Dr Vijay Reddy
Dr Vijay Reddy is a Distinguished Research Specialist in the Inclusive Economic Development (IED) research division at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). Dr Reddy assumed this position after serving as an Executive Director at the HSRC from 2006 to 2018. The three major thrusts of her research are large-scale achievement studies, skills planning and public understanding of science. In addition, she also conducts life history research.
Dr Reddy holds undergraduate degrees from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (previously University of Durban-Westville), a MEd from Rutgers University in the USA (as a Fulbright Scholar), a Doctorate in Education from the University of Durban-Westville (with joint supervision from the University of Sussex). Her doctoral dissertation, completed in 2000, was entitled: Life Histories of Black South African Scientist: Academic Success in an Unequal Society. Before joining the HSRC, Dr Reddy worked as a high school science and mathematics teacher, in non-governmental organisations involved in science teacher development. She also taught chemistry at the Universities of Cape Town and KwaZulu-Natal. Subsequently she joined the Faculty of Education at UKZN and was responsible for the graduate education programme..
Dr Reddy has published a number of journal articles, book chapters, peer reviewed monographs and research reports. She has presented at many local and international conference, including presenting a number of keynote addresses. She co-ordinated the South African component of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study in 2003, 2011, 2015 (and will continue in 2019) and has published extensively on TIMSS. Her recent publication is entitled Making global research locally meaningful and this best reflects her stance related to international achievement studies. She led the multi-year research project, the Labour Market Intelligence Partnership, to support the Department of Higher Education and Training building the Skills Planning Mechanism. She was the lead author of the Skills Supply and Demand Report as well as the technical report to estimate Occupations in High Demand. The analytical approach they used represents a radical departure from manpower forecasting and tries to understand the complexities and intricacies around how supply and demand interact in the South African society and economy and then draw implications for reform. Dr Reddy has undertaken research projects for the National Research Foundation (NRF); the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), British Council, Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the National Advisory Commission on Innovation (NACI)..
Gauteng Provincial participation in TIMSS 2019 at Gr 9 level
South Africa has participated in five rounds of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) in 1995, 1999, 2003, 2011 and 2015. ....
Western Cape Provincial participation in TIMSS 2019 at Gr 9 level
South Africa has participated in five rounds of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) in 1995, 1999, 2003, 2011 and 2015. ....
Absorptive capacity of the Voluntary Associations (VAs) of SACNASP
Leveraging absorptive capacity for innovation and development: An assessment of the natural scientific professional organisations This research hop....
A national survey of the South African public's perception of biotechnology
To conduct a national survey investigating the South African public's perceptions of biotechnology. The study is an investigation into the attitudes a....
TIMSS Numeracy 2014 Assessment at Grade 5 level (Data collection)
The HSRC serves as National Research Coordinator, in collaboration with the Department of Basic Education, for the International Association for the E....
Unemployed Work Seekers survey (DoL)
To conduct an investigation on work seekers that are registered on the Employment Services System of South Africa (ESSA) to explore their attitudes t....
Improving Early Grade Reading in South Africa (3ie)
Research, production and use of evidence from rigorous impact evaluations for policy decisions that impact evaluations for policy decisions that impro....
20 Year Review
Provide input to the Presidency for the 20 year review on Education and Skills Development section.....
Performance audit of Grade R in Early Childhood Development (ECD)
To perform a performance audit of Grade R in Early Childhood Development (ECD) at the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on behalf of the Auditor-Gen....
Tech4RED project in Cofimvaba (DST)
The aim of the MERL framework is to evaluate the impact of technology-driven education interventions through a rigorous portfolio of evidence that can....
TARMII - A teaching tool for enhancing Literacy Assessment
We intend to evaluate TARMII_fp through a quasi experimental design where 20 schools within each of our four participating provinces with our proposed....
Labour Market Intelligence Partnership project (LMIP Parent)
The research will contribute towards South Africa achieving on the strategic outcome of building a ??Skilled and Capable Workforce to Support an Inclu....
NRF - Cofimvaba
Promoting and learning from Cofimvaba communitys Indigenous Knowledge Systems to strengthen schools curricula....
Tracking of Youth into Science Strategy & Science Engagement MEF
Tracking of participants in the DST's Youth into Science Strategy (YISS) programmes and to map their educational and employment trajectories. Assess t....
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS Parent)
In South Africa we do not have many panel studies that track learners over time (BTT tracks individuals and CAPS tracks households). We have done man....