Jan Nieuwenhuis
Head of Department  Â
Department of Education Management and Policy Studies
University of Pretoria
South Africa
Biography
Prof Jan Nieuwenhuis has been involved with educational research since 1979 and has conducted more than 40 research projects as researcher and project leader. He participated in collaborative research with the University of Calgary for the Canada South Africa Teachers Development programme in 2005 and was consultant to the UNESCO Expert Consultative Group on the Definition of Basic Education (2008). He has published more than 40 technical research reports, two academic books, contributed eight chapters to academic books, published twelve articles in academic journals as author or co-author and has delivered numerous papers at national and international conferences. He also recieved EASA Medal as Senior Researcher Extraordinaire (2010).
Research Interest
His research area are Values education, Human rights and social justice in education, Human resource management & Qualitative research methodology and his field of expertise is Education management, Philosophy of Education & Research methodology.
Publications
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Ogina TA, Nieuwenhuis J. Gaining access to the experiences of orphaned children–A draw-write and narrate approach. Qualitative Research Journal. 2010 Aug 3;10(2):51-64.
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Ntho-Ntho AM, Nieuwenhuis J. Religion in education policy in South Africa: a challenge of change. British Journal of Religious Education. 2016 Sep 1;38(3):236-48.
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Nieuwenhuis J. From equality of opportunity to equality of treatment as a value-based concern in education. Perspectives in Education. 2004 Dec 1;22(1):55-64.
