Aspiring Indigenous entrepreneurs in Canada will benefit from a $1 million gift from BMO Financial Group to expand the Aboriginal Canadian Entrepreneurs Program.
Wanosts’a7 Lorna Williams, Lil’watul from Mount Currie BC, is being honoured with a 2018 Indspire Award for her contributions to Indigenous education. At UVic, the Professor Emerita Williams co-designed and developed three degree programs in collaboration with Indigenous communities: the bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Indigenous language revitalization, and the Counselling in Indigenous Communities master’s degree program.
The Division of Continuing Studies, in line with the UVic International Plan's commitment to "making a world of difference," welcomed ECE students from Yasuda Women’s University in Japan to study English and ECE teaching methodology, as well as to engage in meaningful Pro-D workshops.
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As K-12 schools in BC work to Indigenize curriculum and Canadian post-secondary institutions respond to the TRC's Calls to Action to promote, recruit and support increased Indigenous research and teaching, the following three Indigenous scholars in the University of Victoria's Faculty of Education are available to provide context and comment on the challenges and most promising practices in Indigenous education: Paul Whitinui, Onowa McIvor and Carmen Rodríguez de France.
Three post-secondary institutions and three school districts in the Capital Regional District have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to promote Victoria as an education destination for international students.
UVic, Camosun College, Royal Roads University and the three Greater Victoria school districts have joined forces to promote Victoria as an education destination for international students. Education Victoria involves recruitment activities and promotes academic cooperation and student pathways.
A new language revitalization project led by the University of Victoria will bring new life and strength to at least 42 Indigenous languages in Canada. NEȾOLṈEW̱ will work with nine Indigenous-led partner organizations across the country, forming a learning and research network to strengthen efforts to revive Indigenous languages.
Alan Pence, former director of UVic's School of Child and Youth Care, is focusing on enhancing policies for early childhood education in sub-Saharan Africa through a new UNESCO co-chair arrangement with Hasina Banu Ebrahim, a Muslim scholar from the University of South Africa.
For his master's degree in physical education, Patrick Boudreau explored the impact of a high school rock climbing program and "self-efficacy"—an individual's belief in their own ability to organize and manage risks to achieve a goal.
Sarah Buydens, who graduates this month with a PhD in educational psychology specializing in counselling, has devoted many years exploring what helps and hinders the outcome of mentoring relationships. Her fascination with and inspiration for mentoring started at a young age while she was in the Girl Guides of Canada.
Carolyn Crippen, UVic leadership studies expert completes seven-year study of servant leadership in the Canucks organization, tracing its roots from Pat Quinn, Trevor Linden through Henrik and Daniel Sedin to younger players.
Carolyn Crippen publishes the final report of her seven year research project examining Henrik and Daniel Sedin, Trevor Linden and Pat Quinn as exemplars of servant leadership philosophy, and their impact on the changing culture of the Canucks.
Already blown your New Year's resolution to get more physical exercise? You're not alone. Exercise psychologist Ryan Rhodes studies how to motivate people to fulfill their exercise intentions. Research shows that only 28 per cent of beginners follow through with their intentions after six months. Much of the drop-off happens within the first two weeks.
Chaw-win-is is the recently appointed Indigenous Resurgence Coordinator within the Faculty of Education. “This position and others initiatives like it across Canada,” says Chaw-win-is, “are a result of the on-going efforts of Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous allies all across Canada who have been generating awareness about colonization within the education system.”
Adult learners are a "missing generation" in Indigenous language revitalization. The majority of fluent speakers are 70 years of age or older and although young children in immersion are speaking their languages in increasing numbers, many Indigenous adults aged 18 to 60 do not. Onowa McIvor (Indigenous education) and Peter Jacobs (linguistics) just wrapped up the first study of the Mentor-Apprentice Program for Indigenous adult language learners in BC.
