Title: A Video-based Cross-national Study on Teaching for Social Justice
When: Thursday, October 2nd
Where: Digital Literacy Centre, PonF 103
When: 12:30-1:30 PM.
All are welcome.
Abstract: The project that I will present focuses on how pre-service teachers think about social justice. It was conducted in South Africa and the United States quasi-simultaneously in 2013. Pre-service teachers in each country talked about important issues that teachers should grapple with in teaching for social justice and videotaped their conversations to create short videos. They then exchanged the videos, and met virtually through video-conferencing. I will share some important issues that emerged from the study and talk about methodological advantages and challenges.
Kyung-Hwa Yang, a recipient of a postdoctoral fellowship from the Quebec Research Foundation, is pursuing postdoctoral study under the supervision of Theresa Rogers, LLED. She received a PhD degree in Education from McGill University, and her expertise includes participatory visual methods. She is passionate about helping children and adults tell their stories through visual media, such as video and photography, and welcomes opportunities to share her interests and experiences with other members of the Department and Faculty.