Dr. Michelle Stack in ‘The Conversation’
Read EDST Associate Professor Dr. Michelle Stack‘s piece, “Why I’m not surprised Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland isn’t a full professor”, on The Conversation here.
October 12, 2018
Education 4.0: Technology & Globalization
What is the purpose of education in a timeframe of 4 years? A lifetime? Generations? Please join IdeasXChange, a UBC student-led initiative that aims to solve today’s modern issues through education and dialogue, on Thursday October 18th, 2018. The session will explore questions concerning the future of education in an era of rapid change. The […]
October 5, 2018
Denneisha Griffin-Pinnock receives Rick Hansen “Man in Motion” Fellowship
Congratulations to Denneisha Griffin-Pinnock (M.Ed, ALE) who is the recipient of a Rick Hansen “Man in Motion” Fellowship! Well done, Denneisha! The Rick Hansen “Man in Motion” Fellowships are made available by the University of British Columbia to honour the incredible determination and many personal achievements of Rick Hansen, Bachelor (Physical Education), 1986 and Doctor […]
September 21, 2018
EDST PhD alumni, Dr. Greg Younging, to receive 2018 Gray Campbell Distinguished Service Award
Greg Younging, EDST PhD alumni, will receive the 2018 Gray Campbell Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Book Publishers of BC. The award recognizes Dr. Younging’s outstanding contributions to the province’s publishing industry over the years. Dr. Younging is an Assistant Professor at UBC-O, and has been a SAGE mentor for the Indigenous students […]
September 17, 2018
MA Student Annie Montague receives Janusz Korczak Scholarship
EDST MA student Annie Montague has been awarded the Janusz Korczak Scholarship from the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada (2017/2018) for outstanding scholarship in the area of childhood and education. Annie’s research explores the intersection of Early Childhood Education and Education for Sustainability, focusing on how progressive educational models in diverse settings shape young learner’s […]
September 12, 2018
New Publication from Dr. Kapil Regmi
“Foundational Models of Development, Underlying Assumptions and Critiques” by EDST’s Dr. Kapil Regmi has been published in Social Change. Abstract: Several theories of development (mainly modernisation, dependency, world system and postcolonial) are found in the current body of literature. However, the similarities and differences of these theories are not clearly articulated. This article has reviewed key scholarly literature […]
September 10, 2018
Dr. Mona Gleason, EDST Department Head
We are excited to start the new term with Dr. Mona Gleason as our new Department Head of Educational Studies, effective September 1, 2018. Dr. Gleason is a Professor in EDST, a historian of education and children in Canada, and has extensive leadership experience serving in multiple administrative roles in the University, including EDST Deputy […]
July 27, 2018
Congratulations to PSI Award Recipients Stephanie Glick and Keith Dormond
Inaugurated in 2015, the UBC Public Scholars Initiative (PSI) is designed to support UBC doctoral students as they strive for purposeful social contribution, produce new and creative forms of scholarship and dissertations, and explore diverse career pathways. Stephanie Glick’s project funded by the Public Scholar Initiative for 2018-2019 From Graphic Violence to Graphic Novel: Engaging […]
July 17, 2018
New Publications from Dr. Lesley Andres
Vertically segregated higher education and the life course: Comparing patterns over 28 years Lesley Andres and Ashley Pullman First major study of equity and excellence in an era of widening participation. Draws on global case studies from Africa, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the USExplores the ways institutions are raising equity aspirations whilst maintaining academic […]
July 13, 2018
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2018 Faculty of Education International Research Visiting Fellowships!
EDST’s Dr. Shauna Butterwick will host Dr. Barbara Merrill, Associate Professor in Lifelong Learning, Centre for Lifelong Learning at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. While at UBC, visiting fellows will engage in high quality collaborative and innovative research with faculty and graduate student researchers in the Faculty of Education. The International Research Visiting Fellowship […]