Faculty of Education News Archive
![Assistant Prof. Nadine Bartlett](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020-06-15-Barlett-Closed-Doors-Final-150x150.jpg)
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Research highlights use of restraints
June 15, 2020 —
As Maggie Macintosh Cash at the Winnipeg Free Press reports: Some parents say their children were physically restrained to a chair at school, with arm splints and posey cuffs. Others reported their child had been confined to a cinder block-lined closet. In one case, a student came home often with torn clothing, after he had been “yanked around like a rag doll and forced into the quiet room.”
June 15, 2020 —
As Maggie Macintosh Cash at the Winnipeg Free Press reports: Some parents say their children were physically restrained to a chair at school, with arm splints and posey cuffs. Others reported their child had been confined to a cinder block-lined closet. In one case, a student came home often with torn clothing, after he had been “yanked around like a rag doll and forced into the quiet room.”
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New book explores arts-based approaches to mental health care
May 26, 2020 —
Assistant Prof. Graham Lea is co-editor of Contact!Unload: Military Veterans, Trauma, and Research-based Theatre, a new book furthering research on arts-based approaches to mental health care.
May 26, 2020 —
Assistant Prof. Graham Lea is co-editor of Contact!Unload: Military Veterans, Trauma, and Research-based Theatre, a new book furthering research on arts-based approaches to mental health care.
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Well-being podcast making connections in time of social distancing
May 8, 2020 —
Moving into the pandemic lockdown, Assistant Prof. Jen Watt says people are starting to realize what's happening when young people can’t make the connections provided in school.
May 8, 2020 —
Moving into the pandemic lockdown, Assistant Prof. Jen Watt says people are starting to realize what's happening when young people can’t make the connections provided in school.
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Like the first universities, we’ve moved our classes somewhere new
May 5, 2020 —
The first universities had no central campus and held classes wherever space could be found
May 5, 2020 —
The first universities had no central campus and held classes wherever space could be found
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New scholarships enhance global learning opportunities
March 10, 2020 —
The University of Manitoba is one of six Canadian universities sharing $1.8 million from the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships (QES) program to support an international exchange.
March 10, 2020 —
The University of Manitoba is one of six Canadian universities sharing $1.8 million from the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships (QES) program to support an international exchange.
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Giving students a voice in their education
March 9, 2020 —
Floating on a cloud, driving through her ancestral homeland of Denmark, Shelley Moore eased into a blithe serenity; a spell of contentment broken when she drove her rental through a school zone. Without warning, a child’s voice filled the car: “Please slow down.”
March 9, 2020 —
Floating on a cloud, driving through her ancestral homeland of Denmark, Shelley Moore eased into a blithe serenity; a spell of contentment broken when she drove her rental through a school zone. Without warning, a child’s voice filled the car: “Please slow down.”
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A largely female teaching force is standing up for public education
March 4, 2020 —
'For public education to remain public, it must be publicly funded, equally accessible and premised on values of active citizenship'
March 4, 2020 —
'For public education to remain public, it must be publicly funded, equally accessible and premised on values of active citizenship'
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Diversity policy doubles minorities studying to become teachers
February 24, 2020 —
The number of minorities studying to become a teacher has doubled since the Faculty of Education introduced its diversity policy four years ago.
February 24, 2020 —
The number of minorities studying to become a teacher has doubled since the Faculty of Education introduced its diversity policy four years ago.
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Getting to grips with equity and opportunity
February 11, 2020 —
Summarizing his insights on change in education, Andy Hargreaves offered three major pieces of advice.
February 11, 2020 —
Summarizing his insights on change in education, Andy Hargreaves offered three major pieces of advice.
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A call to collaboration
January 24, 2020 —
Come what may of the province’s K-12 commission’s report, Andy Hargreaves, a leading authority on educational administration, shares advice for Manitoba educators: It’s time to come together.
January 24, 2020 —
Come what may of the province’s K-12 commission’s report, Andy Hargreaves, a leading authority on educational administration, shares advice for Manitoba educators: It’s time to come together.