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identity, knowledge, practice, PCK, legitimation code theory (LCT), agency

Biography

Zaheera Jina Asvat’s research explores identity, agency, and belonging in education and society. Her work with Muslim women in South Africa amplifies marginalized voices through storytelling, as seen in Riding the Samoosa Express (2014), SAFFRON (2017), and her award-winning fiction Tears of the Weaver (2023). She also investigates concepts related to teacher and pre-service teacher identity, knowledge and practice in mathematics education.

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Employment (3)

University of the Witwatersrand: Johannesburg, ZA

2023-01-01 to present | Lecturer/Dr (Division of Mathematics Education, Wits School of education)
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University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg: Johannesburg-Braamfontein, Gauteng, ZA

2020-08-01 to 2022-12-30 | Lecturer/Dr (Curriculum Studies)
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Azaadville Muslim School: Azaadville, ZA

2000-01-31 to 2006-12-05 | Educator
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of the Witwatersrand: Johannesburg-Braamfontein, Gauteng, ZA

2008-01-01 to 2014-12-10 | PhD
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University of the Witwatersrand: Johannesburg-Braamfontein, Gauteng, ZA

2006-01-31 to 2007-04-10 | Masters in education (Education)
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Works (20)

EXPLORING THE DYNAMICS OF MATHEMATICS TEACHER IDENTITY: A CASE STUDY OF MR. KHAN

2025-03 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.21125/inted.2025.0677
Contributors: Zaheera Jina Asvat
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EXPLORING THE ROLE OF TEACHER IDENTITY IN ADOPTING DIALOGIC TEACHING PRACTICES IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

2025-03 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.21125/inted.2025.0787
Contributors: Zaheera Jina Asvat
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Exploring shifts in pre-service teachers’ perceptions of mathematicians: from first year to the end of second year

Open Books and Proceedings
2025-03-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.38140/obp3-2025-04
Contributors: Zaheera Jina Asvat
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A NOVICE TEACHER’S FIRST TEACHING: NAVIGATING CHALLENGES AND NEGOTIATING BELONGING IN ENACTING DIALOGIC TEACHING PRACTICES

Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (SAARMSTE)
2025-01-17 | Conference paper
Part of ISBN: 978-1-0370-3735-1
Contributors: Zaheera Jina Asvat
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Pedagogical Content Knowledge Development within Pre-Service Mathematics Teacher Education: A Bibliometric Analysis

Journal of Educational Studies
2024-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.59915/jes.2024.23.4.8
Part of ISSN: 1680-7456
Contributors: Zaheera Jina Asvat
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FOSTERING ALGEBRAIC FLUENCY: INTEGRATING MANIPULATIVES FOR CONCEPTUAL MASTERY

2024-11 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.21125/iceri.2024.1838
Contributors: Zaheera Jina Asvat; Bulelwa Penelope Stemele
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EXAMINING SOUTH AFRICAN TEACHERS' APPROACH TO MATHEMATICS PROBLEM-SOLVING THROUGH LEGITIMATION CODE THEORY

2024-07 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.21125/edulearn.2024.2152
Contributors: Zaheera Jina Asvat
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INVESTIGATING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN TEACHER KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE: AN IN-DEPTH QUALITATIVE STUDY OF FIVE MATHEMATICS EDUCATORS

2024-07 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.21125/edulearn.2024.2678
Contributors: Zaheera Jina Asvat
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Exploring Learner Errors and Misconceptions in Algebraic Expressions with Grade 9 Learners Through the use of Algebra Tiles

African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
2024-01-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/18117295.2024.2334989
Contributors: Bulelwa Penelope Stemele; Zaheera Jina Asvat
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Tears of the Weaver

Modjaji Books
2023 | Book
ISBN: 9781991240002
Contributors: Zaheera Jina Asvat
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Zaheera Jina Asvat

Semantic waves and their affordances for teaching scaffolding to pre-service teachers

Reading & Writing
2022-07-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4102/rw.v13i1.346
Contributors: Zaheera Jina Asvat
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Marrying Abuse with Religious Patriarchy

When Secrets Become Stories: Women Speak Out
2021-08-02 | Book chapter
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Zaheera Jina Asvat

Tween Tales 2

Yiz House Publishing
2021-05 | Edited book
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Zaheera Jina Asvat

Tween Tales

Yiz House Publishing
2020-06 | Edited book
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Zaheera Jina Asvat

Saffron

African Perspectives
2018-04-09 | Edited book
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Zaheera Jina Asvat

Surprise!

Djarabi Kitaabs Publishing
2017 | Book
ISBN: 0996709452
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Zaheera Jina Asvat

Riding the Samoosa Express: Personal Narratives of Marriage and Beyond

Modjaji Books
2014 | Other
ISBN: 978-1-920590-32-1
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Challenges in implementing the new mathematics curriculum in Grade 10: a case study

African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
2009 | Journal article
Contributors: Zaheera Jina Asvat; Karin Brodie; Steve Modau
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The relationship between pedagogical content knowledge and mathematics teacher identity in teaching and learning mathematics at the FET level.

Proceedings of the sixteenth annual congress of the Southern African Association for Research Mathematics, Science and Technology education (SAARMSTE).
2009 | Conference paper
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Teacher questions and interaction patterns in the new and old curriculum: A case study.

Proceedings of the sixteenth annual congress of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology education (SAARMSTE)
2008 | Conference paper
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Peer review (9 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for Journal of mathematics teacher education. (7)
Review activity for Teaching and teacher education (2)
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