Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Studies (EDST)
Dr. Walker’s research focuses on the macro and micro aspects of adult and higher education, and seeks to identify the drivers and outcomes of educational policy, the responses and resistances to educational reform, and the factors that contribute to student learning and engagement.
Contributions:
Walker, J. & Rubenson, K. (2014). The media construction of an adult literacy agenda in Canada. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 12(1), 143-163.
Walker, J. & von Bergmann, H. (2013). Teacher education policy in Canada: Beyond professionalization and deregulation. Canadian Journal of Education, 36(4), 65-92.
Gibb, T. & Walker, J. (2011). Educating for a high skills society? The landscape of federal employment, training and lifelong learning policy in Canada. Journal of Education Policy, 26(3), 381-398.
Walker, J. (2009). Time as the fourth dimension in the globalization of higher education. Journal of Higher Education, 80(5), 483-509
Walker, J. (2009). The inclusion and construction of the worthy citizen through lifelong learning: a focus on the OECD. Journal of Education Policy, 24 (3), 335-351.
Keywords:
Adult literacy policy; Higher education reform; Student transitions; Scholarship of teaching and learning in health professions education; Comparative and international education.
jude.walker@ubc.ca
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