Child Study and Education

Program Overview

Child Study and Education has two programs (MA [Teaching] and EdD) offered by the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development (APHD) at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). Students who complete the MA in Child Study and Education are recommended to the Ontario College of Teachers for a Certificate of Qualification, which qualifies the holder to teach in the primary and junior divisions (junior kindergarten to grade 6) of Ontario schools.

Jackman ICS is a centre of professional teacher training and research in childhood and education, which includes an award-winning nursery-through-Grade-6 Laboratory School. Emphasis on the child and development, special education, wellbeing, and the early years frame the Child Study and Education program. Our aim is to provide knowledge, practical skills, and awareness to meet the needs of diverse learners, schools, and systems.

Globally renowned Jackman ICS faculty teach the majority of program courses. Laboratory School teachers supervise MA practicum placements and internships in their classrooms, making direct links between research and practice. Other APHD faculty teach elective courses; students in the CSE programs thus profit from participating in a research-oriented department.

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