Book Launch – The Syllabus as Curriculum: A Reconceptualist Approach
https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/sep-18-2020/
Welcome from HIED 2020
Academic year 2020-2021 You have been assigned one of us as either your research supervisor (MA, EdD, PhD) or program advisor (M.Ed). Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Dr. Lesley Andres lesley.andres@ubc.ca https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/facultystaff/lesley-andres/ Dr. Amy Metcalfe amy.metcalfe@ubc.ca https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/facultystaff/amy-metcalfe/ Dr. Sharon Stein sharon.stein@ubc.ca https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/facultystaff/sharon-stein/ Our Graduate Program Assistant […]
Welcome Dr. Amy Parent
The department of Educational Studies welcomes Dr. Amy Parent as our newest faculty member! Visit her bio: https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/facultystaff/amy-parent/
Dr. Jason Ellis on CBC and The New York Times
UBC education studies associate professor Jason Ellis speaks with Stephen Quinn about the 1937 health crisis and how we tackled education back then. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-91-the-early-edition Will It Be Safe to Return to School? Plans to ensure safe classes vary by province and school board or are still in the works. Dr. Jason Ellis offers his view […]
Two publications – Jenalee Kluttz, Dr. Jude Walker and Dr. Pierre Walter
Two new publications, Learning towards decolonising relationships at standing rock and Unsettling allyship, unlearning and learning towards decolonising solidarity, written by EDST’s Jenalee Kluttz, Dr. Jude Walker and Dr. Pierre Walter, have been published in Studies in the Education of Adults. Kluttz, J., Walker, J. & Walter, P. (2020). Learning towards decolonising relationships at […]
Welcome Dr. Margaret Kovach
A warm welcome to Dr. Margaret Kovach who started at Educational Studies this August! Visit her profile here: https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/facultystaff/margaret-kovach/
New Article – Drop Tuition Fees – Dr. Alison Taylor
Dr. Alison Taylor has written a new article on The Conversation – Drop tuition fees: University students face a precarious future amid COVID-19 Link: https://theconversation.com/drop-tuition-fees-university-students-face-a-precarious-future-amid-covid-19-129285
New Publication: Mapping a pre-global history of lifelong education with Google Books
New publication Mapping a pre-global history of lifelong education with Google Books: 1839 – 1959 in the International Journal of Lifelong Education Author: Lena Ignatovich Link here: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/INZFPP2TPSPDNJVETAJD/full?target=10.1080/02601370.2020.1801868
EDST in the news – School restart plan – Dr. Jason Ellis
“Jason Ellis, a University of B.C. professor, called the ministry’s plan “ambitious” and noted it is important that kids can safely return to classrooms. “For their own learning to be interrupted for so long will have long-term consequences. And it’s vitally important to them socially because school is where they interact with their peers,” he […]
Dr. Wright on CBC News – BLM
Dr. Handel Wright is featured in this CBC News article Black with a capital ‘B’: Why it took news outlets so long to make a change that matters to so many https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/capitalizing-black-style-1.5626669