Dr Simangele Constance Cele

# A Node For African Thought

Research and Innovation

To achieve and maintain the University’s vision and mission, the research and innovation division contributes mainly by promoting the research related goal of the institution which is: to drive growth in UNIZULU research and Innovation

Faculty: Humanities & Social Sciences

Department: Sociology

Discipline: Sociology & Industrial Sociology

Highest Qualification

Ph.D. Sociology

Contact details

Email: CeleSC@unizulu.ac.za

Phone: +27 35 9026669

Campus : KwaDlangezwa

Research Interest Areas

Scholarship of Teaching & Learning in Higher Education
Rurality, Rural Spaces & Rural Development
SMEs & Entrepreneurship

Research Niche Area(s) of current projects

Rurality, Rural Spaces & Rural Development.

M/D Supervision completed (3 or 4 projects)

2018, Guambe J, PhD, Graduated
2018 Makhoba M, MA, Graduated

Teaching Interest Areas

Industrial Sociology
Sociological Theories

Active Research Projects

Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund Project – Eshowe (UMlalazi Municipality)

Impactful Research Publications

(Author(s); Year; Title; journal / publisher)

Adewumi, S., & Cele, S. C. (2023). Financial literacy skills level among small and medium scale businesses: lessons for entrepreneurial decision-making in Lagos, Nigeria. EUREKA: Social and Humanities, (1), 14-26. https://doi.org/10.21303/2504-5571.2023.002799

Adewumi, S., & Cele, S. C. (2023). Curriculum design and entrepreneurial intention: bridging graduates’ unemployment gap in Nigeria. International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies, 10(3), 161-178 https://doi.org/10.23918/ijsses.v10i3p161

Mdiniso, J., Shangase, Z.P., Nkwanyana, S., Cele, S.C & Mkhasibe, R.G (2022). Transition to Emergency Online Learning in SA: Reflection of Historically Black Universities. African Journal of Development Studies (AJDS), Volume 12, Number 1, March 2022. pp 209-228 Doi: https://doi.org/10.31920/2634-3649/2022/v12n1a11

Research Platform

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Simangele-Cele