Intercultural and intergroup relations in post-apartheid South Africa
Psychology of incarceration
ODeL Research
Qualitative methodologies
Phenomenological research
Principles of ethics research
Mdakane, M. (2020) Re-integration into society: Dispelling myths. In Magano, MD & Dreyer, L. (Eds),The pedagogy employed for correctional education: an Ubuntu and wellness perspective and the pedagogy of intervening using inclusivity in a special school for learner with disabilities. (pp. 82-104). Reach publishers.
Prinsloo, J., Classesns, M., Kalima, K. & Mdakane, M. (2019). The vulnerability of children and prisoners in social science research in Africa. In Nortje N, Visagie R, & Wessels JS (Eds). Social science research ethics in Africa (pp. 213-228). Springer.
Mdakane, M. (2024). Exploring female psychology students’ volunteering experiences at the Inside-out Outside-in South African corrections interest group. Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 9(4), Accepted for publication: 26 November 2024.
Mdakane, M., Dhlamini, Z. S., Ngubane, S. A., & Nkambule, B. (2024). Student support for incarcerated females in an open distance e-learning institution. Journal of Culture and Values in Education, 7(2), 264-283. Https://doi.org/10.46303/jcve.2024.23
Mdakane, M., Nkambule, B., & Ngubane, S., A. (2024). Caught in the spider’s web: The collateral consequences of the criminal record on higher education, professional registration, and employment opportunities. International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science, 13(4), 362-373. https://doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v13i4.3253
Bornman, E., Harvey J., van Vuuren, H. J., Kekana, B., Matuludi, M. F., Mdakane, M., & Ramphele, L. (2023). Intergroup relations among “Born Frees” in a rapidly changing South Africa: A qualitative study. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 98, 1-12.
Mdakane, M., Ngubane, S. & Dhlamini, Z. (2022) Incarcerated students' experiences of Unisa's Open Distance E-learning at one medium correctional centre. South African Journal of Higher Education, 36 (3), 91-108.
Bornman, E., Harvey, J., van Vuuren, H., Matuludi, M., Mdakane, M., & Mphahlele, L., (2021). Political engagement and opinions of youth in post-apartheid South Africa: A qualitative study. Politikon, 48, 1-19.
Dlamini, Z. S., Mdakane, M., Nkambule, B. I., & Ngubane, S. A. (2024). “If you don’t speak up and speak up very loudly, nobody cares”: Amplifying the marginalised voices of incarcerated female students in a diversified society. Unisa Social Sciences Conference 2024: Democracy in Flux: Challenges and Transformations in the 21st Century, 26th – 27th September 2024, Pretoria, Mucklenuek Campus
September (29 September 2021 – 6th International Council for Open and Distance Education Conference. Paper title: Incarcerated students’ experiences of UNISA’s Open Distance e-Learning at one medium correctional centre by Mdakane, M. Ngubane, S. and Dhlamini, Z. S. Accra, Ghana.
August (03 August 2021, participated in the 2021 Open Distance and e-Learning virtual pre-conference workshop), as well as the 7th Southern African Students’ Psychology Conference. Presented on-line workshop on “Circumventing methodological and ethical pitfalls in correctional services research.
International Open Distance and e-Learning (ODeL) Conference, Emperor’s Palace Convention Centre: (17 August 2023) (1) Paper title: Student support for incarcerated females in Open Distance Learning (ODL) contexts by Mbongiseni Mdakane, Sindile Ngubane, Zanele Dhlamini and Innocent Nkambule; (2) Paper title: The lived experiences of offenders enrolled in an ODeL university: a career counselling perspective in a correctional centre by Mamashu Mabowa, Mbongiseni Mdakane and Eduard Fourie.
Research Ethics Committee member of the Department of Correctional Services
Co-founder and member of the Inside-out Project
Member of the Insideout-Outsidein South African Corrections Interest Group.
