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Penney Clark awarded the Distinguished Contribution Prize from the Canadian History of Education Association
Oct 29, 2026

Penney Clark (EDCP Professor Emerita) was recently awarded the Distinguished Contribution Prize from the Canadian History of Education Association (CHEA/ACHÉ) at its biennial conference, October 15-17, 2026. The Canadian History of Education Association (CHEA/ACHÉ) is a bilingual, interdisciplinary academic organization founded in Calgary in 1980. It unites scholars, teachers, and researchers to study the history of formal and informal […] Read More

EDCP PhD student, Justin Fraser, featured on the G+PS website
Oct 27, 2026

UBC has more than 11,000 graduate students, including more than 2,500 international graduate students from all over the world. EDCP, PhD student, Justin Fraser is currently featured in the Meet Our Students section of the G+PS website. Justin Fraser “The opportunity to work with and learn from a diverse variety of researchers and scholars across […] Read More

Course-based Masters Programs | Presentation
Oct 19, 2026

UBC COURSE-BASED PROGRAMS APPLICATION WEEK | October 19-23, 2026 As part of the UBC’s Course-Based Programs Application Week, EDCP faculty are presenting on some programs Friday, October 23, 12:00 p.m. Use the QR code to go to G+PS and register in the Applying to Course-Based and Professional Programs Read More

Celebration of Life: Professor Emeritus Gaalen Erickson

CELEBRATION OF LIFE The Celebration of Life for Gaalen Erickson will be held on Monday, October 19, 1:30–3:30 p.m. | Cecil Green Park House, UBC. The family invite his friends and colleagues to join them at the Celebration of Life. They have created a website for remembrances and information: gaalen.kriserickson.com It is with deep sadness that I share […] Read More

Technology Education | Program Spotlight 2026
Oct 12, 2026

INVITATION WHEN: The month of October WHERE: Display cabinets, outside Scarfe 1106 Some years ago, a Technology Education TC told me that another non-Tech Ed TC, came to them with their broken laptop asking if they could fix it, “because…like…you’re…Tech Ed”. Something like this happens each year, revealing that some other TCs may not be […] Read More

Confronting Residential School Denialism in Canadian Classrooms
Oct 05, 2026

Dr. Lindsay Gibson (EDCP) & Dr. James Miles (University of Alberta) Dr. Lindsay Gibson (UBC Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy) and Dr. James Miles (University of Alberta) have recently published work examining how educators can recognize and respond to residential school denialism in Canadian classrooms. In their chapter, “Confronting Residential School Denialism in Canadian Classrooms,” published in Truth Before […] Read More

19th Canadian Symposium 

Home Economics | Family Studies | Human Ecology | Family & Consumer Science Education: Issues & Directions SAVE THE DATE HYBRID SYMPOSIUM | FEBRUARY 26 – 28, 2027 | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA The Canadian Symposium on Home Economics Education has been held biennially since 1991 in various locations across Canada. It provides a forum for sharing information […] Read More

EDCP PhD student, Ashleigh Janis, featured on the G+PS website
Sep 26, 2026

UBC has more than 11,000 graduate students, including more than 2,500 international graduate students from all over the world. EDCP, PhD student, Janis, Ashleigh is currently featured in the Meet Our Students section of the G+PS website. Ashleigh Janis Being a Public Scholar acts as a bridge to support the flow of knowledge between universities […] Read More