{"id":31851,"date":"2022-05-06T12:03:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T16:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/edu\/?page_id=31851"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:49:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:49:57","slug":"public-lecture-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/edu\/research\/public-lecture-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Lecture Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Faculty of Education public lecture series features leading scholars speaking about their research and scholarship on key publicly relevant issues in education and society.<\/strong> LEARN MORE<\/a> <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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November 25, 2025 - Transforming Global Competence Education in the Universities: Conceptual Development, Epistemological Framework, and Global Delivery<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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In this presentation, Associate Professor Qiang Zha\u00a0examines the status quo and issues of global competence education in North American universities. Zha\u00a0begins by introducing the definitions of global competence developed in basic education sector, highlighting their transcendent nature via likening them to the stride from international education to global education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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May 27, 2025 - Education, schooling and disability studies<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Disability Studies in Education Gillian Parekh explores how race, gender, and class shape how ability and disability are constructed in schools. Drawing on disability studies and Ontario-based research, she shows how these constructions impact student placement, programming, and long-term outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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October 29, 2024 - Teachers' Professional Fulfillment and Why It Matters<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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In her research, Dr. Sarah Barrett explores how elementary and secondary teachers experience their practice. This presentation focused on the significance of teachers\u2019 professional fulfillment for teaching and learning. Barrett discussed different conceptions of professionalism, the teacher\u2019s status as a member of multiple communities, and the importance of teachers\u2019 professional fulfilment in the teaching learning endeavour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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November 21, 2023 - Making Research Matter: Mobilizing research to impact on homelessness policy<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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In this talk, Associate Professor and President of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness<\/a> and the Homeless Hub<\/a> at 快播视频, Stephen Gaetz, will explore the role social innovation can have in inspiring change in the response to youth homelessness in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n