Tsediso Michael Makoelle

Tsediso Michael Makoelle is a South African academic and professor of leadership and inclusive education, currently the Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Fort Hare. He served as Vice Dean for Research and Full Professor at the Graduate School of Education, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. His research focuses on inclusive education, teacher leadership, and educational management in both African and international contexts.

Early life and education Makoelle holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Inclusive Education from the University of Manchester and a Doctor of Education (D.Ed.) in Education Management and Leadership from the University of South Africa (UNISA).

He has been affiliated as a visiting research fellow at the International Laboratory for Social Integration Research at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow.

His research includes studies on teacher leadership, inclusive pedagogy, and mentoring in teacher education.

Selected publications

Makoelle, T.M., Kozlova, M. & Iarskaia-Smirnova, E. (2024) Inclusive Education in Russia: Scoping International and Local Relevance Springer Publishers Makoelle, T.M. & Burmistrova, V. (2021). Teacher education and inclusive education in Kazakhstan, International Journal of Inclusive Education

Awards and honours Nelson Mandela Scholarship (United Kingdom) Global Education Leadership Award, Education 2.0, Dubai (2022) Service Medal, Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan (2023) Recognition letter from the President of Kazakhstan (2017)

Editorial roles

Member of editorial boards of international academic journals Guest editor of special issues, including journals published by Springer (e.g., Discover Education) Peer reviewer for international scholarly journals Reviewer of research grant applications for the South African National Research Foundation (NRF)