Department of Psychology of Education

Prof LDN Tlale

College of Education
School of Educational Studies
Department: Psychology of Education
Chair
Tel: 012 429 2064
E-mail: tlaleldn@unisa.ac.za

Expertise

  • Life Skills/Life orientation

Qualifications

  • B.Ped. University of Fort Hare
  • B.Ed. (Hons) University of South Africa
  • M.Ed. North-West University
  • D.Ed.  University of South Africa

Currently teaching

  • Masters and Doctoral students

Fields of academic interests

  • Gifted Child Education
  • Orphans and Vulnerable Children
  • Children in Conflict With the Law
  • Social Justice and Qualitative Research

Field of Specialisation

  • Inclusive Education

Books

Tlale LDN and Thabo J Makhalemele (2018) (Eds). Integrating Multicultural Education into the Curriculum for Decolonisation: Benefits and Challenges, Nova Publishers: New York.

Journal articles

Tlale L.D.N. (2022). Pastoral care for children in conflict with the law at correctional facilities. Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists, 10(4), 535-545. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17478/jegys.1185369

Lloyd DN Tlale (2021). Reading Challenges Confronted by Learners in Inclusive Primary Schools. Elementary Education Online, 20 (1): pp. 1051-1061.

Lloyd DN Tlale (2020). The Significance of Counselling for Young Learners Through Needs Assessment. Journal of Critical Reviews, 7 (13), 3034-3043. doi:10.31838/jcr.07.13.484.

Mamothebesoane Mohlouoa & Lloyd DN Tlale (2020). The Influences of Dropout Rate among Primary School Learners. Transylvanian Review: Vol XXVII, No. 49, 15084-15092.

Matjhabedi Emily Mazibuko & Lloyd DN Tlale (2020). Prevalence of Teenage Pregnancy in Schools: An Ecosystemic Approach. Transylvanian Review: Vol XXVII, No. 50, 15136- 15146.

Thabo Makhalemele & Lloyd DN Tlale. (2020). Exploring the Effectiveness of School-Based Support Team in Special Schools to Support Teachers. E-Bangi: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 17. No.3 (2020), 75-85.

Lloyd DN Tlale. (2019). The Mother's Care-Giving Role on Children with Intellectual Disability. E-Bangi: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 16, (4), 1-11.

Paper presentations

Masters and Doctoral Degree Supervision Uncomplicated: ODeL Context. The 11th Teacher Education @ A Distance Conference: Annual Conference. Swakopmund Hotel and entertainment centre, Namibia: 11th - 14th April 2023.

Addressing Barriers to Learning in Schools: Effectiveness of Support Systems. The 3rd International Conference on Education and Distance Learning. Barcelona, Spain: 14th - 16th 2019.

Reconceptualising Pastoral Care for Children in Conflict with the Law at Correctional Facilities – 3rd Conference of Centre for Continuing Education and Training Conference. Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa: 16th – 19th December 2019.

Postgraduate Masters and Doctoral Research Supervision at A Distance. The 8th Teacher Education and Interdisciplinary Research Conference. Drakensberg Sun Resort, KZN, South Africa: 9th - 12th October 2018.

Supervisory Challenges of Masters’ and Doctoral Students at Open Distance Learning Institutions. Open University of Mauritius Conference. Open University of Mauritius, Mauritius: 30 July to 03August 2018.

Research towards Activating Educational Possibilities: A Dialogue around the South African 500 Schools Project. The 13th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. University of Illinois, Urbana (Chicago), United States of America: 17-20 May 2017.

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

  • EASA – Education Association of South Africa
  • ISfTE - The International Society for Teacher Education
  • Associate Editor of International Journal of Studies in Psychology

Projects

  • Persons with Hearing Loss
  • Barriers to Learning