Teaching is an integral aspect of sustaining and growing the performing arts practices.
Research themes include:
- Developing anti-colonial and anti-racist curricula and pedagogies
- Exploring ways to decolonize performing arts teaching practices
- Reflective and historical research practices around teaching and learning
- Incorporation of Universal Design for Learning principles
- Educational justice in our educational opportunities
- Teaching and learning in school and community contexts across the lifespan
| Researcher | Projects |
|---|---|
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Renihan
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Pedagogies of care in higher education music Affect in music pedagogy |
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Walker
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Anti-colonial music history curriculum and pedagogy Cluster of projects exploring how decolonial and anti-racist approaches to teaching and research can facilitate revision of music history and culture courses. Funding includes: SSHRC Insight Development Grant: Changing Colonial Narratives in Eurocentric Music History with co-investigators D. Linda Pearse, Mount Allison U and Sandria P. Bouliane, Laval U. SSHRC Institutional Grant: Unravelling Colonial Narratives in Music History Courses |
|
Brook
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Ethical music education Music education as a human right Intersections between communities and music education curricula Accessibility, UDL and music theatre School and community music education across the lifespan |
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Jacobson
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As a member of the SSHRC-funded project Wholistic Curriculum Model: Building Diversified Curricular Approaches to Education, Kelsey works with a cross-university group of faculty to explore global, decolonial, and anti-racist pedagogies. |
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Dalbec-Szczesniak
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Education in the community (El Sistema) |
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Mackay
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Gender in music education Social justice in arts education Topics in popular music |
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Laverty
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Inquiry-based learning models Decolonizing teaching practice Student perspectives on inclusive learning Scholarship of teaching and learning (qualitative methods and ethics) Assessing the impact of educational development |
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Varela
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Music engagement among seniors |
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Grahame
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Theatre Pedagogy |
