Alexandre Da Costa, PhD
Fall Term 2026 (1970)
EDPS 360 - Society and Education
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)
This course critically examines the interrelationships between society and education in Canada and internationally. The course engages social scientific theoretical frameworks and investigates key topics in education to foster student comprehension of the social structures and historical, cultural, economic, and political factors shaping educational contexts.
LECTURE A01 (55255)
2026-09-01 - 2026-12-08
MW 09:30 - 10:50
EDU 100 - Contexts of Education
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 2-1S-0)
This course focuses on the diverse contexts of professional practice within education. It critically examines the complex social relationships among educators as professionals and learners as participants in educational institutions. Students will learn about the relationships between education and practice that are nested in social relations of learning and impacted by economic, political, and cultural factors. This course may not be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained in EDU 300 or equivalent.
LECTURE A02 (56364)
2026-09-01 - 2026-12-08
MW 15:00 - 15:50
SEMINAR E07 (58285)
2026-09-01 - 2026-12-08
F 14:00 - 14:50
SEMINAR E08 (58286)
2026-09-01 - 2026-12-08
F 14:00 - 14:50
SEMINAR E09 (58287)
2026-09-01 - 2026-12-08
F 14:00 - 14:50
SEMINAR E10 (58288)
2026-09-01 - 2026-12-08
F 15:00 - 15:50
SEMINAR E11 (58289)
2026-09-01 - 2026-12-08
F 15:00 - 15:50
SEMINAR E12 (58290)
2026-09-01 - 2026-12-08
F 15:00 - 15:50
Winter Term 2027 (1980)
EDPS 412 - Multicultural and Anti-Racism Education
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)
This course examines key theoretical and pedagogical aspects of multicultural and anti-racism education with a focus on how race, ethnicity, colonialism, and diversity shape issues of equity within school systems and the communities they serve. The course presents various social processes fundamental to shaping constructions of racial and cultural difference historically and in contemporary times, examining how such differences work at various levels, from everyday micro interactions to societal institutions and larger macro social structures.
LECTURE B01 (82688)
2027-01-04 - 2027-04-09
TR 14:00 - 15:20
EDU 100 - Contexts of Education
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 2-1S-0)
This course focuses on the diverse contexts of professional practice within education. It critically examines the complex social relationships among educators as professionals and learners as participants in educational institutions. Students will learn about the relationships between education and practice that are nested in social relations of learning and impacted by economic, political, and cultural factors. This course may not be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained in EDU 300 or equivalent.
LECTURE B01 (76312)
2027-01-04 - 2027-04-09
MW 13:00 - 13:50
SEMINAR J01 (83423)
2027-01-04 - 2027-04-09
F 13:00 - 13:50
SEMINAR J02 (83424)
2027-01-04 - 2027-04-09
F 13:00 - 13:50
SEMINAR J03 (83425)
2027-01-04 - 2027-04-09
F 14:00 - 14:50
SEMINAR J04 (83426)
2027-01-04 - 2027-04-09
F 14:00 - 14:50