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For the public good : reimagining arts graduate programs in Canadian universities

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    University of Alberta Press, 2024

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    2024
    Summary:

    Arts graduate education is uniquely positioned to deliver many of the Public Good needs of contemporary Canada. For the Public Good argues, however, that graduate programs must fundamentally change if they are to achieve this potential. Drawing on deep experience and research, the authors outline how reformed programs that equip graduates with advanced skills can address Canada's most vexing challenges and seek action on equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization. They begin by charting how current approaches to graduate education emerged, including graduate student perspectives on the current barriers to success, and providing data-informed analyses of how current graduate degrees function. The authors then offer an evidence-based vision for a reimagined Arts graduate education, and actor-specific steps to achieve this potential. This timely and optimistic guide will be of interest to faculty and university administrators who are responsible for graduate education, and public policy specialists focused on post-secondary education.

    Contents:
    • Frontmatter
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgements
    • 1 / Canada's Public Good Problem
    • 2 / Three Imperatives to Advance Canada's Public Good
    • 3 / Canada's Arts Graduate Education Problem
    • 4 / How We Got Here, and Why We Feel Stranded
    • 5 / Canada's Arts Graduate Credentials: Realities and Possibilities
    • 6 / The EDITS Vision
    • 7 / Reimagining Arts Graduate Education Through EDITS
    • 8 / Imagining Excellent Arts Graduate Programs
    • 9 / Implementing the Vision
    • 10 / Moving Forward
    • Appendix 1: EDITS Rubric
    • Appendix 2: EDITS Program Rubric, "Excellent" Column Focus
    • Appendix 3: EDITS for Supervisors
    • References
    • Index
    • About the Author
    Original Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, University of Alberta Press
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781772127645, 1772127647, 9781772127652, 1772127655
    Collection(s)/Series: Read Alberta Ebooks