This course is designed as an introduction to action research. It will provide participants opportunities to explore different forms of action research, including (but not limited to) collaborative teacher action research, participatory action research (communitybased), and youth action research. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

The goal of this course is for provide an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of textiles and textile art within one’s own lived experience, within our ecological, social and cultural context and within a historic and international context. We will contemplate gender roles in relation to textiles both present, past, within various contexts. Pedagogies in this course are informed by Indigenous Ways of Knowing, of ecological responsibility, of lived-experience, Slow pedagogies, and of experiential practices found in studio ‘making’. Here we will explore a cross-section of artistic, artisanal and practices involving the fibre arts and place this within a context of contemporary textile industries. Amongst practices covered, we will look the basics of working with wool, and learning the attributes various fibres; we will learn the basics of knitting, weaving (of various kinds); felting, embroidery, quilting. Students will have the opportunity to fully explore two major studio projects that reflect their own learning and artistic goals, and one collaborative project.

The theory of labour supply and demand for individuals, households, and firms. Policy implications for Canadian taxation and benefit programs. Employee selection, hiring and promotion. Credit may not be obtained for both ECON 360 and 460. Prerequisite: One of ECON 301, ECON 304, ECON 315, COMM 295 and one of ECON 302, ECON 305, ECON 309.

Students will engage in readings, discussions, and group activities as we explore together the ways these concepts can be applied to their own lives and professional work with young children to support both student and professional well-being and resilience.

This course is designed to explore the landscape of research in early childhood education. In addition to building knowledge of research as it relates to young children, students will examine the types of research questions posed, the theories and perspectives which inform early childhood researchers, and the ways in which they design, execute, and report their studies.