Staff Profiles

BA (Humanities, 2002) + PGDE (University of Botswana, 2003)

MSc (Environmental Science, University of Botswana, 2006)

MA (International Development Studies, USA, 2012)

Graduate Certificate in Environmental Sustainability (USA, 2012)

PhD (Curriculum and Instruction, USA, 2016)

Kgosietsile Velempini is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Education unit in the Faculty of Education at the University of Botswana. He has a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from The Patton College of Education in Ohio University, USA.  His research focuses on environmental and sustainability education, sustainable development, tourism, community-based natural resource management, climate change, and local knowledge systems in Africa and beyond. He has published in various environmental and geography education international journals. Dr Velempini has Master degrees in International Development Studies and Environmental Sciences from Ohio University and University of Botswana, respectively. He has graduate certificate in Environmental Sustainability from Ohio University, Bachelor of Arts degree (Environmental Science) and Post Graduate Diploma in Education from University of Botswana. He has completed graduate courses as well in Wageningen University of Research (WUR) in the Netherlands.

Velempini's teaching area include Environmental Conservation Education Strategies, Environmental Education Methodology, Research Methodologies, Curriculum Development in Environmental Education in Bachelor degree programmes and Sustainable Development and Environmental Education Policy processes in Master degree programmes.

Velempini's research interests span the following areas: environmental and sustainability education, ecotourism, community-based natural resource management, climate change, and local knowledge systems.

Selected supervised areas:

Critical pedagogy in civic education for autonomous democratic existence: A comparative analysis of Botswana Junior Secondary Schools Social Studies and Moral Education Curriculum (co-supervision with Prof. Jotia)

Banyatsang, K.N & Velempini, K. (2020). Assessing Internship practices for travel and tourism students-Case study of a technical college in Botswana. Mosenodi: lnternational Journal of Educational Studies

Riemer, J.F., Velempini, K., & Maruatona, T. (2020). Elephants are coming: Safaris, Community, and a Hunting Ban. In Riemer, J.F (Ed). Front and Back Stage of Tourism Performance.... London, Routledge.

Velempini, K. (2017). Infusion or Confusion: A Meta - Analysis of findings of Environmental Education in the Twenty-First Century Curriculum of Botswana. Africa Education Review

Velempini, K., Smucker, T., and Clem, K. (2016) Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change...in the North Pare Highlands, Tanzania. African Geographical Review

Velempini, K, and Perkins, J. (2008). Integrating Indigenous and Modern Scientific Knowledge for Biodiversity Conservation and Human Livelihoods in Kalahari South, Botswana Notes and Records