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Biography
After 16 years as an Elementary teacher, social studies text book author, teacher in service provider and bargaining chair, Dr. Vicki Green joined the Department of Education for a UVic degree at Okanagan College in 1991 and saw the changes to a UVic degree at Okanagan University College Program, an Okanagan University College Faculty of Education Program, and in 2005, a Faculty of Education Program at University of British Columbia at Okanagan Campus. She taught courses in Social Studies Methods, Social Issues, and Education Beyond the Classroom to undergraduate and graduate students. She supervised student teacher candidates in district classrooms.
Her research engaged children and youth in historical investigations. Vicki also investigated Canadian Comics, particularly Canada Jack and was interviewed by Peter Gzosky. She undertook Financial Literacy research with the International Association for Citizenship, Social and Economics Education. Further, she was the Chair of the International Assembly within the National Council for Social Studies Education. She specialized in Place Based historical construction through imovies, models, artifacts, historical photographs and field work.
Dr. Green retired in 2014 and has spent her time enjoying fly fishing home and abroad with family and friends. As an original faculty member of a formative education program in the Okanagan Valley, Vicki established the Vicki Green Graduate Award in 2010.
Degrees
University of British Columbia, 1968 B.Ed. Intermediate Education and Economics.
University of Saskatchewan 1974. Master of Education. Thesis: The Indian in the Western Comic Book.
University of Victoria 1992 Ph.D. Social Studies Education. Dissertation: A Study of Participants’ Historical Imagination in Action and Artifact Within Action.