Whole School Improvement in a Challenging Context
Visiting PhD Candidate Brown Onguko presents A Whole School Improvement in a Challenging Context Brown’s presentation focused on implementation of three projects in his doctoral research school. Situated in a rural part of western Kenya, Brown’s research presented a challenging educational context. The three projects were: implementation of a STEM curriculum project between Lumbwa Primary […]
The Iranian Gifted Schools
Graduate Students (MA in Education) Sareh Karami and Mehdi Ghahremani presented The Iranian Gifted Schools at a glance Their presentation focused on the current Iranian education system. Mehdi began the presentation with a history of education in Iran. Sareh continued the presentation by explaining the Iranian organization for gifted students called The National Organization for Development of […]
Trials and tribulations of writing, peer review and revisions
Dr. Karen Ragoonaden presented Trial and tribulations of writing, peer review and revisions This interactive presentation focused on issues surrounding content and process of writing academic articles. Likening her journey to climbing Mount Everest, Dr. Ragoonaden encouraged graduate students and new faculty to become involved with the publishing process as quickly as possible. After Dr. […]
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UBC’s Okanagan campus has $10 million worth of funded projects