New partnership expands support and recruitment for the Masters in World Indigenous Studies in Education (WISE) program
The Queen’s Faculty of Education and Kenjgewin Teg on Mnidoo Mnising (Manitoulin Island, Northern Ontario) are excited to announce a new partnership that will support students in the Master of Education in World Indigenous Studies in Education (WISE).
WISE is a progressive MEd that allows students to pursue their research interests without leaving their community, family, or job. The program is offered part-time and is a blend of both online and on-campus learning opportunities for students with experience in Indigenous communities and/or World Indigenous issues.
Through this partnership Queen’s and Kenjgewin Teg staff will work collaboratively to support WISE, including program development, student support, and recruitment. Students enrolled in WISE will be offered Elder support to ensure their personal, spiritual, and emotional wellness needs are met.
Together Queen’s and Kenjgewin Teg will collaboratively explore potential new courses, internships, and curricula.
Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, Dr. Theodore Christou said, “This partnership involves joint wrap-around support for all our WISE students, including possibilities for land-based pedagogy. These supports begin before students even apply, as we are working on joint communications, recruitment, identification and support for students, increasing Elder support, and belonging to a community that builds up students.”
“This is an exciting time for Indigenous education and innovation,” commented Kenjgewin Teg A/President Beverley Roy. “As an accredited Indigenous Institute in Ontario, Kenjgewin Teg looks forward to enhancing our long-standing partnership with Queen’s University and now contributing to graduate level studies from our Anishinabek lens. We have been contributing to this perspective for many years through the Indigenous Teacher Education Program (ITEP), and this new partnership makes sense on many levels.”
Contacts:
Robin Anderson
Marketing and Communications Specialist
Kenjgewin Teg
RobinAnderson@kenjgewinteg.ca
705-377-4342 ext 214
Rebecca Carnevale
Director, Communications
Faculty of Education | Queen's University
rebecca.carnevale@queensu.ca
647-686-3063