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Mathabo Khau

Mathabo Khau

I am a gender and sexuality scholar interested in intercultural competencies in teaching and learning. I am passionate about research for social change using participatory and visual arts-based research methodologies. My work looks into the intersection of indigenous ways of knowing, identity formation, and 'formal' education.

Port elizabeth, South Africa

Current professional activity

  • Professor – Nelson Mandela University
  • Chief Editor ERSC Journal – Nelson Mandela University

Slogan about myself

Life is for the living, and love is for the giving

CONTACT

PROFESSIONAL

University Way
Summerstrand
Gqeberha
6031
South Africa

Phone: +27 41 504 4861
Mobile: +27 78 246 6549

mathabo.khau@mandela.ac.za

PRIVATE




South Africa

My Professional Experiences

Director Action Research Unit
Nelson Mandela University
15/09/2015 until 10/04/2020

The AR unit focuses on promoting the use of Action Research and community-based research methodologies towards positive social change. The AR unit focuses on promoting the use of Action Research and community-based research methodologies towards positive social change.

Head of Department- Doctoral Education
Nelson Mandela University
03/07/2017 until 31/05/2019

Leading the department of doctoral education to ensure that students produce cutting edge research and are enables to try out different innovative research... Leading the department of doctoral education to ensure that students produce cutting edge research and are enables to try out different innovative research methodologies. I was also responsible for quality assurance in relation to the thesis produced, and the ethical practice for all people involved in research.

Chairperson Faculty Research Ethics Committee
Nelson Mandela University
until

Ensuring Research integrity for staff research and engagement projects Ensuring Research integrity for staff research and engagement projects

Director Unit for Visual Methodologies
Nelson Mandela University
until

Creating a space for the use of participatory and visual arts-based research methodologies within the faculty and the university, to ensure impactful research,... Creating a space for the use of participatory and visual arts-based research methodologies within the faculty and the university, to ensure impactful research, and creating an engaged university

Critical Reader
Nelson Mandela University
until today

Critical reading of Masters and Doctoral thesis for faculty staff and students to ensure that written works are scholarly and satisfy scientific criteria Critical reading of Masters and Doctoral thesis for faculty staff and students to ensure that written works are scholarly and satisfy scientific criteria

Rating Evaluation
National Research Foundation
until today

Review researchers' applications for rating and write a report regarding whether they qualify for rating depending on the level of their scholarship and... Review researchers' applications for rating and write a report regarding whether they qualify for rating depending on the level of their scholarship and peer recognition

Qualifications

Education
UKZN - Master
until

Education
UKZN - PhD
until


- A-levels
until

Publications

Exploring the use of participatory visual methods in teaching sexuality education within the HIV and aids education programme in selected Kenyan secondary schools

The HIV and AIDS prevalence in Kenya is still high and remains a major health concern despite the Kenyan government’s initiatives to create awareness about the epidemic through inclusion of the HIV and AIDS programme in schools. This is because...

Exploring the use of gender-atypical Kiswahili children’s stories to address gender stereotyping among learners in a selected primary school in Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya

Children‘s literature affects a child‘s socialization process, including the shaping of their gender roles. Despite this fact, educators still provide children with books that propagate gender stereotyping. Previous studies have demonstrated that exposure of children to gender stereotypic books will...

Performance of income-generating projects in financing budget deficits in the selected public universities in Tanzania

Globally, the literature shows that income generation projects (IGPs) in public universities have become an essential strategy for universities to address their financial shortfalls caused by underfunding from national budgets, massification of higher education, and rising operational demands. In Tanzania,...

Using gender-atypical Kiswahili children’s stories to deconstruct gender-stereotyped roles among learners

Introduction: Gender stereotypes impact negatively on children when exposed to them during the early stages of their socialization (Onyango, 2007; Floyd, 2012; Toçi & Aliu, 2013). They shape children’s conceptualisation of gender roles and can influence in them the development...

Exploring the use of participatory visual methods in teaching sexuality education within the HIV and AIDS education programme in Kenyan secondary schools

Introduction: The study on which this chapter is based aimed at exploring the outcomes of integration of participatory visual methods (PVM) into sexuality, HIV and AIDS education in selected Kenyan secondary schools. There is generally a high degree of teacher...