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Master of Arts (M.A.)
COLLABORATIVE
DEGREE IN WORKPLACE LEARNING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
Department of
Adult Education & Counselling Psychology
Department of
Sociology & Equity Studies in Education
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The program caters to students interested in developing their
understanding of work and learning trends in
Canada and
internationally, with a focus on social change. Students learn to situate
workplace learning within broader social trends such as globalization,
neo-liberalism, and organizational restructuring. The program introduces
students to learning strategies that work to foster social change through
greater equality of power, inclusivity, participatory decision making and
economic democracy.
Upon graduation, students receive an annotation on their academic
transcripts in addition to their M.A. degrees. The requirements of the
collaborative program can be met without extending the length of the degree
program.
All students who have been admitted to an M.A. program in Adult
Education & Community Development (AECD) or Sociology and Equity Studies in
Education (SESE) are eligible to participate in this exciting new collaborative
program.
CORE FACULTY
MEMBERS
Faculty associated
with this collaborative program have particular expertise in issues related to
workplace learning amongst immigrant workers, foreign trained professionals,
marginalized workers, as well as workers embedded within progressive
organizational structures. Faculty do research in the areas of social and
workplace policy, organizational development, skills development paradigms,
technological change, industrial relations, labour market analysis, and
school-to-work transitions.
• Nancy Jackson
(AECP)
• Marilyn
Laiken (AECP)
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David Livingstone
(SESE)
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D'Arcy Martin
(SESE)
• Kiran
Mirchandani (AECP)
• Shahrzad
Mojab (AECP)
• Roxana Ng
(AECP and SESE)
• Jack Quarter
(AECP and SESE)
• Peter Sawchuk
(SESE)
CORE COURSES
This course is
cross-listed and will be counted towards regular home department requirements in
SESE and AECP.
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WPL1131H
Master’s Seminar in
Workplace Learning and Social Change |
K.
Mirchandani |
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This course will
introduce students to work and learning trends in Canada and
internationally, with a focus on the relationships between workplace
learning and social change. There are three intellectual objectives of this
course. The first objective is to situate workplace learning within broader
social trends such as globalization, neo-liberalism and organizational
restructuring. Second, the course allows for an exploration of the
connections between learning as an individual phenomenon and learning as a
social/organizational and social policy phenomenon. Finally, a third
objective of the course is to highlight the learning strategies that seek to
foster social change through greater equality of power, inclusivity,
participatory decision-making and economic democracy. The course will also
provide students with exposure to the various faculty members involved with
the proposed Collaborative Program in Workplace Learning and Social Change.
Weekly seminars will be held.
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ELECTIVE
COURSES
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AEC1113H
Gender and Hierarchy at Work |
K.
Mirchandani |
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AEC1119H
Creating a Learning Organization |
Staff |
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AEC1131H
Workplace Literacies: Theory, Policy & Practice |
N. Jackson |
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SES2942H
Education and Work |
P. Sawchuk |
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The purposes of this course are to engage critically with issues involved in
the interrelations of learning and work, and to explore alternative
explanations of these relationships. Learning and work will be broadly
defined. The sphere of learning encompasses formal schooling, continuing
education courses and training programs, informal education, group and
self-directed learning and tacit learning throughout the life course. The
sphere of work may include paid employment as well as other activities such
as union activism, schoolwork, unpaid household labour, community volunteer
work and so forth. We will critically analyze current dominant ideologies
and contending theories of education-work relations, review relevant
research literature on socio-economic and educational changes and on
education-job matching, on-the-job learning, and we will study alternative
models of future learning-work relations. Practical implications will be
considered throughout the course. Special attention will be devoted to
building awareness of different disciplinary and methodological traditions
in the study of education, learning and work.
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AEC1107H
Developing and Leading High- Performing Teams |
M. Laiken |
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AEC1182H
Teaching, Learning, and Working in Nonprofits
and Public Sector Organizations |
Staff |
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AEC1266H
Career Counselling and Development: Transition
from School to Work |
C. Chen |
PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS
Students must
complete the six half courses (SESE) or eight half-courses (AECP) for their M.A.
degrees. In order to fulfill the requirements of the collaborative program,
students must take one core course (WPC1131) and one elective course from the
list provided. The remaining courses will be those required for the fulfillment
of the degree requirements of the program of admission. Students will be
required to complete a thesis which incorporates issues of workplace learning
and social change. Students’ thesis committee must include at least one member
of the WLSC Core Faculty (as supervisor or second reader).
ADMISSION PROCESS
Students may apply
to the collaborative program at time of application to OISE or after they have
been admitted to AECD or SESE. To apply, please submit a short statement of
interest that includes relevant personal or professional experiences, motivation
for seeking advanced training in Workplace Learning and Social Change, a brief
outline of your proposed thesis, a preferred supervisor, your student number and
degree program.
Upon acceptance,
students will be registered in both the home departments (AECP or SESE) as well
as in the collaborative program in Workplace Learning and Social Change.
Continuing students
can also enter the collaborative program by submitting an application and taking
the required course. If students have already taken a suitable course on
workplace issues, that course may be counted as their elective.
Centre for the
Study of Education and Work
Students in this
collaborative degree program will have the opportunity to participate in the
intellectual field of Workplace Learning and Social Change through involvement
in activities organized by the Centre for the Study of Education and Work.
Students are encouraged to use the CSEW online library, join a working group, or
attend the speaker series.
FOR MORE
INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Kiran
Mirchandani,
Director
Collaborative Program in Workplace Learning and Social Change
Department
of Adult Education and Counselling Psychology
OISE, the
University of
Toronto
252 Bloor Street West
Toronto
ON, M5S 1V6 Rm. 7-111 |
Peter
Sawchuk
Centre for the Study of Education and Work
Department of
Sociology & Equity Studies
OISE, the
University of Toronto
252 Bloor
Street West
Toronto
ON,
M5S 1V6
Telephone:
416-978-0518
E-mail: psawchuk@oise.utoronto.ca |
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