Teaching Immigration Studies: What Works Best?

Immigration Studies is finding an ever-prominent place in Canadian university curriculum. At undergraduate and graduate levels, immigration themes increasingly comprise distinct courses or are integrated across a variety of more generically titled courses. What are the rewards and challenges of teaching immigration-related curriculum at Canadian universities. What pedagogies, perspectives and assignments work best? This workshop features academics from all parts of Canada sharing their experiences. This workshop is an opportunity to learn together how best to teach Immigration Studies.

Location: Oak II Room

Examining and Supporting the Educational Outcomes of Newcomer Youth

The workshop will include four presentations of empirical and mixed method research documenting the outcomes of, and practices that might support, refugee and immigrant students in the Lower Mainland and Ontario, in order to expose policy makers to current research in this field, and to receive guidance from policy makers for new policy relevant directions in which to take research on these populations.

Location: Cypress I Room

Policing Communities: Connecting with Youth

This workshop looks at efforts the police and communities have made to tackle the issue of problems immigrant children may have with the justice system.  The focus will be on the initiatives police forces and others have taken to connect with immigrant and minority youth in our respective communities.

Location: Cypress II Room

Immigration, Integration and Citizenship: Economic

This workshop will consider a paper that addresses indicators of economic integration.  Following a brief presentation and comments by a panel of expert discussants, workshop participants will be encouraged to discuss the merits and shortcomings of the proposed indicators.  

Location: Salon D