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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
COLLABORATIVE
DEGREE IN WORKPLACE LEARNING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
Department of
Adult Education & Counselling Psychology and
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 doctoral 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 a doctoral 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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WPL3931H
Doctor’s Seminar in
Workplace Learning and Social Change |
D. Livingstone |
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This course will
allow students to engage in advanced learning and research on the central
national and international debates in the field. Students will develop
extensive analytic and conceptual knowledge in the areas of the historical
development of the notion of "workplace learning" and its links to diverse
agendas of social change. The course will require the critical assessment
and research applications of theories of workplace learning and social
change, as well as practice and policy in the area. |
ELECTIVE COURSES
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AEC3131H
Special Topics in Adult Education
Students may seek the permission of the instructor to attend
one
of the following additional courses |
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AEC1113H
Gender and Hierarchy at Work |
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AEC1119H
Creating a Learning Organization |
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AEC1131H
Workplace Literacies: Theory, Policy and Practice |
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SES2942H
Education and Work
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 |
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AEC1182H
Teaching, Learning, and Working in Nonprofits and
Public Sector Organizations. |
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AEC1266H
Career Counselling & Development: Transition from School to Work |
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AEC3140
Post-colonial Relations and Transformative Learning |
FUTURE OFFERINGS
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AEC3131H
Immigrants and Professional Learning |
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AEC3131H
Rethinking Skills: Theory, Policy, and Politics |
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AEC3182H
Work, Technology, and the Knowledge Economy |
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SES3999H
Learning Community Unionism |
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CTL2007H
Discourse
Analysis |
PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS
Ph.D. students must
complete six half courses. In order to fulfill
the requirements of the collaborative program, students must take one core
course (WPC3931) 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 committee member.
ADMISSION PROCESS
Students may apply to the collaborative program either at the 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
OISE, the
University of
Toronto
Counselling
Psychology
252 Bloor Street West,
Toronto
ON, M5S 1V6 Rm. 7-111 |
Peter Sawchuk
Centre for the Study of Education and Work
Department of
Sociology and 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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