Environmental education and teacher development : engaging a dual curriculum challenge
Date
2011-09
Authors
Reddy, Chris
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Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
Abstract
Prof Chris Reddy was born and raised in the suburb of Grassy
Park on the Cape Flats where he still resides today. He
attended the English Church Primary School and was involved in
local sport, representing the Crusaders soccer and cricket clubs
at junior and senior levels. After matriculating at Heathfield High
School he commenced his tertiary studies at the University of
the Western Cape, where he obtained the following qualifi -
cations: Secondary Teacher’s Diploma, Bachelor of Science,
Bachelor of Science Honours and Master of Philosophy (Science
Education). Subsequently he completed his PhD(Curriculum
Studies)at Stellenbosch University.
Prof Reddy served as a biology teacher at the Oaklands High School for more than
a decade before taking up a position as a part-time lecturer/researcher at Stellenbosch
University in 1997. He was appointed a full-time lecturer in 1999 and was promoted
to senior lecturer (ad hominem) in 2003, to associate professor (ad hominem) in 2006
and to full professor in July 2011. He currently serves as the Chairperson (Head) of
the Department of Curriculum studies, coordinates the Master of Education pro -
gramme in curriculum studies, the Environmental Education Programme University of
Stellenbosch (EEPUS) and serves on a number of committees in the Faculty of
Education.
Prof Reddy is a National Research Foundation-rated researcher and his research
fields include teacher education (pre- and in-service), environmental education and
curri culum studies. He regularly does presentations at national and international con -
feren ces and has published and co-authored in all three fields with outputs ranging
from peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, popular articles to research and
tech nical reports. He was awarded research funding from statutory bodies as well as
private foundations and funders, and co-ordinated a number of community outreach
research and development projects in the Western Cape, Free State, Northern Cape,
Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Provinces.
He has also served on the coordinating committees of national research projects in
environmental education, regularly serves as an external examiner for higher degrees
of other universities, serves as a reviewer for various journals and is on the editorial
board of two international scholarly journals. Prof Reddy served as President of the
Education Association of South Africa from 2008 to 2010.
Description
Inaugural lecture delivered September 2011
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Keywords
Educational change -- South Africa, Environmental education -- South Africa, Environment -- Social aspects -- South Africa, Curriculum planning -- South Africa, Teacher participation in curriculum planning -- South Africa
Citation
Reddy, C. 2011. Environmental education and teacher development : engaging a dual curriculum challenge. Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, South Africa.