Congratulations to David Warkentin on successfully defending his EdD Dissertation
Please join us in congratulating David Warkentin who successfully defended his EdD Dissertation on March 10 of 2025. Title:Unsettling Education in Stó:Lō Téméxw: Exploring the Particularities of Place in Curriculum Research Abstract:The role of place in education is complex and multifaceted; place is both a topic of inquiry and a context for education. Yet many Western […]
Mar 17, 2025
Climate Justice and the University
https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/events/event/climate-justice-and-the-university-shaping-a-hopeful-future-for-all/
Mar 03, 2025
Congratulations to Dr. Lesley Andres
Congratulations to Dr. Lesley Andres on receiving a Faculty of Education International Research Visiting Fellowship (IRVF) for Dr. Keser Aschenberger, who will collaborate on research with Dr. Andres as well as Dr. Suna Eryigit- Madzwamuse (ECPS) during her time at UBC. During her visit, Dr. Keser Aschenberger will collaborate with Dr. Lesley Andres (EDST) and […]
Feb 25, 2025
EDST Doctoral Colloquium – African History and the Decolonization of the Nigerian Secondary School History Curriculum
PCN 2012Thursday March 6th, 12:30 – 2 pmOladipupo Ogunfeibo The nationalists’ struggle for self-determination in the 1950s and 1960s in many British and French African colonies took on the scholarship in African history as one of its resistance strategies. In its diverse form (as a concept, discipline, socio-cultural and political project, field of study, and […]
UBC at Philosophy of Education Society 2025
We are proud to announce that UBC and, in particular, the Department of Educational Studies will be exceptionally well represented at the upcoming international conference of the Philosophy of Education Society (PES) and John Dewey Society (JDS) in Baltimore, MD (March 2025):
Feb 24, 2025
Atmospheric Violence: Disaster and Repair in Kashmir
Feb 20, 2025
The Student – Film Screening and Discussion
The world is in crisis – what role should our universities be playing?
Feb 19, 2025
EDST Doctoral Colloquium Special Talk – Dare to Think with Arendt: On the Promise of Democratic Education in “Dark Times”
Feb 18, 2025
Congratulations to Petra Mikulan, Daniel Gallardo, Hartej Gill, and Deirdre Kelly on a successful TLEF
Abstract: Given the impact of environmental disasters and uncertainties surrounding the climate crisis among students, we propose Climate Trauma-Informed Pedagogy (CTIP) as a transformative educational framework designed to equip teacher candidates with skills to address and mitigate the effects of eco-anxiety, climate injustice, and climate trauma among K-12 students. The project will document effective pedagogical […]