Dr Subethra Pather is currently the Teaching & Learning specialist in the office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic at University of Western Cape. Included in her portfolio is the coordination of the institution-wide tutor programme at UWC...
Dr Subethra Pather is currently the Teaching & Learning specialist in the office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic at University of Western Cape. Included in her portfolio is the coordination of the institution-wide tutor programme at UWC. Prior to this position she was employed at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Faculty of Education as the First-year experience and academic development coordinator. Dr Pather who holds a Doctorate of Education was awarded a Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) scholarship to support her PhD study. Her research study was located in the Centre for Critical Research on Race and Identity (CCRRI) nation-wide project titled, Education and Emancipation: A critical, intervention-oriented investigation of obstacles and opportunities within higher education and training in South Africa. Dr Pather’s research interests are located within the higher education field with particular focus on: student learning support, first-year experience and student access and success in higher education. Her academic publications and presentations are located in this field. She is involved in several national and international networks in first-year experience to advance her research agenda. We would like to congratulate Dr Pather on her nomination as Convenor of the Tutoring & Mentoring HELTASA Special Interest group.
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