Should students have to borrow?
UBC professor Christopher Martin explores the impact of rising student debt As graduates prepare to enter the next stage of their lives, for some, employment, for others, more school, many are feeling the stress of making a decision for one of life’s most fundamental questions, how am I going to make a living? Christopher Martin, […]
Conference “spotlights” UBC Okanagan professors
Research and publications from the Faculty of Education were recognized nationally at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education Conference (CSSE) on May 23rd, 2016. The annual CSSE conference gathers professors and students from across Canada to share in innovative, practice, praxis and research. This year the conference was held at the University of […]
Dr. Martin’s German Research Fellowship – Post 1: Philosophy and Pretzels
Eichstätt Arrival After a lengthy international flight, we arrived at Munich International Airport. It turns out that between the airport and the Munchen Train Station, Munich is a major transportation hub for much of Europe. Eichstatt is about an hour’s train ride North of Munich. The town is beautiful. You can’t throw a rock without […]
Mindfulness and gym class: What’s the connection?
Faculty of Education professor presents paper with international colleague at Oxford University Dr. Christopher Martin, in collaboration with Dr. Oren Ergas of Hebrew University and Haifa University, presented their recent work exploring the educational value behind the concept of mindfulness. Their joint paper, On the justification of physical education: Body-based mindfulness and R.S. Peters’ cognitive […]