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EDPS 590 - Foundations of Education: Perspectives on Canadian Issues

Course Career Graduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-0-0
Fee index 6
Faculty Education
Department Education
Typically Offered either term

Description
Focuses on a critical examination of Canadian educational issues from philosophical, historical, sociological and cultural perspectives. Themes may include multiculturalism, educational reform and governance, issues affecting Indigenous peoples, equity, social justice, and anti-oppression in education, the global economy and new technologies, and transformations in education systems and teaching.