Degree held
- PhD (Science Education) UKZN
- PG Dip HE, UKZN
- Masters (Science Education) UKZN
- BSc, UNISA
- JSED, Springfield
Experience
- I am a lecturer in the Discipline of Technology Education, Science and Technology Education Cluster, School of Education (Edgewood Campus). I have served as the Academic Discipline Head of Technology Education in 2014. For the past 31 years, I have been involved in the field of Science and Technology Education as high school teacher of Physical science, Life Science and natural science and as a lecturer of technology education at UKZN. I serve as an examiner for the national Life Sciences Olympiad.
- I have also served as an administrator and research assistant on Project Sustain, a 6 million Norwegian Krone project funded by NUFU. The project aimed at the promotion of Sustainable Science and Technology programs at tertiary institutions in South Africa, Malawi and Zambia. I worked with a team of national and international researchers.
- I am a researcher on the safer learning environment project, which was funded by the NRF (2014-2016). I also work on the UTLO support project.
- I have served as an internal examiner of PhD and Master’s thesis of UKZN. I have examined master’s thesis for UNISA. I have moderated the ACT qualification in environmental education and Plant biology for UFS. I have reviewed abstracts for the following conferences SAARMSTE, SAERA, UTLO. I have reviewed articles for SAGE Open, Eurasian Journal of Math, Science and Technology Education.
- I am a member of SAARMSTE 2008- to date.
Research interest
- Design process in technology education
- Assembly drawings and sectional drawings in engineering graphics and design
- Technical and vocational education and training
- Socially responsible Science and Technology education
- Sustainable development and green technologies
- Curriculum/policy issues in STE
- Practical work and process skills in STE
- Gender and STE
- School –industry – community interfaces
- Indigenous Knowledge systems (IKS)
- Service learning
- Student engagement in STE
- Community based participatory action research
- Actor network theory
Teaching interest
- Service learning
- Practical work in STE
- IKS
- Curriculum in STE
- Research in STE
- Project based learning
- Sustainable development and technology
- Natural and life sciences
- PBL/Community engagement
Selected
Publications
Chapters in Books
- Chirikure, T., James, A., Nzimande, N., Singh-Pillay, A. & Naicker, I. A microscope, a stone, a cap and a lampshade: Objects as conduits for recognizing teaching practices as teacher leadership in higher education. In D. Pillay, K. Pithouse-Morgan & I. Naicker (Eds.), Object Medleys: Interpretive possibilities for educational research (pp. 147-162). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
Journal Articles
- Singh-Pillay, A., Alant, B.P., & Nwokocha, G. (2017).Tapping into Basic 7–9 Science and Technology Teachers’ Conceptions of Indigenous Knowledge in Imo State, Nigeria. African journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology education, 21(2): 125-135.
- Singh-Pillay, A., & Samuel, M.A. Life Sciences teachers negotiating professional development agency in changing curriculum times. EURASIA Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education, 13(6):1749-1763.
- Singh-Pillay, A., &Van Wky, M. (2017). A closer look at preservice technology teachers’ reflective practice. Ponte International journal of sciences and research, 73(7): 406-424.
- Singh- Pillay, A., & Sotsaka, D.S. (2017). Engineering Graphics and Design Teachers’ Understanding and Teaching of Assembly Drawing. EURASIA Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education, 13(5): 1213-1228.
- Singh-Pillay, A. , Sotsaka D. , Abraham, J. Interconnectedness of Engineering Graphics and Design teachers’ understanding of and teaching of assembly drawing. Ponte International journal of sciences and research, 73(13): 151-171.
- Singh- Pillay, A & Ohemeng-Appiah, F. (2016). Interconnectedness of technology teachers’ perceptions of the design process to learner creativity. Perspectives in education, 34(2): 70-82.
- Masinga, L., Myende, P., Marias, A., Singh- Pillay, A., Kortjass, M., Chirikure, T., & Mweli, P. (2016). Hear our voices: A Collective Arts-Based Self-Study of Early-Career Academics on Our Learning and Growth in a Research-Intensive University. Educational research foe social change, 5(2): 117-135.
- Singh, S., Mabaso, B., Mudaly, R., &Singh- Pillay. A. (2016). Policy for Prevention of Sexual Assault on Campus: Higher Education Students’ Perspectives. Alternation, 23(1): 113 – 134,
- Singh- Pillay, A. (2015). Pre-service Technology Teachers’ Reflections on their Learning during Service-learning: A Promising Marriage for ‘Pedagogy’. Alternations special edition, 16: 166-188.
- Singh- Pillay, A & Alant, B. (2015). Tracing the policy mediation process in the implementation of a change in the Life Sciences curriculum. African journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology education, 19(1): 12-22.
- Singh, S., Mudaly, R., & Singh- Pillay, A. (2015). The what, who and where of female students’ fear of sexual assault on a South African University campus. Agenda, 29(3):95-105.
Experience
- I am a lecturer in the Discipline of Technology Education, Science and Technology Education Cluster, School of Education (Edgewood Campus). I have served as the Academic Discipline Head of Technology Education in 2014 and in 2018. For the past 31 years, I have been involved in the field of Science and Technology Education as high school teacher of Physical sciences, Life Sciences and natural science and as a lecturer of technology education at UKZN. I serve as an examiner for the national Life Sciences Olympiad.
- I have also served as an administrator and research assistant on Project Sustain, a 6 million Norwegian Krone project funded by NUFU. The project aimed at the promotion of Sustainable Science and Technology programs at tertiary institutions in South Africa, Malawi and Zambia. I worked with a team of national and international researchers.
- I am a researcher on the following project:
- Safer learning environment project, which was funded by the NRF (2014-2016). I also work on the UTLO support project.
- Academic help seeking behaviour of male students, funded by UTLO(2016-17)
- Towards a socially responsible technology education, funded by UTLO(2014 to date)
- Pre- Service technology teachers’ reflective practice: (2016-to date)
- Exploring the effectiveness of practical work as a teaching strategy in technology education. ( 2014 – to date)
- I have served as an internal examiner of PhD and Master’s thesis of UKZN. I have examined master’s and PhD thesis for UNISA & DUT. I have moderated the ACT qualification in environmental education and Plant biology for UFS.
- I have reviewed abstracts for the following conferences SAARMSTE, SAERA, UTLO. I have reviewed articles for SAGE Open, Eurasian Journal of Math, Science and Technology Education.
- I am a member of SAARMSTE 2008- to date.
Students
Supervision
I currently supervise 7 PhD and one masters student
Masters (Graduated)
- 2018) Alvin Ugwu (213569937), Masters Science education: Summa cum laude
- 2017 Rowan Thompson (215078923), Masters Technology education: Cum laude
- 2017) Princess Hlengiwe Khuzwayo (72190132), Master Science education
- 2017) Emmanuel Konadu-Yiadom (216074136), Masters Technology education
- 2017) Nivesh Jagesar (200404670), Masters Science education
- 2016) Douglas Sotsaka (210555976), Master Technology education: Summa cum laude
- 2016) Furirwai Samaneka (214581947), Masters science education: Cum laude
- 2016) Joseph Mesuwini (214585612), Masters Technology education
- 2015) Dagogo Legg jack (213570929), Masters technology education: Summa cum laude
- 2015) Godson Nwokocha (212558483 ), Masters Technology education
- 2015) Frank Ohemeng-Appiah (212562162 ), Masters Technology education