Recent research/consultancy:
- Recently submitted an application to the AAU for partnership project with Botswana, Nigeria and University of Free State on rural-urban learning
- National Research Foundation Grant R215,295 (2013-2014) Adaptive leadership for multidisciplinary engagement and service learning
- UKZN teaching and Learning Research Grant R62,600 (2013-2014) 18 month follow up study Multidisciplinarity
- Service Learning and Community Engagement
- Community Engagement and Service Learning (CESL) 2011-2012 funded by University of KwaZulu-Natal, university research projectImplementing the Third Mission of Universities in Africa (ITMUA), (2010-2011) funded by the Association of African Universities, involving universities of Malawi, Botswana, Calabar inNigeria and Lesotho
- British Academy funded African Partnerships Programme for capacity building and research development on topic of non-formal education and poverty reduction (2006-2009) involving universities of Malawi, Botswana, Calabar (Nigeria) and Glasgow
Recognitions, positions, memberships:
- BA (hons) English; PGCE; BPhil (Community Education); MEd (Community Education) PhD (Adult Education)
- SUALL – Chair of Research Sub Committee
- BAICE – Elected President for 2006-2008
- Institute for Learning and Teaching – ongoing
- World Committee for Lifelong Learning – South Africa representative
- Selected for inclusion in Academic Keys ‘Who’s Who’ 2006-
- Distinguished Fellow UNISA, SARChi
- External Editorial boards – journals (national and international)
- Higher Education Quarterly till 2010
- Mosenodi (Botswana Educational Research Association)
- Journal of Transformative Education till 2010
- International Journal of Lifelong Education
- Lifelong Learning and Widening Participation till 2010
- Compare till 2010
- Journal of Education and Development (Malawi)
- Journal of Social Intervention (Netherlands)
- AERN on-line journal