Zayd Waghid

Zayd Waghid is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. He holds a PhD from Stellenbosch University (2014) and serves as Director of the Global Institute for Teacher Education and interim SARChI Chair in Teacher Education. Waghid is a Fulbright Scholar and CHE-Heltasa National Teaching Excellence Award winner.

• Co-author of four books on educational technology and African philosophy
• Recipient of multiple research grants from National Research Foundation (2019-2023)
• Executive member of South African Education Research Association

His research focuses on critical pedagogy and social justice education, particularly through film-based learning, Afrofuturism, and Ubuntu philosophy. He explores how digital skills development and creative expression can empower marginalized youth, foster community engagement, and decolonize educational systems.

Key article themes reveal expertise in:

• Critical service-learning for social justice
• Educational technology for transpersonal growth
• Afrofuturism as decolonial tool
• Defamiliarisation techniques for empathy development
• Experiential learning through filmmaking
• Cognitive justice in African education

Scientific recognition includes:

• CHE-Heltasa National Teaching Excellence Award (2019)
• NRF-rated researcher status
• SARChI Chair (2023)
• Fulbright Scholarship

Waghid leads projects connecting teacher education to community development, including a 2016-2020 study on social entrepreneurship education and a 2020 film literacy initiative that supported youth career development through creative media.