Dr Rubbi-Nunan is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Early Childhood Education, College of Teacher Education at Unisa. She has worked in the public mainstream (Foundation Phase- Grade R to Grade 3) and Inclusive Education context (Grade R to Grade 7) for twenty years and served as the Foundation Phase Departmental Head for ten years. Her research interests include understanding student behaviour and teaching and learning adversity issues for inclusive and responsive learning spaces.