Department Adult Community and Continuing Education

Prof MM Dichaba

College of Education
School of Educational Studies
Department: Adult Basic Education
Chair
Tel: 012 481 2727
Fax: 012 429 4919
E-mail: dichamm@unisa.ac.za

Expertise

  • Youth Development

Qualifications

  • Masters in Business Leadership: UNISA (in progress)
    Strengthening Postgraduate Supervision Certificate (NUFFIC/NRF supervisor programme: Rhodes University: 2015
  • Develop study material for online presentation: Certificate: University of Maryland University College (UMUC): 2012
  • D.Ed. (Adult Education) North West University: 2010
  • M.Ed. (Adult Education) North West University: 2001
  • B.Ed. (Honours) North West University: 1999

Currently teaching

  • DYD214W
  • DYD2195

Fields of academic interests

Research interest:

  • Adult Education
  • Professional Development
  • Youth Development
  • Community Engagement

Field of Specialisation

  • Adult Education

Books

Contribution in books/ chapters in books

 

Title & Authors

  • School climate as determinant of effective lifelong learning and community engagement. Dichaba, MM. 2020.
  • Lifelong learning and career progression of women in Nigeria. Dosumnu, GA & Dichaba, MM. 2020.
  • Mass Literacy Campaign for Women Development in South Africa. Dichaba, MM & Njiro, E. 2018.

 

  • Realigning Adult basic education towards the 21st century. In a book entitled: Dichaba, MM. 2017.
  •  Lenyalo le Boima. Mathipa, R. and Dichaba, M. 2017.

 

 

Book Chapter - Work in Progress

Chapter 6 Adoption and Use of Indigenous Knowledge to Promote Education for Sustainable Development in Africa. Samuel Arkaifie and Mpho Mildred Dichaba  

 

 

Book & ISBN

KS Adeyemo Eds. The Education Systems of Africa. Springer: 978-3-030-44218-7

KS Adeyemo Eds. The Education Systems of Africa. Springer: 978-3-030-44218-7

Victor Ojakorotu & Olawale Olaopa (Eds). Perspectives on women in socio- political development in Africa. Massachusetts Avenue: Academica Press.  978-1680530650

Realigning Teacher Training in the 21st Century. Edited by Meahabo Magano, David Robinson & Soane Mohapi: Cengage publishing.  9781473733510 1473733510

In Mathipa, R, Matjila, D.S, Netshitangani, T. (Eds). Indigenous Languages, Arts, Cultures and Education. Midrand: Mosala-Masedi Publishers.

 

 

 

 

In Addae D. Development Education in Africa. Springer (in Press 2022)

 

Journal articles

1.      Dosunmu AG & Dichaba MM. 2024.  "Conditions of Work for Career Women in South Africa: Empirical Analysis" submitted to Journal of Underrepresented & Minority Progress.

2.      Dosunmu AG & Dichaba MM. 2024. Women and higher education: Access, equity, and Opportunities for Women in the Workplace. (Accepted SAJHE) – 38 (4)

3.      Dosunmu AG & Dichaba MM. 2023. Women and implementation of equal pay in the workplace in developing countries. Corporate Law & Governance Review.  5(2) 266-277

4.      Dosunmu AG & Dichaba M. 2023. Organization barriers and social justice analysis of professional women in the workplace. Corporate Governance and Organizational Behavior Review. 7(2), 15-25.  https://doi.org/10.22495/cgobrv7i2p2

5.      Muchineripi Munyaradzi, Dichaba Mpho Mildred & Addae David. 2022. Engaging Students Online: Readiness of Lecturers to Use Learning Management System (LMS) at a Technical Vocational Education

 and Training College, Community College Journal of Research and Practice, DOI: 10.1080/10668926.2022.2135043.

6.      Dichaba, MM. 2021. Lifelong learning in the age of data: Opportunities and policy impact. Journal of Intellectual disability diagnosis and Treatment. 9, 64-70. E-ISSN: 2292-2598.

7.      Dichaba M. 2019. Lifelong learning for youth work practitioners in South Africa: trends, implications and policy issues. Ubuntu Journal of Conflict Transformation. 8(1) 73-87.

8.      Dosunmu AG & Dichaba MM. 2019. Access to higher education and career advancement for women in the South African work environment. South African Journal of Higher Education.

9.      Samuel Nuamah Eshun & Mpho Mildred Dichaba. 2019. Labour Intensive Public Work (LIPW) programme and youth migration in Ghana: a study of Daffiama Bussie Issah district. African Renaissance. 16(3), 225 – 251.

10.   Samuel Nuamah Eshun & Mpho Mildred Dichaba. 2019. Listening to the voices of the people: A Beneficiary Assessment of the implementation of the Labour Intensive Public Work (LIPW) programme under the Ghana Social Opportunity Project (GSOP) in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Journal of Gender, Information and Development in Africa (JGIDA), Volume 8 Number 1, Apr 2019, p. 107 – 128.

11.   Van Eeden & Dichaba, MM. 2018. Professional development of police commanders: From classroom to work environment for adult learners. Cogent Social Sciences (2018), 4: 1448212.

12.   Mpho Dichaba. 2018. Lifelong Indigenous Knowledge for Rural Youth Development South Africa. African Renaissance. 15, (1):131-147.

13.   Mpho Dichaba & Soane Mohapi. 2018. Partnerships in rural primary schools: a way to go or not?  Journal of Gender, Information and Development in Africa (JGIDA),  7(1): 107 – 120.

14.   Bernice Hlagala and Mpho M. Dichaba. 2018. Youth workers’ role as contributors to social cohesion and nation building. African Renaissance 15, pp 181 –196 (Dec 2018) http://dx.doi.org/10.31920/2516-5305/2018/sin1a10.

15.   Mpho M. Dichaba, Matome M. Malale & Geogina K. Gomba. 2018. Leveraging merging and emerging technologies: a culturally relevant pedagogy perspective. Source: Journal of Gender, Information and Development in Africa (JGIDA), 7 (1): 189 – 205.

16.   Dichaba MM. 2017. Advocating the agenda of women in open distance learning: Feminist adult learning strategies. Dichaba M. Gender and Behaviour, 15, (2): 9244 – 9248.  

17.   Elvis Nkoana & Mpho Dichaba. 2017. Development and Application of Conceptual and Analytic Frameworks for Community Engagement at a South African Higher Education Institution. SAJHE. 31(6), 177-196).

18.   Nkoana, EM and Dichaba MM. 2017. ‘Them and us’: exploring the socio-political sustainability of South African universities in an era of ‘dangerous’ stakeholders. South Africa International Conference on Education Proceedings. (ISBN 978-0-639-90470-2) pp. 156-1666.

19.   Tankiso Moloi and Mpho Dichaba. 2017. The Usefulness of TVET College’s Websites as an Information Centre to Potential Students," International Journal of Innovation, Management and Technology. 8, (3) pp. 207-212.

20.   Elvis Nkoana & Mpho Dichaba. 2017. Leaving no Stone Unturned: Using a Systematic Literature Review for Qualitative Social Science Research in a South African context. JOPA. 52, (1): 211-222.

21.   Dichaba M.M. & Setlhodi I.I. 2017. Understanding students’ affordances of New Media Technologies in Open Distance Learning at UNISA - South Africa International Conference on Education Technology (SAICET) Pretoria 24-26 April 2017.

22.   Elvis Nkoana & Mpho Dichaba. 2016. Are we heading in the right direction? Assessing university-community engagement dimensions of a South African Higher Education Institution.  Proceedings of the South Africa International Conference on Education. 213-227 September 2016.

23.   Tshephe Geoffrey & Dichaba Mpho. 2016. Enhancing Learning through Technology: Is there something New? South African International Conference on Educational Technologies Proceedings. 203 -215 April 2016.
24.    Romm, Norma RA and Dichaba, Mpho M. 2015. Assessing the Kha Ri Gude Mass Literacy Campaign: A developmental evaluation [online]. Australian Journal of Adult Learning, Vol. 55, No. 2, Aug 2015: 222-243.
25.    Yolisa Ludidi & Mpho Dichaba. 2014. Academic Intervention programmes: A Way to go or Not? Proceedings of the South Africa International Conference on Education (SAICE 2014) 21st – 23rd September 2014. ISBN: 978-0-620-60869-5.
26.    Lexie Mokoena & Mpho Dichaba. 2013. A Narrative Analysis of South African Women Lived Experiences: A Case of Mapula Embroidery Project. Proceedings of the 40th Annual International Conference of the Southern African Society for Education 26-28 September 2013. ISBN:978-1-86822-635-1.
27.    Esther Njiro & Mpho Dichaba. 2013. Continuous Education: Lifelong Learning to Professionalise Youth Work Programmes: Mpho Dichaba and Esther Njiro. Commonwealth Youth and Development 11(1) 78-86 July 2013.
28.    Abraham Motlhabane and Mpho Dichaba. 2013. Andragogical Approach to Teaching and Learning Practical Work in Science: A Case of In-service Training of Teachers: IJES, 5(3): 201-207 (2013).
29.    Mpho M Dichaba. 2013. School Drop-out and Success in the Trades: A Paradox or a Reality of South African Youths? J Soc Sci, 35(2): 89-96 (2013). 
30.    Mpho M Dichaba. 2013. Adult Basic Education Teachers’ Experiences about the Cascade Model of Training: An Appreciative Inquiry. Int J Edu Sci, 5(1): 29-38 (2013).
31.    Mpho M Dichaba. 2013. The Perspectives of In-service Trainers on the Challenges of the Cascade Model. Anthropologist, 15(3): 265-275 (2013).
32.    Mpho M. Dichaba and Matseliso L. Mokhele 2012. Does the Cascade Model Work for Teacher Training? Analysis of Teachers’ Experiences Int J Edu Sci, 4(3): 249-254 (2012).
33.    Mpho Dichaba. 2011. ABET Educator: In-service Training and Transfer of Learning.: Unisa Latin American Report 27(1): 164-173 (2011).

Paper presentations

  1. 2022. Paper entitled: Universities: Youth Development Qualifications within institutions of higher learning. Youth Work Indaba: Recognising youth work as a profession. Birchwood Hotel. November 2022.
  2. 2020. Paper entitled:  Lifelong learning in the age of data: Opportunities and policy impact. International Conference on covid-19 on Gender and Behaviour in Africa. Mpho Dichaba.
  3. 2019. Paper entitled: TURNITIN or TURNITOUT: An Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Plagiarism deterrent Software. Quality Promotion Conference: Pretoria. February 2019. Tshidi Pooe & Mpho Dichaba.
  4. 2018. Paper entitled: The Role of Youth Workers as Contributors to Social Cohesion And Nation Building. International Conference on Re-diagnosing Africa’s Development and Security Problems in the ‘Different’ World, University of Witwatersrand, Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Bernice Hlagala & Mpho M. Dichaba, 
  5. 2018. Paper entitled: Lifelong learning for Youth Work Practitioners in South Africa: Trends, Implications and Policy Issues. Human Security Threats in Africa Conference Venue: The University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. 13-15 December 2018. Mpho Dichaba
  6. 2018. Paper entitled: Constraints to Optimal Adoption of E-Learning Resources by UNISA Students in an Open Distance Learning Context. SAICET. Pretoria. Malale, MM, Gomba, GK & Dichaba, MM
  7. 2018. Paper entitled: Leveraging merging and emerging technologies: A Culturally Relevant Pedagogy perspective, International Conference on Re-diagnosing Africa’s Development and Security Problems in the ‘Different’ World, University of Witwatersrand, Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Dichaba, MM, Malale, MM & Gomba, GK 
  8. 2017. Paper entitled: ‘Them and us’: Exploring the socio-political sustainability of South African universities in an era of ‘dangerous’ stakeholders. SAICEd. 18-20 September 2017. L Nkoana & Dichaba M
  9. 2017. Paper entitled: Understanding students’ affordances of new media technologies (NMTS) in Open Distance Learning at Unisa. SAICET. 17-19 April 2016. Dichaba MM & Setlhodi II
  10. 2017. Paper entitled: Reflection on the findings of the 500 Schools’ Project. EASA. 08-10 January 2017. Mohapi S, Jojo Z, Magano M, Dichaba, M & Manyike T
  11. 2016. Paper entitled: Are we heading in the right direction? Assessing university-community engagement dimensions of a South African Higher Education Institution. SAICEd. 19-21 September 2016. L Nkoana & Dichaba MM
  12. 2016. Paper entitled: Rethinking workplace training needs of different generations of adult learners: A case of a corporate company in South Africa.  International conference on adult and continuing education (ICACE) Pretoria South Africa. 28th – 29th April 2016. Du Plessis FH & Dichaba MM.
  13. 2016. Paper entitled : Challenges and Prospects of e-learning technologies in an Open Distance Learning Environment : Adult learners’ perspectives. SAICET 24 – 26 April 2016. Dichaba MM
  14. 2016: Paper entitled: Enhancing Learning through Learning: Is there Something New? SAICET 24 – 26 April 2016. Tshephe GP and Dichaba MM 
  15. 2016: Paper entitled: Indigenous knowledge for youth development: The case of Batswana communities in the North West Province. 36th IsfTE Conference, 17 – 22 April 2016. Dichaba M
  16. 2016: Paper entitled: Mobilising young people for Social Cohesion and Nation Building. 2ND Commonwealth Conference on Youth Work 2016 8-10 March 2016. Hlagala B. & Dichaba M
  17. 2016: Paper entitled: Education and Training of Youth Work. National Youth Work Indaba. 19-20 January 2016. Dichaba M
  18. 2015: Paper entitled: Is there Something New about Enhancing Learning through Technology? SAICE 2015 21st – 23rd September 2015. Tshephe GP and Dichaba MM
  19. 2015: Paper entitled: Adoption of ICTs for ODL Pedagogy: A Comparative Study of Unisa Cape Town and Limpopo Regions. 2015 ICDE Conference. Mukhudwana RF & Dichaba M
  20. 2015: Paper entitled: Technology use in learning and teaching: Higher Education students’ perspective. 2015 ICDE Conference. Maboe KA; Dichaba MM & Tshephe GP
  21. 2015: Paper entitled: Practice makes perfect: An Open Distance Learning Support Tool. ICDE Conference. Tshephe GP & Dichaba MM
  22. 2015: Paper entitled: Transition from paper-based to web-based communication systems in higher education. The Journal of Green Economy and Development Conference 8 - 10 July 2015. Dichaba MM
  23. 2015: Paper entitled: Adoption of new media technologies in response to the green economy agenda to enhance teaching and learning in an ODL environment. The Journal of Green Economy and Development Conference 8 - 10 July 2015. Dichaba MM 
  24. 2014: Paper entitled: Intervention programmes: A Way to go or Not? South Africa International Conference on Education (SAICE 2014) 21st – 23rd September 2014. Yolisa Ludidi & Mpho Dichaba.
  25. 2014: Paper entitled: Change for better or for worse: The students’ perspective. University of Pretoria, South Africa. NADEOSA Conference 24-25 June 2014. Geoffrey Tshephe & Mpho Dichaba.  
  26. 2014: Paper entitled: The role of partnerships in improving teaching and learning in schools. Hacettepe University, Turkey. 34th International Society for Teacher Education (ISfTE) Conference 22-25 April 2014. Mpho Dichaba.
  27. 2013: A paper entitled: The Impact of Social Grants on Rural Women: Perspectives from ABET Practitioners. University of Namibia - Katima Mulilo Campus. 10-12 July 2013. Mpho Dichaba and Lineo Johnson.
  28. 2013: A paper entitled: Lifelong Learning to Professionalise Youth Work Programmes. University of South Africa. CCETYW 18-20 March 2013. Mpho Dichaba and Esther Njiro.
  29. 2012: A paper entitled: A paper entitled: Community Consultation: An African Approach to implement an Enduring Basic Education Learning Programme for Adults. 35th AFSAAP Annual Conference. Burgmann College at the Australian National University in Canberra Australia (26-28 November 2012). Mpho Dichaba.
  30. 2012: A paper entitled: Outcomes of Practical Work: Teachers’ perspectives. ISTE International Conference on Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (Mopani Camp-Kruger National Park, Limpopo, South Africa (22-25 October 2012). Abram Motlhabane and Mpho Dichaba.
  31. 2012: A paper entitled: “A Garden boy and fundis in the horticulture: the inequalities of formal education” CIECE International Conference: Canada (June 2012). Mpho Dichaba.
  32. 2011: A paper entitled: “Social Networks: The Wall-less classroom for the millennium learners” HELTASA Conference, Tzaneen (September 2011). Geoffrey Tshephe & Mpho Dichaba.
  33. 2011: A paper entitled: “Cascade model of training: in-service trainers’ perspectives”. Education Research Day Conference (21-22 July 2011). Mpho Dichaba.  
  34. 2010: A paper entitled “The factors that impede the effectiveness of the Cascade Model of Training on Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) educators. Learning conference: Cambridge University. UK.
  35. 2010: A paper entitled “Cascade as a Professional Development Model: Teachers’ Perspectives. Mpho Dichaba & Matseliso Mokhele. Teacher at a Distance Conference St George’s Hotel, Pretoria (5-7 October 2010)
  36. 2005: A paper entitled: “School Teachers in Remote Rural communities and Mortal stress factor”. SASE International conference: Maputo.

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

  • 2014 to date: Editor: Proceedings of the South Africa International Conference on Education.

Projects

  1. 2019 to date UNISA Security Guards & Cleaners Matric Upgrade in collaboration with UNISA HRD (Team leader)
  2. 2013 to date: Professionalisation of Youth Work in South Africa: in collaboration with SA Presidency (Team leader: Unisa)
  3. 2015 to 2019: Women in Research. Mapping and Auditing of e-learning Resources in an ODL Environment: the case of the University of South Africa. Team Leader.
  4. 2013 to date: College of Education. Archaeology of Ubuntu (Team Leader: North West Province).
  5. 2013 to 2019: College of Education. The project entitled: 500 Schools: Making Schools Better (Team Leader: Free State Province).
  6. Monobe, R.J.; Marvey, B.B.; Ndandane, M.; Sebego, M. G.; Morake, M.N.; Dichaba M.M.; Tshephe, G.P; Gura, L.; Mampe, S.M. (2006). Examining the Implementation of Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) in the North West Province. Commissioned by the Department of Public Works       
  7. Magwenzi, K.N., Tshephe, G.P., Dichaba, M.M. and Malale, M.M. (2018). Towards a Needs-Based Professional Development Model for WIL Officers in Rural TVET Colleges (Mpumalanga, Northwest and Limpompo Provinces).  A Case Study. Commissioned by CHIETA SETA
  8. 2013 to 2016: Department of ABET and Youth Development. The project is entitled: Kha Ri Gude Mass Literacy Campaign (Team leader: Eastern Cape).
  9. 2013 Unisa Centre for Teacher In-Service Education and Training. The project entitled: North West Province Continuous Professional Teacher Training (Team member)

Other

  • Task Team Member: Professionalisation of Youth Work in South Africa, Office of the Presidency
  • Represented Unisa at the SADC Youth Planning and Consultative Forum, 27-30 April 2015, KADOMA, Zimbabwe
  • Part of the SA delegation (representing Unisa) at the World Conference on Youth 2014 (6-10 May 2014) that was held at Sri-Lanka (Colombo) under the theme: ‘Mainstreaming Youth in the Post-2015 Development Agenda’.