Associate Professor Sumeshni Govender

# 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: Education

Department: Educational Foundations

Discipline: Educational Psychology and Special Education

Highest Qualification

Doctor of Philosophy in Community Psychology

Contact details

Email: GovenderS@unizulu.ac.za

Phone: 035 902 6443

Campus: KwaDlangezwa

Active Community Engagement & Service-learning work

Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPSCA)

Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA)

Educational Psychology Association of South Africa (EPASSA)

Autism South Africa (AUTISMSA)

Active Research Projects

Individual Project: Intervention Strategies for Students Working with, and Parents and Teachers of, Learners with Special Learning Needs: A Transdisciplinary Approach (2021 – current)

Faculty Project: Collaboration with VVOB, KIC and other Higher Education Institutions – Keep It Cool Climate Change

Research Interest Areas

Childhood and Adolescent behavioural problems Inclusive Education and special needs ed Grief, death and dying HIV/AIDS Global Coherence

Research Niche Area(s) of current projects

Intervention Strategies for Students Working with, and Parents and Teachers of, Learners with Special Learning Needs: A Transdisciplinary

M/D Supervision completed (3 or 4 projects)

(Year; Name of student; level of study; status)
3-5 publications that highlight your research:

Japsile Sambo M.Ed. (Educational Psychology) 2022 Impact of Learners’ Bullying Behaviours on Educators in Selected Schools in Ehlanzeni District Prof. S. Govender & Dr T.P. Mngomezulu

Nomusa Shongwe M.Ed. (Research Psychology) 2023 Experiences of Primary School Teachers with Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Manzini Cluster Eswatini Prof. S. Govender

Sphelele Sanele Makhubu (D.Ed.) 2023 Emotional Intelligence: Life Skills Programme in Prevention and Management of Bullying Behaviour in Selected Amajuba District Schools

Impactful Research Publications

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

Govender, S. (2020). Dissembling Due to a Disorder: How to Decamp in the Times of Covid-19. In Gouws, A. & Ezeobi, O. (eds.) (2021) “Covid Diaries: Women’s Experience of the Pandemic.” Cape Town: Imbali Press. Naidoo, M.K. & Govender, S. (2022)

Naidoo, M.K. & Govender, S. (2022). Parental participation in supporting the development of communication skills in autistic children. International Journal of Early Childhood and Special Education. 14(1), 791-801. DOI: 10.9756/INT-JECSE/V14I1.221093

Nyawo, S.S. & Govender, S. (2022) Intervention Strategies Used by Teachers to Reduce Bullying Behaviour in Semi-Rural KwaZulu-Natal Schools, South Africa. Journal of Educational Studies, 21(2), 61-84

Sambo, J. & Govender, S. (2023). Impact of Learner Bullying Behaviour on Teachers in Selected Schools in Ehlanzeni District, KZN. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 22(6), 20-44, https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.22.6.2

Govender, S., Ntombela, S. & Makhubu, S.S. (2023). Women’s Empowerment through Appreciative Inquiry. In Mayer, C., Vanderheiden, C., Braun-Lewensohn, O., Chen, G., Sueda, K., Mangolothi, B., Safdar, S. & Kim S. (eds.) (2023). Women Empowerment for a Sustainable Future World: Transcultural Positive Psychology Perspectives. Springer. In print.

Research Platform

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6631-7639

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/search/publication?q=sumeshni%2Bgovender

Google scholar: https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?hl=en&user=eePZ1KYAAAAJ

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-sumeshni-govender-458881158/

A Node for African Thought

KwaDlangezwa Campus

1 Main Road, Vulindlela,

Kwadlangezwa, 3886

Richards Bay Campus

Coner Guldengracht & Cent Cir Road,

Richards Bay, 3900

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DHET Accredited Journals

Post-Doctoral Fellows

Contacts

Director: 035 902 6779

Research Office Secretary: 035 902 6273

NRF & Postgraduate Funding: 035 902 6909

# A Node For African Thought

Research and Innovation