Non-academic Career Resources for Education Graduate Students
If you (like us), are are contemplating careers beyond academia, you arrived at the right place. We will continue to compile relevant resources here. This is a link for the audio recording and slides for the session we organized in March 2019 Career Directions for Education Graduate Students” facilitated by Danielle Barkley, Graduate Educator with the Centre for Student Involvement & Careers (CSIC) We highly recommend that you start by checking the following: From PhD to life (This website contains an immensely comprehensive list of relevant resources). Imagine PhD helps you explore…read more
Watch the “Editing Workshop” by Dr. Sam Rocha
The “Editing Workshop” by Dr. Sam Rocha was held on January 28 (Monday) in PCOH1306A, UBC. COMING SOON! Abstract Writing is hard. Everyone seems to know this. Oftentimes, the difficulty of writing can cloud the more technical details which only makes writing even harder. This workshop will discuss and perform some exercises specifically focused on how to edit. This will include content editing, copy editing, and what the editorial process is across academic writing and publishing. All questions surrounding the craft of editing, no matter how big or how small,…read more
“Career Directions for Education Graduate Students” facilitated by Danielle Barkley, Graduate Educator with the Centre for Student Involvement & Careers (CSIC)
“Career Directions for Education Graduate Students” facilitated by Danielle Barkley, Graduate Educator with the Centre for Student Involvement & Careers (CSIC). This workshop is catered to students who are interested in support in preparing for non-academic careers. It was held on Thursday, March 14th in PCOH 1306A. Click here to download the slides for this session. Abstract Wondering where to get started with exploring career options? Not sure how to connect your graduate degree to career paths? This workshop will help students at the Masters and PhD level to identify areas…read more
“Comparing postcolonial, decolonial and critical race theories” facilitated by Dr. Vanessa Andreotti
“Comparing postcolonial, decolonial and critical race theories” facilitated by Dr. Vanessa Andreotti (EDST). This event was held on Friday Feb 8th in PCOH 2012. Abstract In this session we will compare and contrast four different general approaches to social and epistemic injustices that have emerged from postcolonial, (Latin American) decolonial, Indigenous and critical race studies. We will engage with a social cartography that presents how each approach articulates a slightly different theory of change and use the comparisons to reflect on participants’ own theories of change. The exercise will highlight…read more
Watch “Preparing an outstanding Literature Review” by Dr. Tom Sork
Watch “Preparing an outstanding Literature Review” facilitated by Dr. Tom Sork Download the PPT for the session. This event was held on Thursday, February 28 in PCOH 1306. Abstract Graduate students are expected to produce well-written, carefully-organized, comprehensive and critical literature reviews as part of their academic studies. Many books and other resources are available to guide students through the process, but this session will focus more on the expectations of faculty, examiners, journal editors and others who read and assess reviews. The characteristics of high quality reviews and…read more
Watch the 2019 EDST Research Day Keynote Speech by Dr. Özlem Sensoy
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Özlem Sensoy ABOUT THE SPEAKER SPEAKER BIO Özlem Sensoy is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education, the associate director of the Centre for Education, Law, and Society, an associate member of the Dept of Gender Sexuality and Women’s Studies, and an affiliated faculty member with the Centre for the Comparative Muslim Studies at Simon Fraser University. She teaches courses on social justice education, critical media literacy and popular culture, and multicultural and anti-racism theories. Her research has been published in journals including Radical Pedagogy, Harvard…read more
Preparing an Outstanding Literature Review – From a reviewer’s Perspective
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