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Congratulations to Marina Milner-Bolotin
Oct 22, 2015

Colleagues, Some of you probably saw this piece in the 24 Hours newspaper this morning – http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/2015/10/21/vancouver-prof-fights-mathphobia. Marina Milner-Bolotin was interviewed about the Math for Kids and Parents Workshop she will be leading on Nov. 21st. And here is the info from the UBC web site: http://news.ubc.ca/2015/10/21/math-phobias-fighting-the-fear/. Hearty congratulations, Marina. Best, Peter Peter Grimmett Professor […]
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Congratulations to Ruth Guo
Oct 15, 2015

Colleagues, I am most pleased to inform you that Ruth X. Guo, one of our doctoral program graduates, (supervisor, Stephen Petrina), is the recipient for the President’s Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creativity at Buffalo State, SUNY. In addition, Ruth was promoted to Full Professor earlier this year.   See details: http://schoolofeducation.buffalostate.edu/news/faculty-and-staff-recognition-ceremony-october-8. Please […]
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Congratulations to 2015 SSHRC Grant Awardees
Sep 18, 2015

Applicant: Dr. Penney Clark, EDCP Nationalism, regional identities and post 1960 educational publishing in Canada $112,008 | 3 years Applicant: Dr. Peter Cole, EDCP Co-Applicant: Dr. Patricia O’Riley, EDCP Collaborator: Dr. Frederique Apffel-Marglin, Smith College Performing survivance: More-than-human intelligences and ecological sustainability $463,913 | 3 years Applicant: Dr. Susan Gerofsky, EDCP Co-Applicant: Dr. Kim Zebehazy, […]
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Graduate Student Publications
Jun 11, 2015

Please join me in congratulating Sandra Ximena Delgado and Michelle Gautreaux on their three refereed articles that were recently published: • Sandra Ximena Delgado, Michelle Gautreaux. (2015). Film Review of Economic Freedom in Action: Changing Lives, Workplace, 25. • Michelle Therese Gautreaux. (2015). Neoliberal education reform’s mouthpiece: Analyzing Education Week’s discourse on Teach for America. […]
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David F. Robitaille Professorship in Mathematics and Science Education
Jun 08, 2015

I am most pleased to to inform you that Dr. Samson Nashon has been awarded the David F. Robitaille Professorship in Mathematics and Science Education. The professorship is effective July 1, 2015, for a 3-year term. Please join me in congratulating Samson on this marvelous achievement. Best, Peter Peter Grimmett Professor and Head, Department of […]
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Thesis and Dissertation Awards
Jun 03, 2015

Dr. Heather McGregor Outstanding Dissertation Award Canadian Association for Foundations of Education (CAFE) Co-Supervisors: Drs. Peter Seixas and Penney Clark Dr. Danny Bakan Ted T. Aoki Outstanding Dissertation in Curriculum Studies Award Faculty of Education, UBC Supervisor: Dr. Peter Gouzouasis Dr. Guopeng Fu Science Education Research Group Outstanding Dissertation Canadian Society for the Study of […]
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EDCP 2015 May Retreat
May 30, 2015

The Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy had an all-day retreat at the University Golf Club on May 20, 2015. Professor Lesley Le Grange of Stellenbosch University, South Africa, facilitated discussion of the four task force reports in relation to the external review report, as we move forward in developing a strategic plan for the next […]
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Recipients of International University Grants
May 11, 2015

Congratulations to Dr. Penney Clark and Dr. Susan Gerofsky for securing research funding from the University of Sydney and a Canadian-German flagship partnership between UBC and Freie Universität respectively. University of Sydney International Program Development Fund Applicants: Drs. M. Anderson, K. Freebody and C. Smyth, U Sydney Co-Applicants: Dr. George Belliveau, LLED; Dr. Penney Clark, […]
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EDCP Recipients of the 2014-2015 Faculty of Education Graduate Student Research Grant
Apr 15, 2015

Congratulations to the following EDCP students for receiving the 2014-2015 Faculty of Education Graduate Student Research Grant: Brooke Madden (EDCP) Supervisor: Dr. Cynthia Nicol Project Title: Early Career Teachers, Teacher Identity, and Aboriginal/Indigenous Education Alison Shields (EDCP) Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin Project Title: Mapping the Creative Process Well done students and supervisors!
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Home Economics Academics and Students being Showcased
Apr 01, 2015

UBC was well represented at the Canadian Symposium XIII of Home Economics/Family Studies/Human Ecology /Family and Consumer Science Education with 17 academics and students offering ten papers.
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