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Assistant Professor & Chair of Education
Phone: 905.648.2139 Ext 4210
Fax: 905.648.2134
Office: 207B
Email: dwindhorst@redeemer.ca


Courses taught 2010/2011:
EDU306  History & Philosophy of Education
EDU309  Teaching Religious Studies: PJI
EDU338  Teaching Social Studies: PJI
EDU414  Curriculum Foundations


EDUCATION

Ph.D. (2009), Educational Studies, Brock University
Dissertation: "Educating for love of wisdom: John Dewey and Simone Weil."

M.Ed. (1995), Education, Brock University
Thesis: "Is technology a threat to education? The contribution of George Grant."

B.Ed. (1979), Ontario Teacher Education College

B.A. Hons (1975), Political Science, McMaster University


RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Philosophy of Technology and Education
  • Wisdom and Education
  • George Parkin Grant
  • Simone Weil
  • John Dewey


RECENT PUBLICATIONS

2009 [Review of Wisdom and curriculum: Christian schooling after postmodernity]. The ICCTE Journal, 4(2).

2004 Educating for wisdom: Can an ancient virtue be cultivated in postmodern times? Professing Education, 3(2), 2-6

2003 [Review of Technology in its place: Successful technology infusion in schools]. Brock Education, 12(2), 87-89

2002 Professing education with prospective teachers. Professing Education, 1(1), 7-9

 
 
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