Samantha Govender
Biographic Data
| ID | 4279997 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samantha Govender |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samantha |
| FAMILY NAME | Govender |
| SIGNATURE | GOVENDER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Zululand |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4754-5361 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Reimagining transformational environmental leadership
Climate change has multiple socio-ecological impacts as recognised in Sustainable Development Goal 13 (Climate Action). There have been numerous calls by the United Nations secretary-general for effective leadership and urgent responses to mitigate these impacts. More than just knowledge and political leadership is needed; students need opportunities to enable agency to develop their environmental leadership potential. To understand students’ per…
English-Medium Curriculum Delivery Through Learning Management Systems
Learning Management Systems (LMSs) have become central to curriculum delivery in higher education institutions. However, students in multilingual and resource-constrained contexts continue to face challenges in engaging with online learning materials. This study investigates how undergraduate students at a rural South African university experience English-medium instruction delivered through LMS platforms. Using semi-structured interviews with 20…
Harnessing Media Technologies in Overcoming Barriers in English First Additional Language for Intermediate Phase Learners
The teaching of English First Additional Language (EFAL) in the Intermediate Phase presents persistent challenges, particularly during learners' transition from the Foundation Phase. Integrating modern media technologies into the curriculum offers potential solutions to support both teachers and learners during this critical stage. This study examines how media technologies can be utilized to overcome barriers in EFAL teaching and learning, parti…
Revising Pre‐Service Teacher Education for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
This study undertakes a systematic literature review to examine the challenges and opportunities of revising pre‐service teacher education in South Africa to foreground diversity, equity, and inclusion. Guided by social justice pedagogies, the review critically interrogates the multicultural curriculum within initial teacher education programmes. While post‐apartheid reforms created the conditions for change, persistent systemic inequalities cont…
Curriculum As Assemblage
The accelerating impacts of climate change present profound challenges for education systems, exposing limitations in dominant curriculum models that prioritise stability, standardisation, and linear progression. While education is widely positioned as a critical response to the climate crisis, prevailing curricula often struggle to engage the complexity, uncertainty, and ethical dimensions that climate change demands. This paper examines curricu…
Challenges of Learning Management Systems in Enhancing Teaching and Learning
This case study explored the challenges associated with the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) to enhance teaching and learning within a rural university setting, with a focus on the University of Zululand in South Africa. Based on Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) and Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) research frameworks, the research sought to analyse how undergraduate students perceive LMS integ…
Bridging Digital Gaps in Rural Teacher Education
This study examines how curriculum innovation supports inclusive education and boosts the digital competencies of pre-service teachers in rural universities within the context of TPACK, integrating technological knowledge with pedagogy and content. In response to the constraints brought about by rapid digital transformation, a systematic literature review was undertaken, identifying peer-reviewed writings published between 2000 and 2025. The revi…
Curriculum Decolonization
Many colonized countries, especially those in Africa, are currently making efforts to decolonize their educational systems. Since India has led the way in eschewing the dominance of Western perspectives in education, it is important to explore their approaches. In this respect the researchers in the current study have explored the application of Indian philosophical ideas to education, India’s indigenous knowledge systems, and India's internation…
Exploring the quality of pre-service teachers' critical analysis of cartoons within environmental contexts in the Life Sciences
The world is presently facing a myriad of environmental challenges. One way to address these challenges is through the development of cognitive abilities to analyse environmental issues and respond to them appropriately. There are a number of approaches used in education processes to develop the cognitive abilities of students; one of them is the use of conceptual or reasoning cartoons. This article reports on an exploratory study of the quality …
Translanguaging pedagogy in selected English First Additional Language writing classrooms
Research shows that English language proficiency remains a barrier to learning among second language learners in South Africa. This article foregrounds the utility of translanguaging practices in teaching writing to English First Additional Language, Further Education and Training (FET) learners in South Africa. Five secondary schools in the Pinetown District participated in the study. Qualitative methodologies were adopted, using classroom obser…
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Translanguaging pedagogy in selected English First Additional Language writing classrooms
Research shows that English language proficiency remains a barrier to learning among second language learners in South Africa. This article foregrounds the utility of translanguaging practices in teaching writing to English First Additional Language, Further Education and Training (FET) learners in South Africa. Five secondary schools in the Pinetown District participated in the study. Qualitative methodologies were adopted, using classroom obser…
Exploring the quality of pre-service teachers' critical analysis of cartoons within environmental contexts in the Life Sciences
The world is presently facing a myriad of environmental challenges. One way to address these challenges is through the development of cognitive abilities to analyse environmental issues and respond to them appropriately. There are a number of approaches used in education processes to develop the cognitive abilities of students; one of them is the use of conceptual or reasoning cartoons. This article reports on an exploratory study of the quality …
Challenges of Learning Management Systems in Enhancing Teaching and Learning
This case study explored the challenges associated with the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) to enhance teaching and learning within a rural university setting, with a focus on the University of Zululand in South Africa. Based on Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) and Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) research frameworks, the research sought to analyse how undergraduate students perceive LMS integ…
Bridging Digital Gaps in Rural Teacher Education
This study examines how curriculum innovation supports inclusive education and boosts the digital competencies of pre-service teachers in rural universities within the context of TPACK, integrating technological knowledge with pedagogy and content. In response to the constraints brought about by rapid digital transformation, a systematic literature review was undertaken, identifying peer-reviewed writings published between 2000 and 2025. The revi…
Curriculum Decolonization
Many colonized countries, especially those in Africa, are currently making efforts to decolonize their educational systems. Since India has led the way in eschewing the dominance of Western perspectives in education, it is important to explore their approaches. In this respect the researchers in the current study have explored the application of Indian philosophical ideas to education, India’s indigenous knowledge systems, and India's internation…
Reimagining transformational environmental leadership
Climate change has multiple socio-ecological impacts as recognised in Sustainable Development Goal 13 (Climate Action). There have been numerous calls by the United Nations secretary-general for effective leadership and urgent responses to mitigate these impacts. More than just knowledge and political leadership is needed; students need opportunities to enable agency to develop their environmental leadership potential. To understand students’ per…
English-Medium Curriculum Delivery Through Learning Management Systems
Learning Management Systems (LMSs) have become central to curriculum delivery in higher education institutions. However, students in multilingual and resource-constrained contexts continue to face challenges in engaging with online learning materials. This study investigates how undergraduate students at a rural South African university experience English-medium instruction delivered through LMS platforms. Using semi-structured interviews with 20…
Harnessing Media Technologies in Overcoming Barriers in English First Additional Language for Intermediate Phase Learners
The teaching of English First Additional Language (EFAL) in the Intermediate Phase presents persistent challenges, particularly during learners' transition from the Foundation Phase. Integrating modern media technologies into the curriculum offers potential solutions to support both teachers and learners during this critical stage. This study examines how media technologies can be utilized to overcome barriers in EFAL teaching and learning, parti…
Revising Pre‐Service Teacher Education for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
This study undertakes a systematic literature review to examine the challenges and opportunities of revising pre‐service teacher education in South Africa to foreground diversity, equity, and inclusion. Guided by social justice pedagogies, the review critically interrogates the multicultural curriculum within initial teacher education programmes. While post‐apartheid reforms created the conditions for change, persistent systemic inequalities cont…
Curriculum As Assemblage
The accelerating impacts of climate change present profound challenges for education systems, exposing limitations in dominant curriculum models that prioritise stability, standardisation, and linear progression. While education is widely positioned as a critical response to the climate crisis, prevailing curricula often struggle to engage the complexity, uncertainty, and ethical dimensions that climate change demands. This paper examines curricu…
Curriculum (7 works) · Curriculum development (3 works) · Environmental education (3 works) · Climate change (2 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (2 works) · Environmental Education and Sustainability (2 works) · Higher education (2 works) · Learning Management (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works)