For the Public Good

Reimagining Arts Graduate Programs in Canadian Universities

Loleen Berdahl,Jonathan Malloy,Lisa Young

• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Year: 2024
• ISBN:
  9781772127645
• Topic: Pedagogía
• Subtopic: Administración de la educación

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 chart how current approaches to graduate education emerged and make a data-informed case for change. The authors then offer an evidence-based vision for reimagining 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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• 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