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Early Career Academics in Educational Research
Perspectives from Sub-Saharan African Higher Education Sectors
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Neoliberal theory on higher education highlights the challenges faced by academics in the "new times" of academia. Quality-improvement programs and academic accountability mechanisms have been advocated, but the profession's precariousness and stress make early career researchers especially vulnerable. The highly competitive funding environment and increased non-research duties put academics' time and dedication at risk. Early career academics can enhance Sub-Saharan African educational research by contributing effectively to contextually relevant research, collaborating with regional colleagues, and pursuing international collaboration and financing. However, more research is needed to understand the experiences of the new generation of academics and their responses to new performativity criteria.
Contributors are: Ikechi Agbugba, Wiets Botes, Darrell de Klerk, Alan Felix, Claire Gaillard, Dean Langeveldt, Bheki Mngomezulu, Thembeka Myende, Amasa Ndofirepi, Ntombikayise Nkosi, Felix Okoye, June Palmer, Doniwen Pietersen, Percy Sepeng, Kevin Teise, Victor Teise and Yusef Waghid.
Contributors are: Ikechi Agbugba, Wiets Botes, Darrell de Klerk, Alan Felix, Claire Gaillard, Dean Langeveldt, Bheki Mngomezulu, Thembeka Myende, Amasa Ndofirepi, Ntombikayise Nkosi, Felix Okoye, June Palmer, Doniwen Pietersen, Percy Sepeng, Kevin Teise, Victor Teise and Yusef Waghid.
Amasa Ndofirepi, Ph.D. (2013), Sol Plaatje University and University of Johannesburg, is Full Professor of Philosophy and History of Education. He has co-edited several books including
Decolonising African University Knowledges Vols 1 & 2 (xxx, 2023) and
Unyoking African University Knowledge Vol 1 (xxx, 2023).
Doniwen Pietersen, Ph.D. (2019) & Ph.D. (2023), University of Pretoria and University of Freestate respectively, is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Education at University of South Africa (Unisa). He has published several articles in International and DHET accredited journals.
Percy Sepeng, Ph.D. (2011), is Professor of Mathematics Education and Dean of Students at University of KwaZulu-Natal. He has published books, book chapter, articles in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings in Mathematics [Education]. He supervised over 30 Master and Doctoral students.
Raymond Nkwenti Fru, Ph.D. (2018), University of KwaZulu-Natal, is a senior lecturer of History and Social Science Education at the Sol Plaatje University. He is Teaching Advancement at Universities (TAU) fellow. He has published extensively in the areas of school textbooks and other discourses in History Education.
Alan Felix, Ph.D. (2021), Cape Peninsula University of Technology, is Geography and Social Science Lecturer in the Intermediary Phase in the Faculty of Education. His research interests are in geography education and the use of ICTs. He co-authored an article titled, A wake-up call: Equity, inequality and Covid-19 emergency remote teaching and learning (2020).
Medson Mapuya, Ph.D. (2020), Central University of Technology, Free State, is a lecturer in Accounting Education and Higher Education Studies at Sol Plaatje University. He has published several articles in Accounting Education and Higher Education and has presented his research work in local and International Conferences. His research interest is in the learning experiences of students in higher education.
Doniwen Pietersen, Ph.D. (2019) & Ph.D. (2023), University of Pretoria and University of Freestate respectively, is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Education at University of South Africa (Unisa). He has published several articles in International and DHET accredited journals.
Percy Sepeng, Ph.D. (2011), is Professor of Mathematics Education and Dean of Students at University of KwaZulu-Natal. He has published books, book chapter, articles in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings in Mathematics [Education]. He supervised over 30 Master and Doctoral students.
Raymond Nkwenti Fru, Ph.D. (2018), University of KwaZulu-Natal, is a senior lecturer of History and Social Science Education at the Sol Plaatje University. He is Teaching Advancement at Universities (TAU) fellow. He has published extensively in the areas of school textbooks and other discourses in History Education.
Alan Felix, Ph.D. (2021), Cape Peninsula University of Technology, is Geography and Social Science Lecturer in the Intermediary Phase in the Faculty of Education. His research interests are in geography education and the use of ICTs. He co-authored an article titled, A wake-up call: Equity, inequality and Covid-19 emergency remote teaching and learning (2020).
Medson Mapuya, Ph.D. (2020), Central University of Technology, Free State, is a lecturer in Accounting Education and Higher Education Studies at Sol Plaatje University. He has published several articles in Accounting Education and Higher Education and has presented his research work in local and International Conferences. His research interest is in the learning experiences of students in higher education.
Acknowledgements
List of Figures and Tables
Abbreviations
Notes on Contributors
1 Enhancing Early Career Research Scholarship: Unpacking the Dialogues
Amasa Ndofirepi
2 On African Philosophy of Higher Education, Infancy, Potentiality, and Becoming
Yusef Waghid
3 Navigating the Multiple Higher Education Demands: Stories of Early Career Women Academics
Thembeka Myende and Ntombikayise Nkosi
4 Levelling the Playing Fields in Global Research Partnerships toward Forging Transformative Research Collaboration
June Monica Palmer and Darrell Edwin De Klerk
5 Brain Re-Engineering Concept and Reimagination: Strategy for Early Career Academics in Agriculture and Food Systems Research
Ikechi Kelechi Agbugba
6 From Novice to Expert: Education Law for Emerging Academics
Dean Collin Langeveldt and Doniwen Pietersen
7 Early Career Academics in the Digital Transformation Age
Alan Felix and Wiets Botes
8 Can Your Marriage Survive a PhD? : Autoethnographic Reflections on a Coloured Woman s Early Career Journey into Academia
Claire Gaillard
9 Early Career Academics Development in Africa: Reflections on the Brain Re-Engineering Concept as Formal Institutionalised Mentoring Options
Ikechi Kelechi Agbugba and Felix Ifeanyichukwu Okoye
10 Reflections on the Impact of Marketisation of Higher Education on Early Career Academics at South African Universities
Bheki R. Mngomezulu
11 Resisting the Neoliberal Onslaught on South African Universities: The Potential Role of Early Career Academics
Kevin L. G. Teise and Victor Nico Teise
12 Navigating Rigidity: Challenges and Strategies for Early Career Academics in Mathematics Education
Percy Sepeng
Index
List of Figures and Tables
Abbreviations
Notes on Contributors
1 Enhancing Early Career Research Scholarship: Unpacking the Dialogues
Amasa Ndofirepi
2 On African Philosophy of Higher Education, Infancy, Potentiality, and Becoming
Yusef Waghid
3 Navigating the Multiple Higher Education Demands: Stories of Early Career Women Academics
Thembeka Myende and Ntombikayise Nkosi
4 Levelling the Playing Fields in Global Research Partnerships toward Forging Transformative Research Collaboration
June Monica Palmer and Darrell Edwin De Klerk
5 Brain Re-Engineering Concept and Reimagination: Strategy for Early Career Academics in Agriculture and Food Systems Research
Ikechi Kelechi Agbugba
6 From Novice to Expert: Education Law for Emerging Academics
Dean Collin Langeveldt and Doniwen Pietersen
7 Early Career Academics in the Digital Transformation Age
Alan Felix and Wiets Botes
8 Can Your Marriage Survive a PhD? : Autoethnographic Reflections on a Coloured Woman s Early Career Journey into Academia
Claire Gaillard
9 Early Career Academics Development in Africa: Reflections on the Brain Re-Engineering Concept as Formal Institutionalised Mentoring Options
Ikechi Kelechi Agbugba and Felix Ifeanyichukwu Okoye
10 Reflections on the Impact of Marketisation of Higher Education on Early Career Academics at South African Universities
Bheki R. Mngomezulu
11 Resisting the Neoliberal Onslaught on South African Universities: The Potential Role of Early Career Academics
Kevin L. G. Teise and Victor Nico Teise
12 Navigating Rigidity: Challenges and Strategies for Early Career Academics in Mathematics Education
Percy Sepeng
Index
The primary audience includes ECRs themselves. This volume serves as a valuable resource for research careers in education. It offers insights, guidance, and best practices to help them navigate early career research.