Jan Stewart, University of Winnipeg
Associate Professor
Education
Winnipeg, Manitoba
ja.stewart@uwinnipeg.ca
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(204) 786-9316
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Jan Stewart, Ph.D (Manitoba) is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at The University of Winnipeg and Director of The Institute for Children Affected by War at The Global College. Her research focus is on the psychosocial and educational needs of children who have been affected by ...
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Jan Stewart, Ph.D (Manitoba) is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at The University of Winnipeg and Director of The Institute for Children Affected by War at The Global College. Her research focus is on the psychosocial and educational needs of children who have been affected by war. Jan was recently awarded the Marsha Hanen Global Dialogue and Ethics Award. She is the lead investigator of a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant studying educational strategies to support children in post-conflict situations in northern Uganda. Her dissertation on the educational and psychosocial needs of war-affected children was recognized by The Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration (CASEA) and awarded the Thomas B. Greenfield 2008 PhD Award for the top dissertation in Canada.
Jan has conducted numerous seminars at national and international conferences on the needs and educational challenges of children who have been affected by conflict, violence, abuse, mental health issues, neglect, and human rights violations. She is the author of The STARS Program, University of Toronto Press (1998) and Hunter House Publishers (2005), The Tough Stuff Series Middle/High School, Jalmar Press (2002), and bestselling book, The Anger Workout Book for Teens, Jalmar Press/Pro-Ed (2002). Her latest book, Supporting Refugee Children in Canada: Strategies for Educators is being published by University of Toronto Press and will be released in January 2011.
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Jan has conducted numerous seminars at national and international conferences on the needs and educational challenges of children who have been affected by conflict, violence, abuse, mental health issues, neglect, and human rights violations. She is the author of The STARS Program, University of Toronto Press (1998) and Hunter House Publishers (2005), The Tough Stuff Series Middle/High School, Jalmar Press (2002), and bestselling book, The Anger Workout Book for Teens, Jalmar Press/Pro-Ed (2002). Her latest book, Supporting Refugee Children in Canada: Strategies for Educators is being published by University of Toronto Press and will be released in January 2011.
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