EPSE 588 | Indigenous Pathways Through Social and Emotional Learning – PS: S2B & WT2
An exploration of Indigenous knowledges and methodologies in social and emotional learning.
EPSE 582 | Social and Emotional Learning Through the Lens of Mental Health – PS: S1
Understand the theories of both Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and mental health and how the confluence of these impact overall wellbeing.
Congratulations to Angela Low
Congratulations to Angela Low, ECPS’ HDLC Ph.D. Candidate, for receiving the MITACs Elevate 2-year postdoctoral fellowship. Angela received the MITACs Elevate 2-year postdoctoral fellowship for a proposal that she submitted with her community partner, ChildHealth BC (part of the Provincial Health Services Authority). She will be working with Dr. Sheila Marshall as the Evaluation Lead […]
EPSE 301 | Introduction to Educational Psychology – PS: W1
Educational psychology integrates both psychological theories and educational practices. This introductory course will focus on understanding how people learn and grow while considering these in relation to cultural contexts and other important influences such as development, relationships, the self, and more. As we explore the different ways that people learn we will also consider what it […]
Promotion of Three ECPS Faculty Members
We are delighted to announce the promotion of the following three ECPS faculty members effective July 1st, 2020. The announcement was made during the Departmental meeting on May 21st by ECPS Department Head Dr. Shelley Hymel. To know more about the profile of these faculty members, please click on their names. Dr. Shawna Faber, promoted […]
EPSE 583 | Fostering Self-Regulated Learning – PS: W1 & S2B
Participants in this course will explore different theoretical perspectives applied to the study of self-regulation, consider implications of research on self-regulated learning in educational contexts, and identify practices that have been shown to empower learners and learning in a variety of “activities” within and outside of schools, from the early years through adulthood. Participants will […]
Dr. Lina Darwich’s Presentation
In this presentation, Dr. Lina Darwich will explain how and why her focus on building a sense of community guides her teaching, leadership, and service. She will share examples from her teaching and from her role as a colleague to illustrate this focus.
EPIC Symposia: “Childhood as a Need for an Inquiry-based Philosophical Education”
Symposium Funded Through a Faculty of Education International Research Visiting Fellowship This is an event series of four symposia featuring Dr. Walter Omar Kohan, researcher of the National Council of Research of Brazil (CNPq). His main area of inquiry is the relationship between childhood, education and philosophy, and is currently a Visiting Researcher at ECPS. […]
2016 SSHRC Insight Grant ECPS Applicant Awardees
Dr. Nancy Perry receives the 2016 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant
Parmis Aslanimehr – Final M.A. Defence (HDLC)
Title: Adjusting to the Debris: A Phenomenology of Exile
Refugee Children Face Unique Educational Challenges
UBC media release from February 16, 2016.
2015 UBC Killam Research Prize Awarded to Dr. Shelley Hymel
UBC Killam Research Prizes recognize outstanding research and scholarly contributions from both junior and senior scholars.
Monique Gagne – Final Ph.D. Defence (HDLC)
Title: Explaining the Academic Achievement and Well-being of Adolescent Immigrants and Refugees in British Columbia
Empathy, Democratic Education, and Engaged Philosophical Inquiry
Dr. Barbara Weber presents several ongoing research projects around Engaged Philosophical Inquiry at UBC.
EPSE 599A | Master’s Thesis – PS: Ongoing
Credits: 6
Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring goes to Jenna Shapka!
Dr. Shapka is due to receive this award during the Faculty of Education convocation ceremony on November 25, 2015.
Miriam Miller – Final M.A. Defence (HDLC)
Title: Teachers’ Emotion Regulation as a Protective Factor Against Burnout
Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl New Director of HELP
Congratulations to Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl on being appointed the new Director of the Human Early Learning Partnership!
Claire Alkouatli – Final M.A. Defence (HDLC)
Title: Muslim Educators’ Perspectives on Human Learning and Development in a Sunni Muslim Mosque School in Canada
Angela SY Low – Final M.A. Defence (HDLC)
Title: The Interplay of Emotional Awareness and Emotion Regulation Strategies in Peer Victimization
Tara-Lynn O’Reilly – M.A. Defence (HDLC)
Title: Assessment with Mothers and Clinicians in the Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Lando, Nevison, and Spencer Professorships Announced
All three recommendations are faculty members in ECPS!
Jacqueline Maloney Final M.A. Defence (HDLC)
Title: Early Adolescents’ Evaluations of MindUP: A Universal Mindfulness-based Social and Emotional Learning Program
Kristen Goessling – Final Ph.D. Defence (HDLC)
Title: Re/Narrating Youth: A Critical Qualitative Study of Learning in an Activist Organization
2015 Grad Reception, May 21st
Graduates – come celebrate with ECPS faculty and staff following the graduation ceremony on May 21st at 10:30am!
2015 Distinguished Scholar Award Winner
Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, is the recent recipient of the 2015 Joseph E. Zins Distinguished Scholar Award for Outstanding Contributions to Action Research in Social and Emotional Learning.
Bruce Moghtader – Final M.A. Defence (HDLC)
Title: Foucault’s Ethics In Education
mECPS Spotlight on Jacqueline Maloney
mECPS Spotlight on Jacqueline Maloney – a classroom AND yoga teacher.
Distinguished Alumni Award Winner, Shelley Hymel
On March 14, 2015 the College of Education at the University on Illinois presented the Distinguished Alumni Award to Dr. Shelley Hymel.
Life After ECPS – Seminar Series 2015!
What happens after graduating from ECPS?
Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl Presents Research to Fellow ECPS Colleagues
Kim’s career path as a researcher has been influenced by a concept that is thousands of years old: “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”
Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl: UBC Media Release, January 2015
Media release via: UBC News
External Review Committee Site Visit – February 2015
The major goal of an external review of an academic unit is to provide the unit with an opportunity to reflect on its programs, operations and performance and obtain external advice to guide continuing improvement of academic and operational quality.
Dai Kojima – Final Ph.D. Defence (HDLC)
Title: No arrivals: The cultural politics of mobilities in queer Asian diasporas in Canada
ECPS Headship Presentations
Two candidates have been shortlisted for interviews this month for the next ECPS Department Head.
SSHRC/CIHR CV Workshop for MA Students
If you’ve wondered how to list a multi-year scholarship, or a scholarship that you declined, or how to know if you have a refereed vs non-refereed publication, come to this workshop.
Philosophy Beyond Academia: Practicing EPI on the Topic of Friendship
The attempt to understand the value of friendship is important to all of us, adults and children alike. In this event we will discuss the topic of friendship using Engaged Philosophical Inquiry (EPI).
Dr. Schonert-Reichl On Upcoming ‘Be The Village’ Dalai Lama Event
Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl answers a few fun interview questions about social and emotional learning in anticipation of the upcoming Dalai Lama Vancouver event.
Going beyond limiting beliefs: An Introduction to “The Work”
The Work is a way to identify and question the thoughts that cause anger, fear and violence in the world. All are welcome to attend this workshop!
Better schools through unschooling? via UBC News
Dr. Jennifer Vadeboncoeur explains what we can learn from a radical educational philosophy that does away with traditional schooling altogether.
Orientation & Welcome Back BBQ 2014
Your direct guide for all things new ECPS grad student orientation!
Shereen Khan – Final Ph.D. Defence (HDLC)
Title: Online Therapy: Client and Counsellor Experiences
Educators in Dadaab are “Engines of Change”
Educators in the in the Teacher Education Diploma Program in Dadaab, Kenya send their thanks to students at Westside Montessori Academy Summer Camp who made bookmarks to help them study.
Youth Summer Camp Project Reaches Refugee Camp
Students at Westside Montessori Academy Summer Camp came together to make 87 laminated book marks for the educators the the Dadaab Refugee Camp.
Dr. Jennifer Vadeboncoeur on ‘Academic Redshirting’ in Canadian Family
Dr. Vadeboncoeur discusses the ‘Academic Redshirting’ trend that parents are now facing that deals with greater academic pressures on their children at increasingly younger ages.
Essie Sutton – Final M.A. Defence (HDLC)
Title: Evaluating the Reliability and Validity of the Self-Compassion Scale Adapted for Children
Shelley Hymel, Recipient of the 2014 Jacqueline Farquhar Endowment for Children’s Mental Health
Congratulations to Professor Shelley Hymel for receiving the 2014 Jacqueline Farquhar Endowment for Children’s Mental Health!
Drs. Zumbo and Hymel Section Keynote Speakers at the 75th Annual CPA Convention
Starting the annual convention off right, Professors Bruno Zumbo and Shelley Hymel are scheduled section keynote speakers on Thursday, June 5th, 2014.
7th Engaged Philosophical Inquiry Symposium
What is ‘Engaged Philosophical Inquiry’ and what is its Role in Education and Society?
Alternative notions of schooling in Australia: The story of engaging and reflecting on relational ways of supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
An event brought to you by the Indigenous Education Office and HDLC – “Alternative notions of schooling in Australia”…
Lina Sweiss – Final Ph.D. Defence (HDLC)
Title: Examining the Patterns of Participation in Out-Of-School Time Structured Programs and Free-Time Activities in Relation to Positive Youth Development During Middle Childhood
Dadaab Project Donation
UBC’s Faculty of Education acknowledged the donation by Worth Publishers of 200 copies of their textbook, ‘The Development of Children’, to the Secondary Teacher Education Program in the Dadaab Refugee Camp, Kenya.
Building a Balanced CV – HDLC Workshop 2014
Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education Drs. Jenna Shapka and Jennifer Vadeboncoeur present a workshop on, Building a Balanced CV. Your academic CV is a representation of your experiences and growing expertise. If you’re interested in learning more about how to intentionally build a CV that is likely to expand your opportunities for positions […]
Rebecca Collie – Final Ph.D. Defence (HDLC)
Title: Understanding Teacher Well-Being and Motivation: Measurement, Theory, and Change Over Time
Lina Darwich – Final PhD Defence (HDLC)
4:00 pm – Room 310, Neville Scarfe Building
EPSE 630 | Advanced Seminar: Adolescence Through Emerging Adulthood – PS: S1 (odd years)
Exploration of the diversity of experience from adolescence through emerging adulthood, including current educational research and theory on developmental trajectories and learning across family and peer, school and community, and cultural and global contexts. Program Area:
EPSE 606 | College and University Teaching
Designed primarily for graduate students preparing for post-secondary teaching. Examination of issues from the standpoint of research in educational psychology, including principles of learning, instructional technology, assessment, as well as developing, organizing, and evaluating instruction. Program Area: HDLC Credits: 3
EPSE 604 | Advanced Topics in Human Development, Learning, and Culture – PS: W1
Advanced research in human development, learning, and culture across perspectives from educational psychology. Topics rotate given faculty expertise. Students are encouraged to explore their research interests within the context of the course. Program Area: HDLC Credit: 3/6
EPSE 587 | Analyzing Discourse in Education: Descriptive and Critical Approaches
Cross-listed with LLED 502 Program Area: HDLC Credits: 3
EPSE 586 | Analyzing Discourse and Talk: An Overview of Methods
Cross-listed with LLED 501 Program Area: HDLC Credits: 3
EPSE 511 | Special Topics in Human Development, Learning, and Culture – PS: S2A
Examination of theoretical approaches to human development, learning, and culture relevant to education. Topics rotate given faculty expertise. Students are encouraged to explore their research interests within the context of the course. Program Area: HDLC Credits: 3
EPSE 505 | Foundations in Human Development: Infancy to Adulthood – PS: W2
Investigates a range of developmental theories and research relevant to education. Topics address biological, social/emotional, and cognitive development, as well as contexts and factors influencing developmental wellbeing, including families, peers, schools, and communities. Program Area: HDLC Credits: 3
EPSE 503 | Cultural Perspectives on Learning, Development and Media – PS: W2
Investigates sociocultural research, pedagogies, and historically significant and emerging concepts, including situated learning, development as cultural participation, knowledge / identity, mediation, artifacts. Formal and informal learning environments are discussed, designed, and critically analyzed. Program Area: HDLC
EPSE 501 | Seminar in Human Development, Learning and Culture – PS: W1
Introduction to research in education and educational psychology, including cognitive, sociocultural, and technological approaches to teaching and learning in diverse contexts, and cognitive, social and emotional development across the lifespan. Program Area: HDLC Credits: 3
EPSE 590 | Graduating Paper/Seminar – PS: W2 and S2
View full description of EPSE 590 Graduating Paper/Seminar. EPSE 590 Statement of Focus Worksheet EPSE 590 Registration Form Credits: 3
EPSE 585 | Social and Emotional Development in Education – PS: W1
Examines theoretical foundations and current research on the promotion and evaluation of social and emotional development and learning in schools and community settings, including cooperation, group interaction, moral education, and classrooms as social systems. Prerequisite: EPSE 505 or equivalent. HDLC Section: 2. Learning Disabilities MA Additional Content Requirements (choose 3 credits) Credits: 3
EPSE 584 | Motivation in Education – PS: W2
Historical and methodological foundations of contemporary studies on motivation. An interdisciplinary review, including how models of motivation differentially impact approaches to pedagogy, curriculum, and other aspects of learning in and beyond schools and communities of practice. Section: 2. Learning Disabilities MA Additional Content Requirements (choose 3 credits): Credits: 3
EPSE 502 | Cognition, Language and Literacy Processes in Education
Introduction to social and psychological research on language and literacy development, including reading and writing, individual differences, cross-cultural trends, atypical development, and language changes that result from aging. HDLC Section: 2. Learning Disabilities MA Additional Content Requirements (choose 3 credits)
EPSE 598 | Field Experiences – PS: Ongoing
EPSE 598 Field Experiences Advanced Masters Practicum in School and Applied Child Psychology. This practicum is for master’s students in School and Applied Child Psychology taking additional advanced practicum beyond the core masters practicum experiences. Prerequisite: Admission to the School Psychology MA or MEd Program
EPSE 308 | Development, Learning and Culture in the Classroom – PS: W1
This course is designed to provide a broad overview of theories about how children develop, learn and grow up in a diverse society and how an understanding of development and diversity can inform educational practice.
Jenna Whitehead – Final MA Defence (HDLC)
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 – 14:00 – 16:00 Title: Investigating Factor Structure and Validity Evidence of a Measure Assessing Students’ Perceptions of Teachers’ Social and Emotional Competence Scarfe Library Block, room 271 Examining Committee: Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, Research Supervisor Dr. Martin Guhn, Committee Member Dr. Robert Roeser, External Examiner Abstract: This study introduces the Students’ Perceptions of Teacher […]
Guest Philosophy Speaker: Dr. Eva Marsal
Children’s Drawings as Expressions of “Narrative Philosophizing” Concepts of Life and Death In a Gender Comparison of German and Japanese Elementary School Children Neville Scarfe, room 310 Dr. Eva Marsal is a full Professor of Philosophy at the University of Education Karlsruhe, Germany Abstract: One of Kant’s famous questions about being human asks, “What may […]
Can we stop bullies? UBC Dialogues with Drs. Shelley Hymel and Lynn Miller
Join in Downtown Vancouver for an important and enlightening dialogue about bullying. Coast Coal Harbour Hotel (Coal Harbour Ballroom) 1180 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC – map Bullying has long been considered a part of growing up. In recent years, however, the problem of bullying seems to have escalated. But why? Increased family dysfunction? Lax […]
‘Engaged Philosophical Inquiry’ Symposium #3
Location: Neville Scarfe Library Block 278 ‘Engaged Philosophical Inquiry’ is a form of community based dialogue that makes not only children, but citizens of all ages, think together about existential questions like: “What is happiness?” “Who is a friend?” “What is freedom?” etc. The aim is to create meaning and deepen our experience together, as well […]
Graduate Student 2013 Orientation & BBQ
For new students, the department has organized a Graduate Student Orientation to be held from 3:00 to 5:30 pm in the Scarfe Building. For new and returning students there is a BBQ at 5:30 pm on the west side of the Scarfe Office Block. Everyone is encouraged to come out for some free food and […]
Connecting Self-Regulation to Learning in BC Schools
The Faculty of Education and the SRLCanada Consortium invite you to a day of dialogue with local and world-renowned experts: Build awareness about SRL. Learn how SRL theory and research are being translated to policy and practice in BC’s schools. Dialogue with researchers and Ministry representatives. Find out more about presenters and schedule of events: […]
“Making Research Mutually Beneficial” – A keynote lecture by Shelley Hymel at Research Day
Make sure to catch ECPS Professor Shelley Hymel’s keynote opening lecture on May 30th for the Faculty of Education’s Research Day! Dr. Hymel’s lecture, “Making Research Mutually Beneficial: Community Collaborations that Make a Difference” will begin at 1 pm in the Sty-Wet-Tan Hall, First Nations House of Learning. Be there early to check-in! Research Day […]
Investigating Our Practices 2013 – 16th Annual IOP Conference
Neville Scarfe Building, 2125 Main Mall UBC Point Grey Campus Investigating Our Practices 2013, 16th Annual Conference is co-sponsored by the Faculty of Education and the BC Teachers’ Federation. Register today to participate and witness 70 interactive presentations by practicing teachers, graduate students, undergraduate students, and university educators from different educational contexts. Registration fee: $25 […]
Heart-Mind Conference 2013: Helping Children Thrive
UBC Point Grey Campus UBC Old Auditorium 6344 Memorial Road Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 Heart – Mind 2013 Conference Explores the latest science and practice that shows how Mindfulness fosters the development of compassion, confidence and resilience in children, and helps them develop respectful and nurturing relationships. The conference plenaries, dialogues and workshops are […]
Philosophical Community of Inquiry with Children Conference
Neville Scarfe Building, Rm. 310 Barbara Weber (ECPS, UBC) and Susan Gardner (Philosophy, Capilano University), together as the directors of the Vancouver Institute of Philosophy for Children (VIPC), are hosting a BC conference on the “philosophical community of inquiry with children” at UBC. Their goal is to create a British Columbia network/organization/hub of individuals and […]
Dr. Kim Schonert-Reichl Nominated as YWCA 2012 Woman of Distinction
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 – 10:00 – Monday, April 23, 2012 – 10:00 Dr. Kim Schonert-Reichl, Associate Professor, HDLC, has been nominated for a YWCA 2012 Woman of Distinction Award in Education, Training and Development. From the YWCA website: “An applied developmental psychologist in the Faculty of Education at UBC, Kimberly endeavours to make social-emotional […]
Discussion Session with Dr. Barbara Weber
Thursday, April 19, 2012 – 12:30 – 14:00 HDLC fellows, You are invited cordially to a discussion session and free lunch with a candidate professor for HDLC, Dr. Barbara Weber. Dr. Barbara Weber will be discussing about ‘Fostering Democracy in School Cultures: On the Development of Teachers and Learners for a Pluralistic Society’. This will be a great chance for […]
Eva Oberle Final PhD Oral Defence (HDLC)
Title: Positive Development in Early Adolescence: The Importance of Supportive Adults and Social Competencies for Well-being and Academic Success Room 200, Graduate Student Centre Research Supervisor: Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl (HDLC) Supervisory Committee: Dr. Bruno Zumbo (MERM) University Examiners: Dr. Barbara Weber (HDLC), Dr. Charlotte Johnston (PSYC) External Examiner: Dr. Dale Blyth (University of Minnesota) Abstract: […]
Lynda Hutchinson – Final PhD Oral Defence (HDLC)
Title: Young Children’s Engagement in Self-Regulation at School Room 200, Graduate Student Centre Research Supervisor: Dr. Nancy Perry (ECPS) Supervisory Committee: Dr. Jenna Shapka (ECPS) University Examiners: Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl (ECPS) , Dr. Marilyn Chapman (LLED) External Examiner: Dr. David Whitebread (University of Cambridge) Abstract: Self-regulation involves metacognition, motivation, and strategic action. Children who develop […]
ECPS Headship Talk with Dr. William Borgen – March 21, 2013
Scarfe, Office Block Room #310 Attention all Faculty of Education Faculty and Staff Dr. William Borgen is being considered to extend his Headship within the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education. On Thursday, March 21, 2013, Dr. Borgen gave a talk to members of the ECPS Department and Faculty of Education. You […]
Reky Groendal – Final MA Defense (HDLC)
Monday, July 30, 2012 – 09:30 – 11:30 Title: Children’s perspectives on relationships with non-parental adults: Insights from a structured intergenerational program Scarfe Library Block Room 278 Examining Committee: Dr. Shelley Hymel, Research Supervisor Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, Committee Member Dr. Jolie Mayer-Smith, Department Examiner Abstract: A considerable number of studies have documented the importance of the relationships between adolescents and non-parental […]
Lisa Colling – Final PhD Oral Exam (HDLC)
Monday, July 9, 2012 – 16:00 – 18:00 Title: Making Canadian Culture Visible: Acculturation as a Co-Construction of Culture Where: Room 203, Graduate Student Centre Examining Committee: Supervisor: Dr. F. Ishu Ishiyama (ECPS) Supervisory Committee: Dr. Carl Leggo (LLED) Supervisory Committee: Dr. Karen Meyer (EDCP) University Examiners: Dr. Marv Westwood (ECPS) and Dr. Stephen Carey (LLED) External Examiner: Dr. […]
HDLC Year-end Celebration
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 – 14:00 – 16:15 To All HDLC students, It’s the end of the academic year and time to celebrate with students who are graduating! We are inviting you to the HDLC end of the year celebration on: Wednesday, May 30 from 2 PM – 4:15 PM in Room 310. The schedule of the day will […]