Degrees Held
- BA
- B.Ed (Hons)
- M.Ed (cum laude),
- D.Ed
Experience
- BEd – Professional Studies 110; Teaching Practice 120 (2006-2011)
- MEd – Generic research modules (2008-2014)
- PhD – Cohort supervision (2008-2014)
Awards
- NRF grant: Teachers’ Work Project (2014-2016)
- HELTASA National Commendation for Excellence in Teaching (2012)
- Distinguished Teacher’s Award (2011)
- Teaching and Learning Innovations and Quality Enhancement Grant (2010)
- Winner: Best Scholarly Engagement. Research Indaba, U of Pretoria (2009)
- Tripartite Research Collaboration Scholarship – Belgium (2009)
- Tripartite Research Collaboration Scholarship – Belgium (2008)
- Merit Award from the University of KwaZulu-Natal for excellent work (2007)
- Leap Lectureship in Education (2006 – 2008)
- Fulbright Scholarship to Michigan State University (2003 – 2004)
Research Interests
Teacher education, higher education, medical education, gender, discourse analysis
TeachingInterests
Educational research and discourses, research methodology, proposal writing skills, writing for publication
Student
Supervision
Graduated PhD
Graduated MEd
Graduated PhD
- Laura Campbell: Certain the curriculum, uncertain the context: Palliative care in context (2012)
Graduated MEd
- Sharon Bengtson: What young children say about violence in their school (2010)
- Romy Ganassi: The reading experiences of grade four children (2010)
- Devakumari Poovan: Exploring principals’ speeches: Sensitising student teachers to school contexts (2012)
- Nessa G Reddy: Exploring an orientation programme for student teachers: A discourse analysis of principals’ speeches (2012)
- Somadhanum Naidoo: Exploring orientation speeches of school principals: Inspirational invitations to student teachers (2012)
- Wade Cafun: The relationship between teachers’ conceptions of globalisation and professional learning (2012)
- Sathiaveni Duel Moodley: The influence of context on teachers’ conceptions of professional expertise (2013)
- Vanmala Poonsamy: The influence of context on novice teachers’ professional development (2013)
- Isaiah David: A social justice analysis of policies on internationalization in a higher education institution (2014)
Selected
Publications
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
Journal Special Issue Editorials
Guest Editorials
Book Chapters
Recent Publications
- Amin, N. (2020). Teachers’ perspectives of the parent involvement hexis in under-resourced urban schools. In, G. van Schalkwyk & N. Toren (Eds). Parental involvement: Practices, improvement strategies and challenges. New York: Nova Science Publishers. Pp 143-170.
- Martin, M. & Amin, N. (2020). Teacher care work in situations of severe deprivation. Pastoral Care in Education. DOI 10.1080/02643944.2020.1725906
- Govind, M. & Amin, N. (2017). Towards a realistic description for new radiology graduates in South Africa. Alternation, 24(2), 56-74.
- Ndlovu, Z.A., Amin, N. & Samuel, M.A. (2017). Examining pre-service teachers’ subject matter knowledge of school mathematics. Journal of Education. Issue 70, 45-71.
- Amin, N., Samuel, M.A. & Dhunpath, R. (2016). Undoing cognitive damage. In, M.A. Samuel, R. Dhunpath & N. Amin (Eds). Disrupting higher education curriculum: Undoing cognitive damage. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. (p. 3-16).
- Amin, N. (2016). Curriculum without borders? In, M.A. Samuel, R. Dhunpath & N. Amin (Eds). (2016). Disrupting higher education curriculum: Undoing cognitive damage. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. (P. 291-303).
- Samuel, M.A., Dhunpath, R. & Amin, N. (Eds). (2016). Disrupting higher education curriculum: Undoing cognitive damage. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. Pp. 303. [Edited Book]
- Amin, N. & Vithal, R. (2015). Teacher knowing or not knowing about students. South African Journal of Education. Vol. 35(3), online. # 1078, 9 pages. Doi: 10.15700/saje.v35n3a1078
- Maharajh, L.R. & Amin, N. (2015). A gender critique of the eight Hindu marriage forms. Journal of Gender & Religion in Africa. Vol. 21(2), 77-98.
- Nnabuike N.C., Amin, N. & Moodley, J. (2015). Ruptured subcapsular haematoma of the liver due to pre-eclampsia presenting as interstitial pregnancy and the role of intra-abdominal packing. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice. Vol. 18(2), 300-304.
Journal Articles
- Campbell, L. & Amin, N. (2014). Potential benefits and challenges of traditional healers providing aspects of palliative care in rural South Africa. Rural and Remote Health. 14:2378 (online).
- Ngene, N.C., Amin N. & Moodley, J. (2014). Ruptured subcapsular hematoma of the liver due to pre-eclampsia presenting as interstitial pregnancy and the role of intra-abdominal packing. Nigerian Journal of Clinical practice. (forthcoming).
- Campbell, L. & Amin, N. (2013). Dilemmas of telling bad news: Paediatric palliative care providers’ experiences in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. South African Journal of Child Health. 7(3), 113-116.
- Amin, N. & Campbell, L. (2012). A post-structural glimpse at the World Health Organization’s palliative care discourse in rural South Africa. Journal of Rural and Remote Health, 12: 2059 (online).
- Amin, N. (2012). Excavating memories: A retrospective analysis of mathematics teachers’ foregrounds. Pythagoras, 33(2) #178, 9 pages.
- Amin, N. (2011). Critique and care in higher education assessment: From a Cartesian plain to Mobius congruity. Alternation, Vol. 18(2), 268-288.
Journal Special Issue Editorials
- Amin, N., & Dhunpath, R. (2019). Curriculum without borders: Transdisciplinary, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary teaching in higher education. Alternation, (2019) 1-3.
- Dhunpath, R., Amin, N. & Chatradari, D. (2018). Higher education today: Crises, contestations, contemplations and futures. 25,1-11.
- Amin, N. (2018). African inspired scholarship of teaching and learning. African Perspectives of Researching Teaching and Learning. 2,1-5.
- Dhunpath, R., Amin, N. & Khumalo, L. (2017) Advancing teaching innovation and research excellence in higher education. 24(2), 1-11.
- Dhunpath, R., Amin, N. & Msibi, T. (2016). Can policy learn from practice? Alternation 23(1), 1-14.
- Dhunpath, R., Amin, N. & Msibi, T. (2015). Comparative perspectives on higher education systemic change, curriculum reform, quality promotion and professional development. Alternation 16, 1-8.
Guest Editorials
- Amin, N. & Govinden D. (2014). Autobiographies, biographies and writing lives. Agenda. 98(28.1), 1-4.
- Dhunpath, R., Amin, N. & Msibi, T. (2014). Re-envisioning African Higher Education: Alternative Paradigms, Emerging Trends and New Directions.
- Dhunpath, R., Nakabugo, M.G. & Amin, N. (2013). Higher education in an era of reconstruction, internationalisation, competition and cooperation. Alternation, 20(2).
- Dhunpath, R. & Nakabugo, M.G. & Amin, N. (2012). Transformational trends in higher education scholarship and curriculum. Alternation, 19(2), 1-11.
Book Chapters
- Amin, N. & Vandeyar, S. (2014). Theoretical underpinnings of researching good teacher education practices: Some methodological considerations. In, S. Vandeyar (ed.). Good practice in culture rich classrooms: Research-informed perspectives. Cape Town: Oxford University Press.
- Vandeyar, S. & Amin, N. (2014). Good practice in culture rich classrooms. In, S. Vandeyar (ed.). Good practice in culture rich classrooms: Research-informed perspectives. Cape Town: Oxford University Press.
- Amin, N. & Govinden, D. (2012). Sari stories: Fragmentary images of ‘Indian women’. In, C. Mitchell & R. Moletsane (Ed). Was it something I wore? Gender, dress and material culture in social research. (pp. 323-340) Pretoria: HSRC Press.