Ms Sindiswa Mnwana

Ms Sindiswa Mnwana is a lecturer of the Department of Nursing Science and has worked in academia for the past 11 years. Her research interest is in the area of nursing education, with a specific focus on Quality assurance in nursing education; HIV/AIDS in higher education; School health with a preference for qualitative research.

Ms Mnwana enjoys postgraduate research supervision and is currently supervising four Masters and multiple undergraduate projects.  Her teaching focus area is in comprehensive nursing science and nursing ethics which she facilitates in the undergraduate programmes. She uses a student-centred teaching approach which allows students to actively participate in their learning; develop self-directed learning skills and become critical thinkers who can solve real life problems. She has been involved in the curriculum development and design for the Bachelor of Nursing and the Postgraduate Nursing Programmes.

Designation:

Lecturer

Email:

sindiswa.mnwana@mandela.ac.za

Contact Number: 

0415042959

Faculty:

Health Sciences

Department:

Nursing Science

Qualifications:

MCUR, PGDIP Nursing Education, BCUR

Professional Memberships:

South African Nursing Council

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Research Interests:

  • Quality assurance in nursing education

  • HIV/AIDS in higher education

  • School health

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Current Final Year Undergraduate/Honours Research Projects:

  1. Group VEIP300

  2. Group VNRP400

Number of currently supervised Masters and PhD candidates (2023 to 2024):

Masters: 3

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