Educational Studies and
     Human Development

School of Educational Studies and Human Development

Welcome to the School of Educational Studies and Human Development

For over 125 years Education as a field of study has been chosen by students in Christchurch, at The University of Canterbury. The School provides a range of courses at the undergraduate level in initial teacher education (early childhood, primary and secondary education) and in areas as diverse as adult and tertiary education; child and human development; inclusive and special education; learning and teaching; Maori and bicultural education, and in philosophy and sociology of education. Several of these courses are delivered through the Faculty of Arts. Postgraduate courses are available in educational assessment and evaluation; child and adolescent development; educational leadership; inclusive and special education; learning; philosophy of education and policy studies; and research methods in education. These courses culminate in the awarding of graduate diplomas, master's degrees, and of PhDs to successful students.

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eshd@education.canterbury.ac.nz

School of Educational Studies and Human Development, University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand, +64 3 364 2537

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Photo of Paul Morehu Paul Morehu, studying towards a Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (Primary)
 
‘You learn a wide variety of subjects, which often forces you out of your comfort zone, but it is also very rewarding if you put the time and effort in...’

News

Jump start for great ideas (15 May 2012)
UC staff are being given an opportunity to transform their great ideas into reality.

Student Volunteer Army named Anzac of the Year (20 April 2012)
The Canterbury University Student Volunteer Army, in recognition of its significant contribution to the Christchurch community following the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, has been awarded the Royal New Zealand RSA's Anzac of the Year Award 2012.

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Announcements

Teachers of Promise
Dr Susan LovettThe New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) followed a group of 57 promising teachers between 2005-2008. Dr Susan Lovett (School of Educational Studies and Human Development) revisited the group in 2011 to see how they were getting on. Article (PDF, 306KB)

The Fulbright-Cognition Scholarship Award will be used by Dr Veronica (Ronnie) O'Toole to further her studies on emotion in learning during a 3 month stint at Wichita State University and Yale University next year. Ronnie will be based at Yale's Health Emotion (HEB) Lab, working alongside Dr Marc Brackett and his research team. On her return, she hopes to use her work in the USA to develop an emotional literacy project for New Zealand.