education Department of Educational Psychology University of Johannesburg PO Box 524 AUCKLAND PARK 2006 Telephone number 0825726950 (mobile) 011-5595249 (Soweto) Fax: 011-5592262 E-mail: [email protected] NationalIty: South African Identity number: 5406290033087 LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY Afrikaans (First language) English (Second language) PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION HPCSA registration category: Educational Psychology HPCSA registration number: PS 0031801 Date of registration: May 1991 1. ACADEMIC PROFILE 2007 D Ed Educational Psychology University of Johannesburg Title of Thesis: The facilitation of reflection in initial teacher education 1991 M Ed Educational Psychology (cum laude), Rand Afrikaans University 1989 B Ed (Hons) Educational Psychology, Rand Afrikaans University 1978 HED Rand Afrikaans University 1976 BA Social Science, Rand Afrikaans University Majors: History Biblical Studies Psychology 2. CAREER SUMMARY August 2000 to present: Lecturer / Senior lecturer in educational psychology May 1997 to July 2000: Part time lecturer in educational psychology, guidance and counseling August 1996 to August 2000: Educational psychologist in private practice January 1991 to July 1996: School psychologist: Forest Town School for cerebral palsy and learning difficulties Part time private practice January to December 1990 Intern educational psychologist at the Institute for Child and Adult Guidance, Rand Afrikaans University 1977 to 1990 Various teaching positions in history and biblical studies at secondary school level and remedial teaching at Goudstad Teacher’s Training College Administrative officer for the Beeld Kinderfonds for disadvantaged children 2 3. DESCRIPTION OF PRESENT POSITION IN THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION • 2011 to 2016: Head of Department • 2008 to 2019: Development of learning guides, coordination and facilitation of professional practice on Masters’ and Honours’ level in various school communities • 2000 to 2017: Development of learning guide with Dr E Fritz for Therapeutic Interventions 1 and 2, lecturing at Masters’ level in the area of Family Therapy and development of a Saturday clinic for Family Therapy on APK between 2000 to 2010 • 2000 to 2017: Coordination of the B Ed (Honours) Educational Psychology programme • 2000 to 2019: Supervision and co-supervision of doctoral thesis (20), dissertations (3), minor dissertations (approximately 60) and research projects (honours level) • 2016: Teaching of teaching methodology Arts and Culture in the Intermediate Phase: Third year level • 2014 - 2018: Team teaching in Teaching Studies 1B and the BEd Senior Phase and FET excursion • 2011: Lecturing of Education 1B (1200 students) with the focus on barriers to learning • 2000 to 2009: Lecturing in initial teacher education (Subject Methodology Life Orientation; Life Orientation Learning Area Methodologies & Life Orientation A) with the focus on assessment and reflection • 2000 to 2008: Lecturing at Masters and Honours level in educational psychological assessment • 2000 to 2007: Development and coordination of the Advanced Certificate in Education (Life Orientation and Guidance) • 2000 to 2009: Coordination of the Life Orientation initial teacher education. 4. FACULTY RELATED ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES SINCE 1997 UP TO PRESENT: SCHOLARLY ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES 4.1 Project leader (2016 to 2019 January) to develop a center focused on special needs education in the area of neurodevelopmental disorders between 2016 3 and 2020. Funding received from the Department of Higher Education and the European Union. 4.2 Research projects (2008-2013) Involved in the following research projects: A SANPAD research project focusing on child headed households as result of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. I was the supervisor of two doctoral students and co-supervisor for two other doctoral students in this project. The leader was Prof Jace Pillay. NRF RNA re Life Orientation key stone species (co-leader). In this project we initiated the Life Orientation Forum to discuss critical issues in Life Orientation. The leader was Prof Jace Pillay. NRF Thuthuka on the first year experience. The leader was Prof Nadine Petersen. 4.3 Research wIthIn HEAIDS (2008-2010) I was a member of the HEAIDS Programme Working Group focusing on the roles of educators in mitigating the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on the education system in South Africa. In this capacity I represented the Programme Working Group on 29 April 2009 at Emperor’s palace, Gauteng for the National Consultative meeting. We provided the findings and recommendations arising from the national research into the roles of educators in mitigating the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on the Education System in South Africa. The topic: Perspective of the technical reference group. I was the chair of sessions for the parallel sessions of the curriculum research project at the Higher Education HIV and AIDS Conference at Sandton Sun, Johannesburg from 28 to 30 March 2010 with the focus on: Taking responsibility: Reflections on HIV and AIDS in Higher Education. As participant: HIV and AIDS in teacher education in the pilot project in South African Higher Education Institutions. I participated in three colloquiums in this research project. For more information see www.heaids.org.za 5. FACULTY AND UNIVERSITY RELATED ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES SINCE 1997 UP TO PRESENT: POLICY, COMMITTEES AND TASK TEAMS 5.1 CommunIty engagement I have been a member of the Faculty Community Engagement Committee and involved in the development of partnerships between the Faculty of Education and partnership schools and community organisations in the surrounding areas of the APK and Soweto Campuses. This community engagement initiative was launched in May 2007 in the presence of the Minister of Education who applauded this initiative. The primary aim of the community engagement initiative at that stage was the development of a three tier support system in each partnership school that involves a teacher, school counsellor 4 and educational psychology student. In collaboration with colleagues in the department of educational psychology, student school counsellors and student educational psychologists have started working in most of the schools. The Department of Educational Psychology has consequently initiated a mentor and supervision programme for school counsellors and student educational psychologists in the schools and community organisations. These partnerships have been to the benefit of the school counsellors who completed a 6 month practicum in each site. The students work in sites which reflect the diverse South African context and the reality of challenges such as drug abuse, child abuse and HIV and AIDS. The school counsellors were therefore able to integrate theory and practice but with mentoring and supervision support. The student counsellor at the UJ Metropolitan Academy supported identified schools with study skills to obtain better matriculations results. These partnerships are also to the advantage of the Masters educational psychology students who are able to assess learners and support the parents and the school community taking into consideration the policies of inclusive education. The community engagement initiative of the Faculty was commended by the HEQC review in 2009 and again in 2016 by an international faculty review panel. The Faculty also received an award for their community engagement initiative. 5.2 Other CommIttees and forums Head of Department: Educational Psychology (2011 - 2016) Chair of faculty plagiarism committee (2016 - 2019) Member of the faculty transformation committee (2014 - 2015) Faculty Higher Degrees Committee (2010 - ) Faculty Teaching and Learning Committee (previously IPET (2010 - 2016) Faculty Community Engagement Committee (2007 - ) University HIV committee (2009 - 2010) Member and secretary of the B Ed (Hons) committee Member of the learning areas and subject methodology committee (2000 to 2009) Member of the CPTD committee (2000 to 2007) UJ transformation facilitator 5.3 PolIcy Development wIthIn UJ I was involved in university policy development with regard to community engagement and learning guides. 5.4 Selection processes B Ed (Hons) and M Ed Educational Psychology 1998 - 2012 Initial coordination and policy development of the B Ed (Hons) selection process 1998 – 2007 Initial coordination and policy development of the M Ed Educational Psychology selection process 5 5.5 Involvement In the faculty excursIons for first year pre-service teachIng students I have had the great privilege to be involved in the facilitation and organization of the first year excursions for initial teacher education from 2007 to 2017. At these excursions the students are exposed to the faculty conceptual framework in a creative way. Our second year Master’s educational psychology students were involved as counselors as part of a service learning component of their curriculum in the module Professional Practice from 2008 to 2017. The excursion received a commendation by the international faculty review panel in 2016. 5.6 Involvement In Continuous ProfessIonal Development ActivIties (CPD) 2017. Invited speaker to Pretoria CPD ethics group 2016. Invited speaker to Destinata special school on psychological ethics in schools Invited participant in role of school counsellors round table – psychology conference 2016. To test or not