Dr Ashnie Mahadew is an academic from the College of Humanities, School of Education at the University of KwaZulu- Natal. She holds teaching qualifications and an honours degree in Psychology. She completed her Master’s and PhD
degrees at the University of Kwa-Zulu-Natal (UKZN). She has spent 20 years as a foundation phase teacher before joining UKZN where she presently lectures in language and literacy to the Bachelor of Education students. Dr Mahadew also
supervises postgraduate Masters’ students and her research focuses on community-based action research in the early childhood care and education sector.