Research
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My main research niche areas are in the fields of career development and transitions across the lifespan.
Within this broad field, my main interests are:
- Career transitioning of learners with neurodevelopmental disabilities
- Career guidance and education in early and middle childhood
- Career pathways in technical and vocational education in the General Education and Training (GET) phase of the schooling system
- Career transitioning in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution
- Violence and bullying in schools and its impact on the career development of learners
- Sexual diversity and career development
Research focus areas:
- Trauma and resilience
- School violence
- Positive behaviour support
- Therapeutic interventions for children, parents, and communities.
Research focus areas:
- Career guidance
- Disability
- Hephapreneurship
- Technopedandragogy
Research focus areas:
- Care and support
- The psychosocial well-being of learners in rural schools
- Learner support
- and HIV and AIDS education
- Asset-based
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Neuro-development disorders
- Learning disorders
- Resilience
- Bullying
- Orphans
- Vulnerable children.
Research focus areas:
- Children’s rights
- Orphans and vulnerable children
Research focus area:
- Inclusive and Special Needs Education
Research focus areas:
- Community Psychology (Facilitating psycho-education at the community level)
- Neurodevelopmental Learning Disorders
Research interests include:
- Psychometric assessments.
- Neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Child development.