Simon Fraser University

Field Relations & Teacher Inserv ice Education

and School District #43

present...

Contemporary Issues and New Developments in?

Educational Practice

May -

June 1997

This course is designed for certified teachers and adminis-

trators who wish to focus on current trends and relevant

"Education in our

research that influence the changing face of teaching and

present context is not

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learning. ?

Potential topics include brain/health research,

viewed as separate from

curriculum/instruction/resource development, medial

'the real world' but

is

technology influences, school design and organization,

integrally woven into

family/community/cultural change, risk/success factors,

the wider societal

and the demands of the social/political context of educa-

framework."

tion.

Ministry of Education,

1990.

Current leaders in education and other partner groups will

be invited to share their perspectives, and each class

participant will have the opportunity to meet with an

expert in his/her field of interest.

Teachers and administrators currently working on research

may find this course a useful way to prepare their work for

publication. Teachers working toward degree completion

or post baccalaureate diplomas may want to explore

whether this course fits into their programs. New teachers

and PDP students may find this course a relevant

foundational study.

Educators who have not attended SFU before are welcome

to register if they meet university calendar admission

requirements (GPA 2.0)

This course is not on telephone-registration, so please call

291-5830 for admission information and registration.