Dr V Gasa 

Office number: AJH 6-100
Tel: 012 429 4470
Fax: 086 510 7867
E-mail: asavg@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications:
DEd; MEd)

Field of specialisation:
Socio and Inclusive Education

Research interest:
Diversity and Gender studies, Rural Education, Inclusive Education, Youth Risk Behaviour, Life Orientation, Career path guidance

Professional positions & Awards:
Editorial Board - International Journal of Technology and Inclusive Education (IJTIE).
Module Coordinator – Honours in Inclusive Education and Masters in Socio-Education
Member of the following committees: The Southern African Comparative and History of Education Society, Educational Studies EXCO, College of Human Sciences Marketing Committee, Quality Assurance, Research and Strategic Projects, Research Proposal Review Committee, Teacher at Distance Conference Steering Committee, CHS Marketing Awards Vetting Committee.
National Research Foundation (NRF) Travel grant 2009 and 2010

Projects:
Career path planning for disadvantaged rural schools.
Life Skills for disadvantaged rural schools

Publications:

Book Chapters
Gasa, V.G. & Prinsloo, E. (2011). Addressing Challenging Behaviour, in E. Landsberg, D. Kruger & N. Nel (Eds.), Addressing Barriers to Learning (Chapter 26). Pretoria: Van Schaik.

Journal Articles
Gasa, V.G. (2010). The community as a determinant of learners’ aggressive behaviour in secondary schools. Commonwealth Youth and Development, 8(2), 16-29.

Gasa VG (2011) Academic achievement of incarcerated students. South African Journal of Higher Education 25 (7).

Gasa VG (2012) The determinants of learners' aggressive behaviour. Journal of Social Sciences (In Press)

Refereed Conference proceedings
Gasa, V.G. & Machaisa P.R. (2010). Family as a determinant of learners’ aggressive behaviour in secondary schools (pp799-804). Canada International Conference on Education (CICE2010). Toronto, Canada.