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Robert J. Balfour

Robert J. Balfour completed his doctoral degree in English language acquisition in Education at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge in 2000 before moving to English Studies at the University of Natal, where he taught English Literature and Language as well as Creative Writing. He then joined the Faculty of Education, where he developed as a specialist in language policy and planning for higher education. His edited book on literary-cultural studies, Culture Capital and Representation (with Palgrave, 2010), was received with critical acclaim. In 2015, the book Education in a new South Africa: Crisis and change was published by CUP. Balfour has featured in the popular press for perspectives on multilingualism and education. In 2011, he was appointed as professor and dean of the Faculty of Education Sciences on the Potchefstroom campus of NWU before being appointed as deputy vice-chancellor (Teaching and Learning) at NWU in 2017. He is also an honorary professor in the School of Education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Publications

Understanding Gender and Sexual Diversity in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes Using Queer Theory
Understanding Gender and Sexual Diversity in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes Using Queer Theory
Jean Henry Blignaut, Robert J. Balfour, Jacques Rothmann. © 2023. 19 pages.
Since 1994, South Africa's government has prioritised transforming society, especially educational institutions. Contributing towards transformation can occur through the...