Karien Botha
Lecturer
Department of Educational Psychology
University of Pretoria
South Africa
Biography
Mrs Karien Botha is a lecturer in the Department of Educational Psychology and project coordinator to an inter-disciplinary research project situated in the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being. In this capacity, she coordinates a project that involves around 30 researchers from various disciplines. She is currently busy with her PhD (Educational Psychology), focusing on the development of an outdoor, crop-based health-promoting intervention with the aim of enriching current school curriculum. Aligned with this focus her research interest lies in the field of utilising action research within the school environment, in combination with intervention-based studies in an attempt to promote community well-being. Based on her experience as teacher and educational psychologist at a school for physical and learning disabled learners from 2003 to 2011, Mrs Botha possesses extensive knowledge on inclusive education, as well as support and accommodation of learners who experience barriers to learning.
Research Interest
Her research interest lies in the field of utilising action research within the school environment, in combination with intervention-based studies in an attempt to promote community well-being.
Publications
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Becker LR, Beukes LD, Botha A, Botha AC, Botha JJ, Botha M, Cloete DJ, Cloete JL, Coetzee C, De Beer LJ, De Bruin DJ. The impact of university incorporation on college lecturers. Higher Education. 2004 Sep 1;48(2):153-72.
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Ferreira R, Fraser WJ, Botha K, Cook E, Du Toit PJ, Gericke G. Voedingpraktyke en behoeftes van hulpbron-arm gemeenskappe deur die oë van laerskoolonderwysers: oorspronklike navorsing: voedsel. Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie. 2013 Jan 1;32(1):1-8.
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Ferreira R, Ebersöhn L, Botha K. Using participatory action research to develop an HIV and Aids school plan. South African Journal of Education. 2013 Jan;33(4):1-7.
