Staff Profile

Sandra Stephenson MEd, BJourn, PGCHE, FHEA

Biography

Sandra Stephenson holds a Bachelor’s, Master’s and a Certificate in Management Practice from Rhodes University (South Africa) and completed her Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education at Middlesex University. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK) and the South African Association for Institutional Research (SAAIR). Sandra’s teaching and learning interests include Managing Organisations, Human Resource Management, and Psychology.

Qualifications
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCertHE) (Teaching and Learning), Middlesex University
  • M Ed (Higher Education), Rhodes University
  • B Journ (Media Studies and Psychology), Rhodes University
  • Certificate in Management Practice, Rhodes University

Research Interests
  • Student Engagement
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Higher Education Policy
  • Graduate Attributes
  • Recognition of Prior Learning
Selected Publications
  • Stephenson, SL.  (2016). Student Engagement and EQ: Challenges and Opportunities. In C. Paris et al (Eds.). Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Emerging Research Paradigms in Business and Social Science. Dubai, UAE: Middlesex University Dubai. ISBN 9789948189848.
  • Stephenson, SL. Undertaking Reviews in Higher Education Institutions. The Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning, Vol 5, 2010
  • Botha, J, Favish, J and Stephenson, SL. Institutional Audits: A Comparison of the Experiences of Three South African Universities, Quality in Higher Education, Vol 14 No 1, 2008
  • Stephenson, SL. Saving Quality from Quality Assurance, Perspectives, Vol 8 No 2, July 2004
  • Smout, MA and Stephenson, SL. Quality Assurance in South African Higher Education: A New Beginning, Quality in Higher Education, Vol 8 No 2, 2002

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