Smidt, Wendy

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12025Braving educational research ideology in higher education: an arts-inspired collaborative self-study using visual artworkvan Laren, Linda ; Smidt, Wendy 

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Dr Wendy Smidt is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Global Institute for Teacher Education and Society (GITES), Faculty of Education, at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) and a Part-time Postdoctoral Research Assistant at the University of Johannesburg Methods Lab (UJML). Research Focus and Education An innovative, arts-focused approach to educational research marks her career. This approach is informed by her extensive experience as a Visual Arts and Design educator in the Further Education and Training (FET) Phase: • Her background informed her 2015 MA thesis (Stellenbosch University) on critical citizenship education. • She further developed her unique perspective with a D.Ed. from CPUT (2023), focusing on using film literacy to foster critical self-awareness and transpersonal growth. • During her Postdoctoral Research Fellow year at GITES (2024), she contributed to initial teacher education, continuous professional development, peer reviewing, and postgraduate co-supervision. Current Affiliations and Projects Global Institute for Teacher Education and Society (GITES) • Ongoing Monograph: (Palgrave Macmillan, Under Contract). • Recent Publications: Co-authored Book Chapters: Smidt, W. (2026). "Chapter 5 Bridging the human-technology divide: an IDG Framework for 4IR educational leadership in South Africa". In Philosophically (re)imagining educational leadership in the age of connectivity and 4IR. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004759459-006 Smidt, W., & William, Y. S. (2026). Empowering newly qualified teachers through short filmmaking: A collaborative workshop inquiry. The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, (28). https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/empowering-newly-qualified-teachers/section/478aaf90-17fd-4435-9c70-98c09bd010c5 William, Y., Smidt, W. (2026). Professional life histories of pre-service teachers: Motivations, beliefs and views about subject teaching preparation. In: Waghid, Z., William, Y. (eds.). Preparedness to Teach. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-15610-5_7 William, Y., Smidt, W. (2026). Pre-service teachers’ professional life histories: Experiences of teaching practice and B.Ed. foundation phase programmes. In: Waghid, Z., William, Y. (eds.). Preparedness to Teach. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-15610-5_8 Forthcoming: Smidt, W. (in press). Resilient assemblages: ePortfolios and the re/mapping of credentials for migrant women in the sub-Saharan digital seascape. In K. Arar, K. Haj-Yehia, L. Guo-Brennan, & A. Saiti (Eds.), Handbook on migration and higher education. Edward Elgar Publishing. Submitted: Chapter 7: “Professional life histories of pre-service teachers: Motivations, beliefs and views about subject teaching preparation,” and Chapter 8: "Pre-service teachers’ professional life histories: Experiences of teaching practice and B. Ed. Foundation Phase programmes” in Preparedness to teach: A longitudinal insight into pre-service teachers’ experiences of learning to teach in Foundation Phase Classrooms (Edited by Z. Waghid & Y. William, Palgrave Macmillan). • Active Project (In Preparation): Contributing a chapter on recruitment and employment conditions to the proposed book Public-Private Partnerships in South African Schools: Efficiency, Accountability, and the Question of Social Justice (Edited by Z. Waghid et al.). University of Johannesburg Methods Lab (UJML) • Role: Part-time Postdoctoral Research Assistant since April 2025. • Focus: Her collaborative work focuses on doctoral curriculum transformation, aligning with the lab's goal of fostering research innovation for Africa's future. Publications and Recognition Dr Smidt's work has been recognised internationally through invited presentations at the Fourth Transpersonal Research Colloquium in Paris (2019), the BERA Conference in Manchester (2024), and the CiCea International Conference in Istanbul (2025). Her recent high-impact works include: • Articles in the Journal of Education (2025) and the Journal for Inclusive Public Policy (JIPP) (2025). • The chapter "Resilient assemblages: ePortfolios and the future of doctoral scholarship..." (2025). • This work is complemented by earlier publications in The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa (2024) and the Integral Transpersonal Journal (2020). It underpins her current work on a monograph with Palgrave Macmillan (Under Contract).
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