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Socialist Studies/Études Socialistes, 2008
This paper will explore the phenomenon of unpaid student practicums and their proliferation withi... more This paper will explore the phenomenon of unpaid student practicums and their proliferation within contemporary post-secondary education. Although practicums undoubtedly provide for powerful opportunities to link theory with practice in ways that can transform an individual’s ontology and epistemology, it is important to recognize that opportunities to “learn by doing” do not appear by happenstance. More specifically, this paper will use several theoretical perspectives and my own extensive experiences with mandatory, unpaid practicums to interrogate the learning that happens in these environments. It will argue that the emergence of a particularly active Intern Rights Movement in Quebec in recent months represents not only a growing resistance to the lessons of the “hidden curriculum” of unpaid work experiences, but a “spiraling back” towards adult education’s activist roots as a movement for social change.
Global Labour Journal, 2019
The five chapters of this book encapsulate the past, present, and future of Canadian immigration ... more The five chapters of this book encapsulate the past, present, and future of Canadian immigration and settlement. The topics, in part, cover the history of immigration to Canada through an objective lens that allows readers to learn what transpired with the settlement of specific ethnic groups, as well as address Canada’s current policies and approaches to immigration. This leads to an exploration of the challenges that newcomers to Canada and the settlement sector are encountering today. Readers and learners of settlement studies will embark on a journey of self-reflection throughout this book as they engage in many activities, quizzes, and interactions which may be self-directed or instructor led.
Socialist Studies/Études Socialistes, 2008
This paper will explore the phenomenon of unpaid student practicums and their proliferation withi... more This paper will explore the phenomenon of unpaid student practicums and their proliferation within contemporary post-secondary education. Although practicums undoubtedly provide for powerful opportunities to link theory with practice in ways that can transform an individual’s ontology and epistemology, it is important to recognize that opportunities to “learn by doing” do not appear by happenstance. More specifically, this paper will use several theoretical perspectives and my own extensive experiences with mandatory, unpaid practicums to interrogate the learning that happens in these environments. It will argue that the emergence of a particularly active Intern Rights Movement in Quebec in recent months represents not only a growing resistance to the lessons of the “hidden curriculum” of unpaid work experiences, but a “spiraling back” towards adult education’s activist roots as a movement for social change.
Global Labour Journal, 2019
The five chapters of this book encapsulate the past, present, and future of Canadian immigration ... more The five chapters of this book encapsulate the past, present, and future of Canadian immigration and settlement. The topics, in part, cover the history of immigration to Canada through an objective lens that allows readers to learn what transpired with the settlement of specific ethnic groups, as well as address Canada’s current policies and approaches to immigration. This leads to an exploration of the challenges that newcomers to Canada and the settlement sector are encountering today. Readers and learners of settlement studies will embark on a journey of self-reflection throughout this book as they engage in many activities, quizzes, and interactions which may be self-directed or instructor led.