Faculty of Education
Department of Educational Psychology
Ferreira, R
MEd(OS) MEd(Sosioped) PhD(OS) (Pret) - Head of Department
NRF Rating: Y2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 5504
Fax number: 012 420 5511
E-mail address: ronel.ferreira@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Early Intervention
Community engagement, intervention and empowerment
Psychological and educational assessment and intervention
HIV/AIDS and education and training
Inclusive Education
The education and teaching of the child (learner) with special learning, educational and developmental needs
Positive Psychology and the Asset-based approach
Transdisciplinary Educational Psychology
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Ferreira R, Ebersöhn L: 2011. Formative evaluation of the STAR intervention: improving teachers' ability to provide psychosocial support for vulnerable individuals in the school community. African Journal of AIDS Research (AJAR), 10 (1), pp 63-72, Full Text
Ebersöhn L, Ferreira R: 2011. Coping in an HIV/ AIDS-dominated context: teachers promoting resilience in schools. Health Education Research, 26 (4), pp 596-613, Full Text
Kitching A, Roos V, Ferreira R: 2011. Ways of Relating and Interacting in School Communities: Lived Experiences of Learners, Educators and Parents. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 21 (2), pp 245-256.
Eloff I, Forsyth BWC, Finestone M, Ebersöhn L, Visser MJ, Ferreira R, Boeving A, Sikkema KJ: 2011. Intervention groups for HIV-infected women: the need for additional services. South African Journal of Psychology, 41 (1), pp 38-51, Full Text
Chapters in books:
Lopez-Levers L, Mpofu E, Ferreira R, Kasayira JM: 2011. HIV and AIDS Counseling. In Counseling People of African Ancestry, (16) / 4, Cambridge University Press, pp 249-264.
Ebersöhn L, Ferreira R, Mbongwe B: 2011. How Teacher-Researcher Teams See Their Role in Participatory Research. In Picturing Research, (12) / 1, SensePublishers, pp 163-176.
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