Religion and politics
In this article, I develop a framework for analysing how political parties use religion. I identify how parties can use ambiguity strategically. I apply this framework in a systematic review of the literature on religion and political parties in South Africa.
Jeffery-Schwikkard, D. (2022). 'Book review: The masks of the political God: religion and political parties in contemporary democracies', Religion, State, and Society, 50(2): 240-242.
Education and government
Jeffery-Schwikkard, D., Li, J., Nagpal, P., & Lomas, T. (2024). 'Systematic review of character development in low- and middle-income countries', Journal of Positive Psychology, 19(4): 1-23. Open access.
This chapter examines how early childhood education teachers were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This article outlines how, when early childhood development is underfunded, schools and families respond in ways that further disadvantage low-income families.
Jeffery, D. (2021). 'Don't just read to your children, talk to them too', in Eric Atmore, Michaela Ashley-Cooper, and Lauren van Niekerk (eds.), Thought Leaders on Early Childhood Development in South Africa. Cape Town: CECD. Open access.
In this essay, I summarise recent research on how language development in young children is driven by interactions rather than simply exposure to words.
Jeffery, D. & Johnson, D. (2019). 'Whose fault is failure? Contested perspectives of academic support in tertiary educational institutions in South Africa', Research in Comparative and International Education, 14(3): 376-393. Open access.
This articles looks at how students in a vocational college engage with the academic support provided. Students did not want to access support because they believed it was not something that 'adults' did.
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