Dr Khosi Kubeka (She/Her) - (Acting HoD)
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Degrees: BsocSci, Social Work, 1999 (UCT); MPhil, Social Research, 2003 (Stellenbosch); MA, Sociology, 2005 (Ohio State); PhD, Sociology, 2010 (Ohio State) Consultation Times: By Appointment. E-mail or call to request an appointment. Key Roles in the Department: Stream Coordinator for: Honours in Social Development Programme |
Brief Biography:
Dr Khosi Kubeka joined the department in 2010 as an AW Mellon Postdoctoral Research Fellow. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department and Acting Head of Department. She obtained her Bachelor in Social Work degree from the University of Cape Town in 1999. During her Social Work training, she was fascinated by and became passionate about Research. After graduating with her Social Work degree, she pursued an MPhil in Social Research Methods at the University of Stellenbosch in 2000 under the tutelage of Professor Johan Mouton. She currently teaches research methods and coordinates all the research programmes in the department of Social Work & Social Development at UCT. Dr Kubek also holds a Masters and PhD degrees in Sociology from The Ohio State University in the United States. Her areas of research and teaching interests are in Youth Developmental Wellbeing, particularly: Youth Identity, Youth Participation, Exclusion/Inclusion in Education, Health, and the Economy as well as Youth contribution to Community Development. Her research focus is also on substance use disorders, particularly as it impacts youth development, community development and the functioning of families.
Research Interest Areas:
- Youth Developmental Well-Being with special focus on Youth Education, Youth Health (Mental & Physical), Youth Employment/Unemployment, Youth Participation, Youth Identity, Youth Social Inclusion.
- Community Development
- Youth Substance Abuse
Teaching Areas:
Social Research Methods
Community and Youth Development
Social Inclusion and the Youth
Recent Publications:
Kubeka, K. (2023). Diversity and Transformative Policy within South African Higher Learning
Institutions. In D. Besharov & N. Gilbert (Eds) The Oxford Handbook of Public Administration. USA:
Oxford University Press.
Kubeka, K., Gonthier, O., Mabandla, A. & Mtombeni, N. (2021). Navigating schooling in post- apartheid South Africa: Learning for policy praxis. In A. Delannoy & M. Langa (Eds) Youth and National Development. Johannesburg: MISTRA.
Kubeka, K and Rama, S. (2020) Reimagining Intersectionality and Social Exclusion in South Africa. In S. Swartz and A. Cooper (Eds) Handbook of Global South Youth Studies. Oxford University.
Kubeka, K. (2018). “Socialisation and Identity. “In P. Stewart & J. Zaaiman (Eds), Sociology: A concise South African introduction. Cape Town: Juta.
Kubeka, K. (2014) “Social exclusion, youth identity and community development” in State of Cape Report. City of Cape Town.
Kubeka, A.M. (2013). “Infusing Identity Enactment as a Component of Spiritually Relevant Pedagogy.” In C.B. Dillard & C.L. Okpalaoka (Eds.), Engaging culture, race and spirituality: New Visions. New York: Peter Lang Publishing.
Kubeka, K. (2013). “Socialisation and Identity.” In P. Stewart & J. Zaaiman (Eds), Sociology: A South African Introduction. Cape Town: Juta.
Kubeka, A.M. (2008) “Exposure to violence at home: a qualitative exploration of experiences and perceptions of black adolescents in South Africa”. South African Review of Sociology, 39(2): 283-301.
Projects:
2022-Present: Supporting pregnant and mother learners return to school. Khanyisa Ngemfundo (Be The Light
Through Education) Hey Baby and Department of Basic Education Study (Co-Investigator)
2015-2017: Race, Class Gender Differences in Identity Capital Acquisition among South African Youth. An NRF (Thuthuka) funded longitudinal mixed method project (Principal Investigator)
Conference/Congress/Seminar Presentations:
International:
2024: Gabi, J., Francis J., Kubeka, K. & Patel, R. “Decolonising ‘Black Youth Livelihoods’ -Corralling African and Diasporic Identities” Paper presented at the 4th Annual Youth Studies ‘Stop The Clock’ Conference, University of Ulster, Belfast United Kingdom, 2 -5 September 2024.
2023: Kubeka, K., Mangqalaza, H.; Kubeka, K., Dipa, Y.; Thabeng, M.; Yusra, P.; Coakley, C.; Sidloyi, L., Zulu, M.; Senetla, I.; Jochim, J, Toska, E.; Kelly, J “The role of civil society organisations in the prevention and management of learner pregnancy in schools.” Poster presented at the 7th International Workshop on HIV & Adolescents, Lusaka, Zambia 4-6 October 2023.
2022: Kubeka, K. “Community- and faith-based approach to address the disaster and climate crisis in South Africa” Presented at webinar panel discussion hosted by The College of Health Science, University Of KwaZulu Natal, 14th June 2022.
2021: Kubeka K. and Rama, S. “Reimagining Intersectionality and Social Exclusion in South Africa.” Paper presented at the 4th ISA Virtual Forum, Porto Alegre, Brazil 23-28 February 2021
2016: A.M. Kubeka, “Race, Class and Gender Differences in Identity Capital Acquisition among South African Youth.” Paper presented at the 3rd ISA Forum, Vienna Austria 10-14 July 2016
2009: Kubeka, A.M. “Navigating Adolescence: the Experiences of African American and Black South African Youth and the role of Racial Identity and Religious Socialization” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Black Sociologists.
2009: Kubeka, A. M. “Paradox of “Outsider-Within Positionality”: Navigating Apartheid Forces and Finding Myself” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
2007: Kubeka, A.M. “Who Decided? Women's Employment Status Satisfaction and Relationship Quality.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association.
2006: Steinman, K., Murray, D., Kubeka, A.M., Cooksey, E., Price-Spratlen, T., Edwards, K., Myers, L. J. “Congregational Differences in Adolescent Religiosity and Positive Youth Development: Findings from 14
African- American Churches.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion.
National:
2019: Kubeka, A.M. “Apartheid, Substance Abuse and Historical Trauma in South Africa.” Paper presented at the Western Cape Provincial Substance Use Disorder Conference, Cape Town South Africa 09-10 July 2019.
2010: Holtzhausen, L. and Kubeka, A.M. “What is the relationship between racial identity, national identity and violence among youth in South Africa?” Paper presented at the Safety and Violence Initiative (SaVI) Colloquium, University Of Cape Town.
2008: Kubeka, A. M. “The Voices of Youth: Capturing Sociocultural processes from the Perspective of Contemporary Young People.” Paper presented at the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural Religious and Linguistic communities (CRL Rights Commission), Johannesburg, South Africa.
Research Areas and Topic Interests for Supervising Postgraduate Students:
Youth Developmental Well-Being with special focus on Youth Education, Youth Health (Mental health, Sexual Reproductive Health, Substance Use Disorders), Youth Employment/Unemployment, Youth Participation, Youth Identity, Youth Social Exclusion/Inclusion.