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- About Me:
- Rita L. Irwin is a Professor of Curriculum Studies and Art Education, and Associate Dean of Teacher Education, at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Prior to becoming Associate Dean in 2005, she was the Head of the Department of Curriculum Studies for six years. Rita received her formal education at the University of Lethbridge (B. Ed. and Diploma), the University of Victoria (M.Ed.) and the University of British Columbia (Ed.D.). After teaching in the Lethbridge, Alberta public school system for ten years and completing her advanced degrees, she moved to Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario where she taught for four years before joining the Faculty of Education at UBC in 1992. Rita has been an educational leader for a number of provincial, national and international organizations including being President of the Canadian Association of Curriculum Studies, the Canadian Society for Education through Art, and the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (an organization that represents academics in education across Canada). She is the President Elect of the International Society for Education through Art. Her research interests have spanned in-service art education, teacher education, socio-cultural issues, and curriculum practices across K-12 and informal learning settings. Rita publishes widely, exhibits her artworks, and has secured a range of research grants, including a number of Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada grants to support her work in Canada, Australia and Taiwan. Her most recent co-edited books include "Curriculum in a new key: The collected works of Ted T. Aoki" (co-edited with William F. Pinar), "Revisions: Readings in Canadian Art Teacher Education" (co-edited with Kit Grauer and Mike Emme), and "Being with A/r/tography" (co-edited with Stephanie Springgay, Carl Leggo and Peter Gouzouasis). Rita is an artist, researcher, and teacher deeply committed to the arts and education. In recognition of her many accomplishments and commitments, she has received a number of awards for her teaching, service and scholarship including the distinction of Distinguished Fellow of the National Art Education Association in the USA, the Ted T. Aoki Award for Distinguished Service in Canadian Curriculum Studies and the Inaugural Canadian Art Teacher of the Year Award (2006).
- Work Profile Page:
- http://m1.cust.educ.ubc.ca/Artography/
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