Sarah Urquhart
Degree: Ph.D.
Year of Entry: 2021
Program: Curriculum and Pedagogy
Department of Curriculum, Teaching & Learning
Contact info
Email: sarah.urquhart@mail.utoronto.ca
Biography
Sarah Urquhart (she/her) is a PhD candidate and SSHRC Doctoral Fellow focusing on sustainability, environmental and climate change education. Sarah’s research uses an anti-colonial orientation and participatory approach to centre the experiences and narratives of newcomers as they engage in environmental learning in Toronto. Her interests are in exploring curricular and pedagogical possibilities for fostering community engaged, place-based, and justice-oriented environmental and climate change learning in a range of contexts.
Degrees
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Honours Bachelor of Arts, History & ChemistryTrent University
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Bachelor of Education, Intermediate/SeniorQueen's University
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Master of Arts, Environmental Education & CommunicationRoyal Roads University
Research Interests
- climate change education
- sustainability and environmental education
- community-engaged learning
- place-based learning
- critical pedagogy
- qualitative methods
- anti-colonial approaches
