Toni D’Amant, PhD

Toni has a PhD in education from and is a senior lecturer at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN) in the School of Education and Development. Her lectures and research address teaching for diversity, inclusion and social justice, the sociology of education, and educational psychology. She has worked extensively in rural areas across four provinces in South Africa as part of her involvement with the teacher development components of various interventions and pilot projects. She has been involved with an SIT rural community engagement initiative since 2008, planning and implementing the student training program for both SIT and UKZN students. As practicum and academic coordinator for the SIT summer education program, she works with students to better understand developmental dynamics in rural areas of South Africa.


Education

  • PhD, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
Toni D’Amant, PhD