![]() | Jean-Paul Restoule phone: (416) 978-0806 email: jeanpaul.restoule@utoronto.ca Department: Leadership, Higher and Adult Education | |
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Academic History Jean-Paul is Associate Professor of Aboriginal Education and a member of the Dokis First Nation (Anishinaabe). Research Overview Dr. Restoule's research interests include: · Aboriginal cultural identity(ies) · indigenous research methodologies · Aboriginal representation, film and media · intercultural communication · urbanization · indigenous knowledge · environmental education · anti-racism and decolonizing Recent Research Projects: Minobimaatisiiwin: Indigenous knowledge, Sustainability and Aboriginal People in Toronto. Co-investigator with Deb McGregor (P.I.), Daniel Justice, Alex McKay and Keren Rice. HIV Risks, Systemic Inequities, and Aboriginal Youth: Widening the Circle for Prevention Programming. Co-investigator with June Larkin (P.I.), Michelle Dagnino, Sarah Flicker, Ruth Koleszar-Green, Claudia Mitchell, and Susan Mintz. Male Aboriginal Identity Formation in Urban Areas: A Focus on Process and Context. Bringing Minobimaatisiwin into the nursing academy: Envisioning effective mental health nurse practitioner programming. Co-investigator with Eileen Antone (PI), Rebecca Hagey, and others. Aboriginal post-secondary education participation. Primary investigator. Traditional Anishinaabek Teachings for Aboriginal Research. Primary Investigator. Teaching Overview Dr. Restoule has taught the following courses: AEC1180H: Aboriginal Worldviews: Implications for Education AEC1184H: Aboriginal Knowledge AEC1171H: Aboriginal education: Contemporary Programs and Policies AEC3131H: Indigenous Research Methodologies For a unique opportunity to learn from respected educators from the Aboriginal community invited to teach a summer course, check out: AEC3131H Special Topics in Aboriginal Community Learning Past instructors include John Doran, Nancy Cooper, Stan Wesley, Karen McClain, and J'net Cavanagh Professional Activities · Past chair, Indigenous Education Network · Co-director, Transformative Learning Centre · Vice President, Canadian Indigenous/Native Studies Association Representative Publications Restoule, J.P., *Gruner, S., & Metatawabin, E. (2012). Land, self-determination and the social economy in Fort Albany First Nation. In L. Mook, J. Quarter, & S. Ryan (Eds.), Businesses with a difference: Balancing the social and economic, pp. 183-201. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Restoule, J.P. (2011). Urban Aboriginal migration in North America: A Diasporic identity. Parmita Kapadia and Robin Field (Eds.), Transforming Diaspora: Communities Beyond National Boundaries, Chapter 2, pp. 21-36. New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. Restoule, J.P., & *Danard Wilson, D. (2010). Tobacco Ties: The Sacred in Aboriginal Research. Canadian Journal of Native Education, 33, 2, pp. 29-45. Restoule, J.P. (2009). The values carry on: Aboriginal identity formation of the urban-raised generation. Canadian Journal of Native Education, 31, 2, pp. 15-33. Restoule, J.P. (2008). Aboriginal education and self-government: Assessing success and identifying the challenges to Restoring Aboriginal Jurisdiction of Education. In Y. Belanger (Ed.), Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada (3rd Edition). Chapter 18: pp. 373-392. Saskatoon: Purich Publishing. Restoule, J.P. (2006). Education as healing: How urban Aboriginal men described post-secondary schooling as decolonizing. Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 34 (2005), pp. 123-131. Restoule, J.P., Harder, B. & Cuthbert, M. (2001). Looking inward for film visions: Aboriginal empowerment through film. In Melkote, S. R. & Rao, S. (Eds.) Critical issues in communication: Looking inward for answers, pp. 241-259. New Delhi: Sage. Restoule, J.P. (2000). Aboriginal identity: The need for historical and contextual perspectives. Canadian Journal of Native Education, 24(2), 102-111. |
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