Education

Carisma Nel

Carisma Nel is a research professor within the School of Languages in Education, in the Faculty of Education. She in an Educational Linguist specialising in reading literacy from the foundation phase (Grade R-Grade 3) through to the higher education sector.

CP van der Vyver

CP van der Vyver is an associate Professor and director of the School of Professional Studies in Education in the faculty of Education at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. His qualifications include a BSc; Higher Education diploma (postgraduate); BEd (Honours degree); MEd, and PhD in Education management and leadership. His research falls within the field of Education Leadership and Management.

Shan Simmonds

Shan Simmonds, is a full professor and the Director for the Centre for Higher Education Professional Development (CHEPD). She is an NRF (National Research Foundation) rated researcher with expertise in curriculum studies, higher education, transformation and social justice. Shan’s intellectual work in Curriculum Studies is further enhanced through her involvement in international and national research networks.

Anja Visser

Dr Anja Visser is a Senior Lecturer and Subject Group Leader of Curriculum Studies in the Faculty of Education at the North-West University. Her expertise lies in Curriculum Studies, social justice issues related to education, human rights education, teacher education, and trafficking in persons as a curriculum concern.

Prof Maitumeleng Nthontho

Professor Maitumeleng Nthontho is a full Research Professor at the Edu-HRight Research Unit, North-West University, Potchefstroom campus. She holds a PhD in Education Management, Law, and Policy from the University of Pretoria. Over the past eight years, she has served as a Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, and Associate Professor at the University of Pretoria.

Muchativugwa Liberty Hove

Muchativugwa Liberty Hove is a Full Professor in Applied English Language Studies & Literature in English at North-West University and formerly a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Limpopo. He is Director for the Research Incubation Hub and formerly Deputy Director in the School for Literature and Language Education.

Prof Carisma Nel

Carisma Nel is a research professor within the School of Languages in Education, in the Faculty of Education. She in an Educational Linguist specialising in reading literacy from the foundation phase (Grade R-Grade 3) through to the higher education sector.

Prof Josef de Beer

Josef is the Deputy Dean Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty of Education, at North-West University in Potchefstroom. Previously, he held the position of Director of the Science Learning Centre for Africa, hosted by the Faculty of Education at the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town. Josef has a C1 NRF rating, and worked as principal investigator in several NRF funded projects.

Prof Kotie Kaiser

Kotie Kaiser is an associate professor and the Deputy Dean for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Education at the North-West University in South Africa. Her work focuses teacher professional development and on the teaching and learning of English as a second language within the multilingual context of 21st century South Africa. 

Lloyd Conley

I am an Associate Professor and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Education (FEDU) at the North-West University. As executive Dean I am responsible for Leadership and Management across our three campuses namely Mahikeng, Van Der Bijl and Potchefstroom. In addition the FEDU is the second largest Faculty of Education in South Africa and we have a large contingent of Distance Learning (DL) students from across the country and also from SADEC countries. The Faculty is responsible for pre-service (Preset) and in-service (Inset)Teacher training .