Fulbright Scholar Award, United States Department of State, 2018

Mabokela, R. O. (2023). Unpacking the impact of inclusion and equity policies in South Africa and Ghana. In G. Postiglione, C. Johnstone, & W. Teter (Eds.), Handbook of Education Policy (pp. 257-272). Edward Elgar Publishing.  link >

Mabokela, R. O., & Mlambo, Y. A. (2022). Twenty Years Later… The Narrative for Black Women in the Academy Remains the Same, or Does It? In C. J. Porter, V. T. Sulé, & N. N. Croom (Eds.), Black Feminist Epistemology, Research, and Praxis: Narratives in and through the Academy (pp. 15-26). (Diverse Faculty in the Academy). Routledge.  link >

Madsen, J., Mabokela, R. O., & Luevanos, E. A. (2019). School context: implications for teachers of color. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, 38(1), 56-70.  link >

Mabokela, R. O., & Mlambo, Y. A. (2017). Access and equity and South African higher education: A review of policies after 20 years of democracy. Comparative Education Review, 61(4), 780-803.

Mlambo, Y. A., & Mabokela, R. O. (2017). ‘It's more flexible’: persistence of women engineers in the academy. European Journal of Engineering Education, 42(3), 271-285.  link >

Mabokela, R. O., & Mlambo, Y. A. (2016). Women, Leadership, and Organizational Culture in Higher Education: Lessons Learned from South Africa and Ghana. In H. Eggins (Ed.), The Changing Role of Women in Higher Education (pp. 75-92). (The Changing Academy – The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective; Vol. 17). Springer.  link >

Madsen, J. A., & Mabokela, R. O. (2016). Critical consciousness in the cross-cultural research space: Reflections from two researchers engaged in collaborative cross-cultural research. International Perspectives on Education and Society, 30, 147-163.  link >

Mabokela, R. O., & Mlambo, Y. A. (2015). “The older women are men:” navigating the academic terrain, perspectives from Ghana. Higher Education, 69(5), 759-778.  link >

Madsen, J., & Mabokela, R. (2014). Leadership Challenges in Addressing Changing Demographics in Schools. NASSP Bulletin, 98(1), 75-96.  link >

Mabokela, R. O. (2012). Negotiating Race and Gender Identity in the Knowledge Age: The Case of South African Universities. In B. Pusser, K. Kempner, S. Marginson, & I. Ordorika (Eds.), Universities and the Public Sphere: Knowledge Creation and State Building in the Era of Globalization (pp. 121-137). (International Studies in Higher Education). Routledge.  link >

Mabokela, R. O. (2012). Negotiating Race and Gender Identity in the Knowledge Age: The Case of South African Universities. In Universities and the Public Sphere: Knowledge Creation and State Building in the Era of Globalization (pp. 121-137). Taylor and Francis.  link >

Mabokela, R. O., & Evans, M. A. (2009). Institutional mergers and access: The case of North-West University. Africa Education Review, 6(2), 208-223.  link >

Mabokela, R. O., & Madsen, J. A. (2009). Leadership and Democracy: Creating Inclusive Schools. In P. M. Jenlink (Ed.), Dewey's Democracy and Education Revisited: Contemporary Discourses for Democratic Education and Leadership (pp. 211-228). Rowman & Littlefield Education.

Seggie, F. N., & Mabokela, R. O. (Eds.) (2009). Islam and Higher Education in Transitional Societies. Brill | Sense.  link >

Seggie, F. N., & Mabokela, R. O. (2009). Unpacking the Undergraduate Core Curriculum: A Comparative Textbook Analysis. In F. N. Seggie, & R. O. Mabokela (Eds.), Islam and Higher Education in Transitional Societies (pp. 83-98). Brill | Sense.  link >

Mabokela, R. O., & Seggie, F. N. (2008). Mini skirts and headscarves: Undergraduate student perceptions of secularism in Turkish higher education. Higher Education, 55(2), 155-170.  link >

Mabokela, R. O., & Madsen, J. A. (2007). African American teachers in suburban desegregated schools: Intergroup differences and the impact of performance pressures. Teachers College Record, 109(5), 1171-1206.

Mabokela, R. O., & Wei, N. (2007). Lingering effects of the past on a University merger process in post-apartheid South Africa. International Education Journal, 8(1), 160-171.

Mabokela, R. O. (Ed.) (2007). Soaring Beyond Boundaries: Women Breaking Educational Barriers in Traditional Societies. (Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education; Vol. 6). Brill | Sense.  link >

Mabokela, R. O. (2007). The Impact of Globalization on the Academic Profession in South Africa: A Case Study of the Merger of New University. In N. P. Stromquist (Ed.), The Professoriate in the Age of Globalization (pp. 181-209). (Global Perspectives on Higher Education; Vol. 8). Brill | Sense.  link >

Mentz, P., Van Der Walt, J., Jones, C., Mabokela, R., & Madsen, J. (2007). Perceptions of leadership in a multicultural context: a South African case study. Africa Education Review, 4(1), 1-14.  link >

Stromquist, N. P., Balbachevsky, E., Colatrella, C., Gil-antón, M., Mabokela, R. O., & Smolentseva, A. (2007). The Academic Profession in the Globalization Age: Key Trends, Challenges, and Possibilities. In P. G. Altbach, & P. McGill Peterson (Eds.), Higher Education in the New Century: Global Challenges and Innovative Ideas (pp. 1-33). (Global Perspectives on Higher Education; Vol. 10). Brill | Sense.  link >

Stromquist, N. P., Gil-Antón, M., Colatrella, C., Mabokela, R. O., Smolentseva, A., & Balbachevsky, E. (2007). The contemporary professoriate: Towards a diversified or segmented profession? Higher Education Quarterly, 61(2), 114-135.  link >

Tedrow, B. J., & Mabokela, R. O. (2007). An analysis of international partnership programs: The case of an historically disadvantaged institution in South Africa. Higher Education, 54(2), 159-179.  link >

Seggie, F. N., & Mabokela, R. O. (2006). Impact of Secularism on Undergraduate Core Curriculum: Perceptions of Turkish Students and Faculty Members. Education and Society, 24(2), 67-86.  link >

Tedrow, B., & Mabokela, R. O. (2006). Implementing Teaching Reforms at a New University in South Africa. International Journal of Educational Reform, 15(1), 56-79.  link >

Mabokela, R. O., & Madsen, J. A. (2005). 'Color-blind' and 'color-conscious' leadership: A case study of desegregated suburban schools in the USA. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 8(3), 187-206.  link >

Mabokela, R. O., & Magubane, Z. (Eds.) (2005). Hear Our Voices: Race, Gender and the Status of Black South African Women in the Academy. (Imagined South Africa; Vol. 8). Brill.

Mabokela, R. O., & Mawila, K. F. N. (2005). In Search of an Identity: Language, Culture and the Birth of “New” University. World Studies in Education, 6(1), 23-43.  link >

Madsen, J. A., & Mabokela, R. O. (2005). Culturally Relevant Schools: Creating Positive Workplace Relationships and Preventing Intergroup Differences. Routledge.  link >

Mabokela, R. O., & Mawila, K. F. N. (2004). The impact of race, gender, and culture in South African higher education. Comparative Education Review, 48(4), 396-416.  link >

Dunbar, C., & Mabokela, R. O. (2003). Dashed Hopes and Withered Dreams: Alternative School for Boys Who "Don't Fit In". In C. C. Yeakey, & R. D. Henderson (Eds.), Surmounting all Odds: Equalizing Education Opportunities in the New Millennium (Research on African American Education). Information Age Publishing Inc..

Mabokela, R. O., & Madsen, J. A. (2003). “Color-Blind” Leadership and Intergroup Conflict. Journal of School Leadership, 13(2), 130-158.  link >

Mabokela, R. O., & Madsen, J. A. (2003). Crossing boundaries: African American teachers in suburban schools. Comparative Education Review, 47(1), 90-111+139.  link >

Mabokela, R. O. (2003). "Donkeys of the University": Organizational culture and its impact on South African women administrators. Higher Education, 46(2), 129-145.  link >

Mabokela, R. O., & Madsen, J. A. (2003). Intergroup differences and their impact on African American teachers. Urban Education, 38(6), 725-749.  link >

Mabokela, R. O. (2002). Reflections of Black Women Faculty in South African Universities. Review of Higher Education, 25(2), 185-205.  link >

Madsen, J. A., & Mabokela, R. O. (2002). African American leaders’ perceptions of intergroup conflict. Peabody Journal of Education, 77(1), 35-58.  link >

Madsen, J. A., & Mabokela, R. O. (2002). Introduction: Leadership and diversity: Creating inclusive schools. Peabody Journal of Education, 77(1), 1-6.  link >

Mabokela, R. O., & King, K. L. (Eds.) (2001). Apartheid No More: Case Studies of Southern African Universities in the Process of Transformation. Bergin & Garvey.

Mabokela, R. O. (2001). Hear Our Voices!: Women and the Transformation of South African Higher Education. The Journal of Negro Education, 70(3), 204-218.  link >

Mabokela, R. O. (2001). Selective Inclusion: Transformation and Language Policy at the University of Stellenbosch. In R. O. Mabokela, & K. L. King (Eds.), Apartheid No More: Case Studies of Southern African Universities in the Process of Transformation (pp. 59-72). Bergin & Garvey.

Mabokela, R. O., & Green, A. L. (Eds.) (2001). Sisters of the Academy: Emergent Black Women Scholars in Higher Education. Stylus Pub.

Mabokela, R. O. (2001). Student perceptions of institutional racial climate. Equity and Excellence in Education, 34(3), 70-79.  link >

Makonl, S., Moody, C. D., & Mabokela, R. O. (2001). “Separate but Equal”: A Comparative Analysis of Provision for Education of Blacks in the United States and South Africa. Equity and Excellence in Education, 34(3), 45-49.  link >

Mabokela, R. O. (2000). Voices of Conflict: Desegregating South African Universities. (RoutledgeFalmer Studies in Higher Education). Routledge.  link >

Mabokela, R. O. (2000). 'We Cannot Find Qualified Blacks': Faculty diversification programmes at South African universities. Comparative Education, 36(1), 95-112.  link >

Madsen, J. A., & Mabokela, R. O. (2000). Organizational Culture and Its Impact on African American Teachers. American Educational Research Journal, 37(4), 849-876.  link >

Mabokela, R. (1998). South African Higher Education: Emergent Issues and Debates. International Higher Education, (12).  link >

Mabokela, R. O. (1997). The evolution of admissions and retention policies at an historically white South African university. Journal of Negro Education, 66(4), 423-433.  link >