Bongiwe Zulu

Bongiwe Zulu

Bongiwe Zulu

Degrees Held

  • B.Paed  (1993): University of Zululand
  • B EdHons (2009) :  University of KwaZulu-Natal
  • MEd (2011) : University of KwaZulu-Natal
  • PhD  (2017): University of KwaZulu-Natal

Research Interest

  • Teacher Education and Professional Development
  • Teacher learning
  • Teacher Knowledge
  • Teacher Learning Communities.
  • Classroom Action research
  • Undergraduate research scholarship.

Teaching Interest

  • I teach and on PGCE, Honours, supervise Masters and PhD in the Teacher Development Studies Discipline.
  • My teaching interest are; Foundation modules, professional studies, curriculum, knowledge structures, teacher development, teacher knowledge and teacher professional learning.
  • Education Studies
  • Mentoring in schools
  • Teacher agency in Professional Learning

Community Involvment

  • (2020-2022), Teachers, facilitators’ and district officials’
    perceptions and experiences of the CPD programme that enhances
    teacher learning and practices in the Amajuba District. Co-investigator
    in the group project led by Dr Mthembu exploring teachers’, facilitators
    and district officials’ perceptions and experiences of the CPD
    programme.
  • (2021 to date), Project Title : Igniting undergraduate and BEd Hons
    research excellence.
  • Collaborative project with Durban University of Technology colleague
    on the innovative ways of enhancing quality of teaching and learning
    of the research module.
  • Reviewer for South African Journal of Education, review journal articles
    for South African Journal of Education.

Selected Publications

Teaching Expertise

  • I teach and on PGCE, Honours, supervise Masters and PhD in the Teacher
    Development Studies Discipline.
  • My teaching interest are; Foundation modules, professional studies,
    curriculum, knowledge structures, teacher development, teacher
    knowledge and teacher professional learning.
  • Education Studies
  • Mentoring in schools
  • Teacher agency in Professional Learning
  • Independent Research Project

Student Supervision