PROGRAM – Research Week, May 13-15, 2014
Presented by the Office of Graduate Programs and Research in collaboration with the Graduate Student Council of the Faculty of Education, and the Teacher Education Office.
This is a Year of Teacher Education event.
May 13th
1:00 p.m. – Opening Remarks and Opening Address “Involving Teachers in Education Research” (Anthony Clarke, EDCP)
2:00 p.m. – Research Clinics
Join interactive sessions led by faculty members and discuss different aspects of doing research in education.
| 2:00-2:20 p.m. | A. Getting Your Research on Paper: Where to Begin and How to Get it Published? (Teresa Dobson, LLED)
B. Maximizing your Graduate Experience to Build a Research Career (Deb Butler, ECPS) |
| 2:25-2:45 p.m. | A. What Produces Trustworthy Research? (Kadriye Ercikan, ECPS)
B. Presenting Your Research to Diverse Audiences: Conferences, Communities, Research Committees (Jason Ellis, EDST) |
| 2:50-3:10 p.m. | A. Ethics in Education Research: Anticipating Dilemmas and Negotiating Access (Cay Holbrook, ECPS)
B. International Data Collection for Dissertation Research: Tips and Troubles (Maureen Kendrick, LLED) |
May 14th
10:00 a.m. – Your Research Matters
A session planned to encourage reflection around critical research problems and their implications for practice and policy. Participants will go straight to the heart of their research presenting important research questions and findings in 3 minutes or less.
May 15th
4:30 p.m. – “Education Research and Teacher Practice: Inspiring Educators Series” Panel with Canada Research Chairs from across disciplines
Join the conversation and become inspired by the amazing research that is taking place in our Faculty of Education and beyond. In this discussion panel, current Canada Research Chairs will share how their research is informing current teacher education practices in British Columbia and elsewhere. Featuring the following panelists:
Dr. Carla Hudson Kam, Canada Research Char in First and Second Language Acquisition
Dr. Peter C. Seixas, Canada Research Chair in Historical Consciousness
Canada Research Chair in Race, Inequalities and Global Change (TBA)
Chair: Dr. Wendy Carr, Director, Teacher Education
A celebration with some refreshments will follow.
RSVP to come. Contact Adriana Briseno-Garzon (adriana.briseno@ubc.ca)