Workplace Learning and Social Change (Collaborative Program)
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Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Participating Degree Programs
Adult Education and Community Development – MA, MEd, PhD
Sociology in Education – MA, MEd, PhD, EdD
The Collaborative Program in Workplace Learning and Social Change is particularly suited to students interested in developing their understanding of work and learning trends in Canada and internationally, with a focus on the relationships between workplace learning and social change. The program has three intellectual objectives:
- to situate workplace learning within broader social trends such as globalization, neo-liberalism and organizational restructuring;
- to allow exploration of the connections between learning as an individual phenomenon and learning as a social/organizational and public policy phenomenon;
- to highlight the learning strategies that seek to foster social change through greater equality of power, inclusivity, participatory decision-making and economic democracy.
Applicants to Adult Education and Community Development or Sociology in Education who are interested in participating in the Collaborative Program at either the master’s or doctoral level must apply to and be accepted by both the departmental and the Collaborative Program. Applicants must also submit a statement of interest, as detailed below.
Upon successful completion of the requirements of the host department and the program, students receive the notation “Completed Collaborative Program in Workplace Learning and Social Change” on their transcript.
Contact and Address
Web: www.oise.utoronto.ca/depts/aecdcp/
E-mail: aeinfo@oise.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-0683
Fax: (416) 926-4749
Collaborative Program in Workplace Learning and Social Change
Department of Adult Education and Counselling Psychology
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6
Canada
Degree Programs
Master’s Level
Admission Requirements
- Applicants must apply to and be admitted to both the Collaborative Program and a graduate degree program in one of the collaborating departments.
- Applicants must submit a statement of interest which includes:
o relevant personal and/or professional experiences and motivation in seeking training in Workplace Learning and Social Change (all applicants);
o a brief outline of their proposed research project (thesis students);
o indication of their preference of supervisor, if any (thesis students).
Program Requirements
Master of Education
- 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCE) as follows:
o 0.5 core FCE (WPL 1131H);
o 0.5 elective FCE in the area of workplace learning and social change;
o 4.0 FCE to fulfill the degree requirements of the program of admission;
- No thesis requirement.
Master of Arts
- 3.0 full-course equivalents (FCE) for the Sociology in Education program or 4.0 FCE for the Adult Education and Community Development program, as follows:
o 0.5 core FCE (WPL 1131H);
o 0.5 elective FCE in the area of workplace learning and social change;
o 2.0 FCE to fulfill the requirements of the Sociology in Education program or 3.0 FCE to fulfill the requirements of the Adult Education and Community Development program;
- In addition, thesis students will be required to complete a thesis which incorporates issues of workplace learning and social change. A member of the collaborative program core faculty will serve as supervisor or committee member.
Doctoral Level
Admission Requirements
- Applicants should apply to the collaborating degree program that corresponds most closely to their general background and interests.
- Applicants must submit a statement of interest which includes:
o relevant personal and/or professional experiences and motivation in seeking training in Workplace Learning and Social Change (all applicants);
o a brief outline of their proposed research project;
o indication of their preference of supervisor, if any
Program Requirements
Doctor of Education
(offered to students in the Sociology in Education program only)
- 4.0 full-course equivalents (FCE), as follows:
o 0.5 core FCE (WPL 3931H);
o 0.5 elective FCE in the area of workplace learning and social change;
o 3.0 FCE to complete the requirements of the program of admission;
- In addition, students will be required to complete a thesis which incorporates issues of workplace learning and social change. A member of the collaborative program core faculty will serve as supervisor or committee member.
Doctor of Philosophy
- 3.0 full-course equivalents (FCE), as follows:
o 0.5 core FCE (WPL 3931H);
o 0.5 elective FCE in the area of workplace learning and social change;
o 2.0 FCE to complete the requirements of the program of admission;
- In addition, students will be required to complete a thesis which incorporates issues of workplace learning and social change. A member of the collaborative program core faculty will serve as supervisor or committee member.
Course List
Master’s Level Required Course
WPL 1131H Master’s Seminar in Workplace Learning and Social Change
Master’s Stream Electives
List of electives is subject to change.
AEC 1107H Developing and Leading High Performing Teams: Theory and Practice
AEC 1113H Gender and Hierarchy at Work
AEC 1117H Consulting Skills for Adult Educators
AEC 1119H Creating a Learning Organization
AEC 1131H Special Topics in Adult Education (Master’s)
AEC 1135H Practicum in Organization Development (Credit/No Credit)
AEC 1141H Organizations and the Adult Educator: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives on Organization Development
AEC 1145H Participatory Research in the Community and the Workplace
AEC 1148H An Introduction to Workplace, Organizational, and Economic Democracy
AEC 1150H Critical Perspectives on Organization Theory, Development, and Practice
AEC 1156H Power and Difference in the Workplace
AEC 1182H Teaching, Learning and Working in Non-profit and Public Sector Organizations
AEC 1186H Perspectives on Organizational Change
SES 2942H Education and Work
SES 2999H Special Topics in Sociological Research in Education: Sociology of Learning and Social Movements
JTE 2912H Teachers’ Work: Classrooms, Careers, Cultures, and Change
Doctoral Level Required Course
WPL 3931H Doctoral Seminar in Workplace Learning and Social Change
Doctoral Stream Electives
List of electives is subject to change. Doctoral students can select an elective course from the list above OR take one of the following to meet their elective requirement:
AEC 3131H Special Topics in Adult Education: Rethinking Skills: Theory, Policy and Practice (Doctoral)
AEC 3140H Post-Colonial Relations and Transformative Education
AEC 3182H Work, Technology and Knowledge Economy
AEC 3182H Citizenship Learning and Participatory Democracy
AEC 3183H Mapping Social and Organizational Relations in Education
SES 3999H Special Topics in Advanced Sociological Research in Education
Program Committee
Jackson, Nancy – BA, MA, PhD – Adult Education & Counselling Psychology
Laiken, Marilyn – BA, MA, PhD – Adult Education & Counselling Psychology
Mirchandani, Kiran – BA, MPhil, PhD – Adult Education & Counselling Psychology (Director)
Mojab, Shahrzad – BA, MEd, PhD – Adult Education and Counselling Psychology
Ng, Roxana – BA, MA, PhD – Adult Education and Counselling Psychology
Quarter, Jack – BA, MA, PhD – Adult Education & Counselling Psychology
Livingstone, David – BA, PhD – Sociology & Equity Studies in Education
Sawchuck, Peter – BSc, BEd, MA, PhD – Sociology & Equity Studies in Education