Congratulations, Catherine Macala!
Congratulations to Catherine Macala who has recently been awarded the Masters Thesis/Project Award from the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE). Her thesis is entitled “Bridging the Rural Divide: An Exploratory Study of a Medical School’s Rural Applicants.” Well done, Catherine!
Congratulations, Dr. Bathseba Opini
Congratulations to Dr. Bathseba Opini who has accepted a tenure track position as Instructor in EDST.
Congratulations Kari Grain and Nasim Peikazadi!
On Thursday, March 14th, ALE program members held a modest ceremony, presided over by Professor Shauna Butterwick, to award Kari Grain and Nasim Peikazadi the Coolie Verner Prize and the Gordon Selman Award, respectively. Kari has been awarded the Coolie Verner Prize in recognition of her consistent work in innovative aspects of adult education in ethically sustainable […]
EDST’s Dr. Jason Ellis in the Vancouver Sun
Jason Ellis and Catherine Carstairs: Educating parents about the safety and importance of vaccines is best policy Read the full article here.
New Publication from Dr. André Mazawi
A new publication (in French) from EDST’s Dr. André Mazawi: “Colonialism, adversities, and statelessness: Teachers and teaching in the Palestinian context” The evolution of the teaching force in Palestinian society happened over more than a century of colonialism and resistance. The main challenge is to understand how the vernacular constructions of what teaching stands for […]
New publication from Claudia Diaz-Diaz & Paulina Semenec
“Opening for debate and contestation: OECD’s International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study and the testing of children’s learning outcomes” a special issue and editorial co-authored and edited by EDST PhD Candidates Claudia Diaz Diaz and Paulina Semenic, with Peter Moss has been published in Policy Futures in Education. Click here to access the issue.
Neila Miled Awarded Joseph Katz Memorial Scholarship
Congratulations to Neila Miled, PhD Candidate and recipient of the Joseph Katz Memorial Scholarship! This award is given in memory of Joseph Katz, a long-term member of the Faculty of Education, and is awarded to an outstanding Magistral or Doctoral students studying in the area of multicultural and minority education. The awards will be given in […]
Dr. Amy Metcalfe Receives Killam Research Fellowship
Congratulations to EDST’s Dr. Amy Metcalfe for receiving one of ten Killam Faculty Research Fellowships awarded across UBC for 2019. This award enables faculty to pursue full-time research during a recognized study leave, during which Dr. Metcalfe will examine the early histories and public policy contexts of three leading research universities in the “Cascadia Innovation […]
Dr. Allison Earl receives Emerging Scholar Award
Congratulations to Dr. Allison Earl for receiving an Emerging Scholar Award at the 2019 “On Sustainability” International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability. A small number of awards are given to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars who have an active research interest in the conference themes. Dr. Earl is an Education for Sustainability […]
2018 ALE Awards
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2018 Adult Learning and Education Awards, EDST students Kari Grain and Nasim Peikazadi! Kari has been awarded the Coolie Verner Prize in recognition of her consistent work in innovative aspects of adult education in ethically sustainable ways. Nasim has been awarded the Gordon Selman Award for her work and […]