CONGRATULATIONS!
Professor聽Franco Carnevale, Principal Investigator VOICE (Views On Interdisciplinary Childhood聽Ethics, /voice/)聽and team were recently awarded a聽Knowledge Synthesis Grant of $24, 821聽by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada.聽This project is also funded by the Provost's office.
The聽are oriented around the question "How are the knowledge systems, experiences and aspirations of First Nations, Inuit and M茅tis peoples essential to building a successful shared future for all Canadians?"聽Canada鈥檚 Truth and Reconciliation Commission also聽called for improvements in postsecondary education to better assist child-focused professionals in developing the knowledge, skills, attitudes and practices to work respectfully with Indigenous peoples. Thus this聽one year project on聽Advancing Indigenous pedagogy on childhood:聽 identifying priorities for professional education聽will (a)聽review the state of knowledge about child-focused professionals鈥� education and its impact on Indigenous children and (b)聽develop recommendations for curriculum reform in these professions.