Graduate Studies in Education, Bulletin,
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Interdepartmental
Research Areas
Faculty
in a number of departments collaborate in the development of interdepartmental
research areas to facilitate program selection and planning for students who wish
to pursue research interests which involve two or more OISE departments. The
interdepartmental research areas described herein vary in breadth, detail, and
availability of courses from year to year. They are intended to serve as guides
to students' program planning at OISE in relation to their professional roles,
interests, and long-term goals.
It
must be emphasized that an interdepartmental research area does not constitute
a program, and hence a student cannot enroll in an interdepartmental research
area or obtain a degree in an interdepartmental research area. A student who
participates in an interdepartmental research area must be enrolled in a
departmental program, and must be receiving basic training in an educational
discipline (or disciplines). However, applicants interested in one of these
areas are encouraged to specify so at the time of application within their
Statement of Intent.
Aboriginal
Education
This
research area draws upon the diverse cultural and spiritual philosophies and
practices of Aboriginal nations. We seek to examine a diverse range of issues,
trends, perspectives, and models of Aboriginal Education from local, to
national and international connections. Students focussing on Aboriginal
Education will develop knowledge and skills and have a greater understanding of
the needs, aspirations and knowledges of Aboriginal (Inuit, Metis, mixed-race
Aboriginal, non-status Indians, status Indians) and Indigenous Peoples. The
content and methods, and academic development and advancement of this research
area are developed in collaboration with Aboriginal organizations, Elders from
various communities, the Indigenous Education Network and participating
departments of OISE.
Aboriginal
perspectives form the basis of the research area which:
·
respects,
values and draws on the lived experiences, stories and oral traditions of
Elders, traditional teachers and Aboriginal educators; develops understandings
of Aboriginal Ways of life
·
builds
relationships connecting local Aboriginal/Indigenous communities with those
around the world
·
encourages
scholarship in linguistic and cultural policy studies, structures of formal
education for Aboriginal peoples, tuition agreement issues, and Aboriginal
curriculum development in their historic and contemporary contexts
·
advocates
making changes in educational policy and practice in Canada by examining issues
related to self-determination in public education systems and current
literature and research including the Report of the Royal Commission on
Aboriginal Peoples
·
examines
various educational institutions, policies and practices that produce and
maintain conditions of constraint, images of "nativeness", social and
class differences, dominance, control politics, and social inequities in regard
to Aboriginal peoples. Countering stereotypes is critical to this examination
·
develops
the physical, spiritual, emotional, and intellectual wellbeing of each student
grounded in Aboriginal perspectives
Courses
are offered at the BEd, MEd, MA, EdD, and PhD levels. Faculty members supervise
master’s research projects, qualifying research papers, and both master’s and
doctoral theses.
Courses
with Aboriginal focus or content are listed in associated departments; see Website for
details.
Faculty
actively working in this research area are in the departments of Adult
Education and Counselling Psychology (AECP); Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
(CTL); Sociology and Equity Studies in Education (SESE); and Theory and Policy
Studies in Education (TPS). Faculty include: B. Burstow, A. Miles, J.P.
Restoule, S.L. Stewart (AECP); M. Cannon, J. Cummins, G. Sefa Dei, A. Gagne, P.
Olson, and N. Wane (SESE); M. Ford, J. Magnusson, C. Morgan and J. Ryan (TPS).
Further
information is available from:
Jean-Paul Restoule, AECP
Telephone:
416-978-0806
Fax:
416-926-4749
E-mail:
jeanpaul.restoule@utoronto.ca
Elders
Elders-in-residence
(grandmother and grandfather) are available through the First Nations House
(FNH), University of Toronto, for all students.
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