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Apr 03, 2024

EDST Doctoral Colloquium – Envisioning Doctoral Education In Mongolia

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New Article – To learn but not live together? The early history of the University of British Columbia’s International House

“To learn but not live together? The early history of the University of British Columbia’s International House” is published as an Open Access article in History of Education Quarterly. The article is written by EDST alumnus Dale M. McCartney, EDST Professor Amy Scott Metcalfe, Gerardo L. Blanco from Boston College, and EDST PhD student Roshni Kumari. […]

 

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Mar 31, 2024

Public Presentation of Graduate Research on Leadership Practices 2024

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Mar 28, 2024

Sam Rocha coaches High School teens in Ethics Bowl Canada Regional Tournament

From left to right: Matthew Howie, Gabriel Rocha, Aydin Den Ouden, Dominic Howie, Julia Sang, Sam Rocha, Tomas Rocha, and Micah Trotter.   Dr. Sam Rocha has directed a philosophy reading group at EDST with teenagers enrolled in various distributed learning programs in BC since the 2022-2023 academic year. This past November, the group attended […]

 

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Mar 26, 2024

Congrats Kealin McCabe

March 26th, 2024   Yesterday, Kealin McCabe brilliantly defended her timely and innovative thesis titled Ableism in Higher Education: Collective Agreements, EDI Initiatives, and Accommodation Policies.     A big thank you to the engaging examining team, which included   Dr. Jay Dolmage (External Examiner) Dr. Andrea Bundon (Chair) Dr. Megan Corella (University Examiner) Dr. […]

 

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Mar 21, 2024

Is Education Truly Political?

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EDST March 26 – Apr 6 Events

Tue March 26th Wed March 27th Thu March 28th Thu April 4th Thu April 4th Sat April 6th RSVP by March 26th

 

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Mar 20, 2024

Katherine Yuko Fry – MA Thesis

March 19, 2024   Dear EDST community,   Please join me in congratulating Katherine Yuko Fry, who successfully presented and defended her MA thesis today. The study, Mapping Opportunity Hording: Historicizing Seattle Public Schools’ Attendance Zone Boundaries, utilizes an innovative approach that includes critical GIS mapping techniques as well as historical analysis of the Seattle […]

 

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Tsnomot Brad Baker – EdD dissertation

March 20, 2024 Today, Tsnomot Brad Baker defended his EdD dissertation with clarity and care, Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Settler Educator Practice in the North Vancouver School District at the Eslha7an Learning Centre.  The event was meaningful and beautiful, and it included Brad’s family, Squamish Elders, Knowledge Keepers, friends and colleagues […]

 

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Transnational Career Development of Chinese Migrant Mothers: A Kaleidoscopic Perspective

https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/events/event/transnational-career-development-of-chinese-migrant-mothers-a-kaleidoscopic-perspective/

 

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