Dr Gabi Nudelman
Gabi is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Management and Governance at Âé¶¹Éçmadou Business School. She holds a PhD in Higher Education Studies from Rhodes University.
Gabi’s research explores how educational and organisational systems can support more just, humane, and sustainable ways of working and learning. She is particularly interested in professional identity, academic roles, and the ethics of care and kindness within institutional contexts.
As an educator, Gabi teaches in the areas of ethics and sustainability in business, with a strong focus on developing responsible, reflective, and socially aware business professionals. Her teaching is informed by her research and underpinned by a commitment to relevance, equity, and transformation.
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- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
Michelow, P., Fainman, G. and Nudelman, G., 2023. Communicating during a Pandemic: A South African University’s Use of Social Media during the COVID-19 Crisis.ÌýInternational Journal of African Higher Education,Ìý10(1), pp.130-159.
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Nudelman, G., Kalil, C., Navarro-Astor, E. and English, J., 2022. Perceptions of student teamwork in professional programmes in higher education: a comparative study of Spain and South Africa.ÌýJournal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability,Ìý13(1), pp.94-108.
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Nudelman, G., 2021. Using agential morphogenesis to track professional identity development in higher education.ÌýCritical Studies in Teaching and Learning,Ìý9(1), pp.78-94.
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Nudelman, G., 2020. The hidden curriculum in two employability skills development courses in a South African electrical engineering degree programme.ÌýJournal of Education and Work,Ìý33(5-6), pp.360-374.
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Nudelman, G., 2020. Understanding engineering education system responsiveness through the lens of social realism.ÌýEuropean Journal of Engineering Education,Ìý45(3), pp.393-404.
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Nudelman, G. and English, J., 2019. Ethical dilemmas experienced by engineering students during their vacation work.ÌýJournal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice,Ìý145(2), p.05019001.
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English, J. and Nudelman, G., 2018. Assessment of communicative modes used by engineering and built environment professionals.ÌýSouthern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies,Ìý36(4), pp.301-312.
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Nudelman, G.R., 2017. Engineering identity: Analysing e-portfolios in a professional communications course.ÌýSouth African Journal of Higher Education,Ìý31(2), pp.211-225.
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Nudelman, G. and English, J., 2016. Language Enrichment revisited: evolving theories and practice in Professional Communication Studies.ÌýSouthern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies,Ìý34(1), pp.17-26.
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Sulcas, G. and English, J., 2010. A case for focus on professional communication skills at senior undergraduate level in Engineering and the Built Environment.ÌýSouthern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies,Ìý28(3), pp.219-226.
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Conference publications:
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Nudelman, G., 2020, April. Work in Progress: Exploring teamwork and inclusivity amongst engineering students at a South African university. InÌý2020 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)Ìý(pp. 46-50). IEEE.
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Nudelman, G., 2019, July. The development of engineering identity in an electrical engineering degree programme. InÌýProceedings of the Eighth Research in Engineering Education Symposium, Cape TownÌý(pp. 10-12).
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Nudelman, G., 2017, June. ‘It’s not just working on a plant for 20 years’: Students’ perceptions of engineering professionalism. InÌýFourth Biennial SASEE ConferenceÌý(pp. 232-240).
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Nudelman, G., 2015, June. Reconceptualising employability skills: constraints and enablements to discursive identity development in electrical engineering students. InÌýThird Biennial SASEE ConferenceÌý(pp. 150-158).
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