Dr Sebastian Sanjigadu

Dr Sebastian Sanjigadu

Lecturer Welkom Campus
Qualifications: PhD (Science Education) | MEd (Science Education, Cum Laude) | BEd Hons (Sc. & Maths Education) | BEd (Life Sciences & English) | PGDip (Business Administration)

Professional Background

Dr Sebastian Sanjigadu is a Lecturer and Researcher in the Department of Educational and Professional Studies within the Faculty of Humanities at the Central University of Technology (CUT). His field of interest is social justice education, with a scholarly focus on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).

Dr Sanjigadu serves on the Departmental Research and Innovation Committee (DRIC) at CUT. He is also an appointed member of the Editorial Board of Contemporary Education and Teaching Research (Hong Kong) and serves as a co-editor for a special issue of the Journal of the British Academy at Nottingham Trent University (United Kingdom). He is deeply committed to decolonising the curriculum and leveraging indigenous knowledge systems in science education.

Areas of Expertise

  • • Science Education
  • • Social Justice Education
  • • Leveraging Indigenous Knowledge in Science Education
  • • Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
  • • Decolonisation of Education

Selected Publications

  • • Sanjigadu, S. (2024). The Road Less Travelled: Exploring the Planning and Preparation for a Critical Social Justice Module by the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 5(12), 61-81. https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.20245125
  • • Sanjigadu, S., & Zulu, W. (2025). Exploring the role of professional development towards capacitating Mathematics and Science teachers for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Journal of Education for Sustainable Development.
  • • Sanjigadu, S., & Mudaly, R. (2023). Re-centring and recovering knowledge about climate-friendly agriculture: Learning from a woman African indigenous knowledge holder. Agenda, 37(3), 62-75.
  • • Sanjigadu, S., Sibanda, A. & Xulu, N.P. (2025). Challenges and opportunities of professional learning communities in climate change education. In S. Govender, M.C. Maphalala & D.W. Mncube (Eds.), Education and climate change: Discovering strategies for individual and collective action (pp. 193–212). AOSIS Books.
  • • Sanjigadu, S. and Mudaly, R. (2024). Where angels fear to tread: Teachers working towards decolonising the curriculum. In P. Singh, D. Heck, S. Heimans and A. Ambrosetti (Eds.), Teacher Education Research – Shaping Practice, Policy and Theory. Springer.

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Dr Sebastian Sanjigadu

Dr Sebastian Sanjigadu

ssanjigadu@cut.ac.za