Degrees Held
- B Paed, (University of Zululand)
- Bed Hon, Masters in Education (Ed Psych) (University of Free State)
- Masters in Education (Leadership and Management) (University of Durban Westville)
- Masters in Business Administration (Tourism) (Management College of South Africa)
- Doctor of Philosophy (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
Profile
Experience
Awards
Experience
- Secondary School Level 1 Teacher (1994-2000)
- Head of Department (Humanities) (200-2005)
- Deputy Principal (2006-2008)
- Senior Education Specialist/Curriculum Subject Advisor (2008)
- Deputy Chief Education Specialist (Services Subjects) (2009-2010)
- Lecturer (Travel and Tourism Education (2011 to date)
Awards
- Highest number of med graduations in 2020 (School of Education Academic Staff Excellence Awards)
- DEAT Tourism Education Excellence (Promoting Tourism education in the KZN)
Research Interests
- Curriculum and Pedagogy
- Tourism Education
- Tourism
Teaching Interests
- Curriculum and Pedagogy related to Tourism and Tourism Education
Publications
- Dube-Xaba, Z.H.W., & Xulu, R.B. (2020). Opportunities and challenges in school-based assessment: Tourism learners’ views. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, Volume 6 (3)
- Mthiyane, N.P., Dube-Xaba, Z.H.W., Kgari-Masondo, C.M. & Khanare, F.P. (2019). (Un) Trapped? Transformative Voices of Four Black Female ‘Novice Academics’ in a South African Higher Education Institution. In C. L. Scott & E. N. Ivala (Eds), Transformation of Higher Education Institutions in Post-Apartheid South Africa. Rouledge
- Dube-Xaba, Z.H.W., & Makae, M.P. (2018). HODs’ views on their capacity to conduct moderation of School Based Assessment in Tourism. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 7 (4)
- Dube-Xaba, Z.H.W. (2017). Influence of macro-policy factors on decision-making to select Tourism in South African schools: Implications for curriculum relevance. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, Volume 6 (3)
- Dube, Z.H.W. (2014). Conceptions and Misconceptions of Tourism as a Subject in the South African School Curriculum. Alternation 21,1 (2014) 153 – 170
Supervision
- Supervising Masters Students
Community Envolvement
- Umalusi verifier and consultant for NSC/SC Tourism
- National and Provincial Tourism Expo
- Working on developing Tourism Educators’ Association