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Bekisizwe Ndimande's research interest include the politics of curriculum and examining the policies and practices in post-apartheid desegregated public schools and the implications of school "choice" for marginalized communities in South Africa. more information...

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Historically, my research interests have focused on three interrelated areas: general and cultural factors influencing stress and coping processes, evaluation of the effectiveness of diversity-related programs, and multicultural education. My research in the first area has centered on examining general and cultural factors influencing rape survivors, post-assault recovery process and African American students' psychosocial and educational adjustment to predominantly white universities. more information...

Research Biography The primary focus of my scholarship for more than twenty-five years has been on Action Research, with two central emphases. One strand addresses the research form historically and conceptually, aimed at understanding its emergence internationally as a "family" of practices that (often but not always) seeks to challenge existing knowledge forms. more information...