WORKPLACE, LEARNING AND CHANGE

Who Should Apply Core faculty Programs How to Contact Us

 

Workplace Learning and Change is an adaptation of the former DHR focus, which has been in operation for twenty years and has enjoyed a reputaion as the only program of its kind within Canada. Workplace, Learning and Change prepares participants to engage in research and practice which reflects the leading edge of orgainization change and adult education theory.

The specialization has two complementary themes. The first, based upon a transformative analysis, situates the workplace within a broad social framework, including the impact of various forms of hierarchies (eg. social class, gender, race and ethnicity) upon the organization of work.

The second theme involves the study of models which seek to reduce workplace inequities while increasing organizational effectiveness. These alternative models attempt to achieve greater equality and inclusivity; broader participation in decision making, more reflective, responsive and respectful work environments, a better informed workforce, a higher quality of working life and more sustainable forms of production.

Both theory and practice are emphasized, and the learning is done from the combined perspectives of the individual, the group and the system. The specialization subsumes a broad interpretation of the workplace. It includes differing locations for work such as the home and the community and non-formal as well as formal learning.

WHO SHOULD APPLY

EDUCATORS FROM:

- labour unions

- cooperatives

- non-profit organizations

- public sector organizations

- private sector organizations

OTHER PRACTITIONERS IN:

-organizational consultation and development

-human resource development

-equity leadership

-industrial and labour relations

-management amd leadership development

RESEARCHERS WHOSE INTERESTS INCLUDE:

-organizational redesign

-democratic decision making

-processes for organizational learning

-organizational change management

-workplace equity and inclusivity

-workplace health and safety

-employee ownership; cooperatives

-labour studies

CORE FACULTY

Marilyn Laiken

(Organizational renewal and change, work team development and facilitative leadership; conflict and polarity management; organizational learning, experiential and self-directed adult education)

mlaiken@oise.utoronto.ca

Shahrzad Mojab

(Workplace diversity and equity, the state and educational policy, critical and feminist pedagogy; anti-racist education, academic freedom and diversity, Islamic fundamentalism and women's rights; women, globalization, and nationalism.)

smojab@oise.utoronto.ca

Jack Quarter

(Workplace democracy, co-operatives, non profits, employee ownership; social investment, including labour investment, social audit, and community development strategies)

jquarter@oise.utoronto.ca

PROGRAMS

Ed.D. (Doctor of Education)

M.A. (Master of Arts in Education)

M.Ed. (Master of Education)

A Certificate in Adult Education