Dr. Dean van der Merwe

Lecturer
Name: Dean van der Merwe
Location: GNA 219, Robert Sobukwe Building Soweto Campus
Department of Childhood Education, Faculty of Education, Staff  Staff Members

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 11 559 5236

Email: deanvdm@uj.ac.za

About Dr. Dean van der Merwe

Dean is currently a lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Johannesburg. He has taught various modules in the Department of Childhood Education over the past six years. Before that, he taught at a primary school for two years. He started his academic career with a Bachelor’s degree in Foundation Phase Education, which he obtained from the University of Johannesburg in 2013. His postgraduate qualifications include a BEd Honours degree, which he obtained in 2015 from the University of Johannesburg, a Master’s degree, which he obtained in 2018 from the University of Johannesburg and a PhD in 2022 from the University of Johannesburg. His research interests include teacher education and development.

Recent publications

van der Merwe, D., 2022, ‘Preparing pre-service teachers to guide and support learning in South African schools’, South African Journal of Childhood Education 12(1), a1163. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v12i1.1163

Van der Merwe, D., 2018, ‘Aspects of academic language proficiency of intermediate phase teacher education students’, South African Journal of Childhood Education 8(1), a555. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v8i1.555

Gravett, S., Lang, R. & Van der Merwe, D. Lesson design in preservice teacher education drawing on a science of learning perspective. In: Gravett, S. & Petersen, N. Future-proofing teacher education. Voices from South Africa and beyond. Routledge. (In press).).

Academic links

Academia.Edu: https://johannesburg.academia.edu/DeanvanderMerwe

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xMgmQOAAAAAJ&hl=en