South African Educational Research Assiocation

15/03/2021

Details of launch of 4 books on Humanities curriculum in the time of COVID-19. The authors that contributes to these 4 volumes include a number of SAERA members
The launch is on 18 March 2021 at 15h00. The details are in the attached flyer

03/03/2021

Dear Primary School Principals & Educators

PSP is inviting you to join the *FREE Virtual* Courses. Find details here: https://bit.ly/3kpxrLc .

We wish you a kinder 2021 with your loved ones! Together let’s build a better future.

Regards, PSP Team
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www.psp.org.za

Dr Angela James
Academic Leader: Community Engagement
Senior Lecturer: Science Education
School of Education; College of Humanities

The Primary Science Programme (PSP), is a well-established non-profit organisation recognised for its effective approaches to improving the quality of primary education in South Africa through the training and development of teachers.

17/02/2021

Dear SAERA members

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices (S-STEP) SIG has offered a six-part webinar series featuring the editors and contributing authors of the “International Handbook of Self-Study of Teaching and Teacher Education Practices.” Aligned with the six sections of the handbook, this interactive webinar series provides the opportunity to engage in conversation and consider critical issues in the self-study field today.
You can join us on the remaining Thursdays beginning at 6 pm Eastern Time (1 am South African time – see https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/):

• October 15, 2020 = “Foundations of Self-Study”
• November 12, 2020 = “Self-Study Methods and Methodologies”
• December 10, 2020 = “Self-Study and Teaching and Teacher Education for Social Justice”
• January 21, 2021 = “Self-Study across Subject Disciplines”
• February 18, 2021 = “Self-Study in Teacher Education and Beyond”
• March 18, 2021 = “Self-Study across Cultures and Languages”

All previous webinars (and those still forthcoming) are available to view on the SIG’s website. Please check these out. They have been highly informative, and it’s always nice to see colleagues when we cannot meet in person.

Registration for all webinars is required. A Zoom link and passcode will be sent to attendees 24 hours before each event. To register, please visit: https://forms.gle/t4t2D9MLENLZmQd2A. As an added incentive, at each webinar, one lucky attendee will be randomly selected to receive a free book in the format of their choosing (i.e., either print or e-book) from the Springer series.

Please direct questions to Laura Kennedy ([email protected]) or Eliza Pinnegar ([email protected]).

Sincerely,
Kathleen Pithouse-Morgan

Chair: AERA Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices (S-STEP) SIG
Convenor: SAERA Self-Reflexive Methodologies SIG

The Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices (S-STEP) SIG is offering a six-part webinar series featuring the editors and contributing authors of the "International Handbook of Self-Study of Teaching and Teacher Education Practices", a hot off the press, second edition of the self-study handbook. P...

18/12/2020

An issue has been published.

Link: https://journals.ukzn.ac.za/index.php/joe/issue/current

Rosemarie Milburn
Journal of Education
Journal of the SA Education Research Association (SAERA)

05/11/2020

Dear SAERA members

Join the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices (S-STEP) SIG next Thursday (11/12) beginning at 6 pm Eastern Time (1 am South African time) for a webinar on "Self-Study Methods and Methodologies".

This is the second webinar in six-part series aligned with the new "International Handbook of Self-Study of Teaching and Teacher Education Practices," (Springer, 2020).

Registration is required. A zoom link and passcode will be sent to attendees 24 hours before each event. Thank you to everyone who has already registered.

Not signed up yet? Follow this link to get registered: https://forms.gle/t4t2D9MLENLZmQd2A

Not able to join for the live event? No worries; the session will be recorded and posted to the SIG website: https://sstepaerasig.wixsite.com/sstep/blank-page

Please direct questions to Laura Kennedy ([email protected]) and/or Eliza Pinnegar ([email protected]).

Sincerely,
Kathleen Pithouse-Morgan

Chair: AERA Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices (S-STEP) SIG
Convenor: SAERA Self-Reflexive Methodologies SIG

01/11/2020

Journal of Education:

Special Conference issue 80 has been published.

Link:

The Journal of Education is an open access, peer-reviewed interdisciplinary publication of original research and writing on education.

01/11/2020

Invitation to Webinar

Please find attached webinar flyer : Curriculum Studies SIG webinar 4 on Post-humanism
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21/10/2020

SAERA Doctoral Thesis Award 2020 awarded to Dr Shafika Isaacs

19/10/2020

Dear SAERA Members,

SAERA Annual General Meeting on 21 October 2020 .

To be held online Zoom meeting

Date: 21st October 2020
Time: 15h00 to 16h30

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 944 8564 7466
Passcode: 939753

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Regards
Rosemarie

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18/10/2020

Congratulations to Professor Kathleen Pithouse-Morgan - Awarded The SAERA Honours Award for 2020 for making an outstanding contribution to education research in South Africa.

07/10/2020

Dear SAERA members

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices (S-STEP) SIG is offering a six-part webinar series featuring the editors and contributing authors of the "International Handbook of Self-Study of Teaching and Teacher Education Practices," (Springer, 2020). Panelists include Drs. Julian Kitchen, Amanda Berry, Shawn Michael Bullock, Alicia R. Crowe, Monica Taylor, Hafdís Guðjónsdóttir, and Lynn Thomas, among others.

Aligned with the six sections of the handbook, this interactive webinar series aims to bring members of the self-study research community together once a month to engage in conversation and consider critical issues in the self-study field today. Join the conversations on the following Thursdays beginning at 6pm Eastern Standard Time (https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/):
• October 15, 2020 = “Foundations of Self-Study”
• November 12, 2020 = “Self-Study Methods and Methodologies”
• December 10, 2021 = “Self-Study and Teaching and Teacher Education for Social Justice”
• January 21, 2021 = “Self-Study across Subject Disciplines”
• February 18, 2021 = “Self-Study in Teacher Education and Beyond”
• March 18, 2021 = “Self-Study across Cultures and Languages”
Registration is required. A zoom link and passcode will be sent to attendees 24 hours prior to each event. For those unable to attend the live event, each instalment of the webinar series will be recorded and posted to the SIG's website. To register for one or more of these events, please visit: https://forms.gle/t4t2D9MLENLZmQd2A. As an added incentive, at each webinar, one lucky attendee will be randomly selected to receive a free book in the format of their choosing (i.e., either print or e-book) from the Springer series.
Please direct questions to Laura Kennedy ([email protected]) and/or Eliza Pinnegar ([email protected]).

Sincerely,
Kathleen Pithouse-Morgan

Chair: AERA Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices (S-STEP) SIG
Convenor: SAERA Self-Reflexive Methodologies SIG

The Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices (S-STEP) SIG is offering a six-part webinar series featuring the editors and contributing authors of the "International Handbook of Self-Study of Teaching and Teacher Education Practices", a hot off the press, second edition of the self-study handbook. P...