Apart from my Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Law, I have a Master's Degree in Comparative Child Law and to obtain it I had to do thorough research, writing and editing. I am also a published author in an academic journal, "Southern African Public Law, Volume 27(2)2012, titled: “The limitation of the educator’s right to strike by the child’s right to basic education”.
In the past I have done research through practical sessions at primary schools to be used in a project for a Psychology Doctorate student.
Further, I had a few students successfully completing their academic mini-dissertations under my supervision (for which I had to do a lot of proof-reading). One of them was a distinction candidate. The mentioned distinction candidate, as well as another one of my dissertation students, was both ‘at risk students’ who have previously failed this and/or other modules.
As a previous temporary lecturer, I also have extensive experience with teaching and evaluating legal writing skills, since I have been involved in a writing skill course as consultant at the North West University in South Africa. This course was implemented after the faculty had ascertained that a large number of law students enter the legal profession without having the language and, specifically, writing skills needed to present themselves as professionals. The course consists of a few basic language lectures, after which, in the past, I then acted as consultant for groups of 20 students per semester.