Dr. Nancy Taber

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Biography

Nancy Taber is a Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at Brock University. Her research explores the intersections of learning, gender, and militarism in daily life, popular culture, museums, militaries, and educational institutions. A significant focus of her work is on women's experiences in the Canadian Armed Forces, particularly regarding organizational culture, official policies, education, and informal everyday practices, including gender discrimination and sexual harassment. She is a retired military officer who served as a Sea King helicopter air navigator. Taber is the Co-Director of the Transforming Military Cultures (TMC) Research Network and the President of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education. She also serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education. Her contributions to the field have been recognized with names such as Top 20 Women in Defence by Esprit de Corps Magazine, and she was inducted into the International Adult Continuing Education Hall of Fame in 2022. Taber is also an upcoming author, with her debut novel, Sea Spectres, set to be published in June 2024, which offers a feminist antimilitarist analysis of Canadian Armed Forces culture.

Research Interests

Adult Education Gender Studies Militarism Learning Cultural Studies

Experience

Professor, Department of Educational Studies

2008-09-01 — Present

Brock University • St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Teaching and researching in the field of adult education and gender.

Courses

ADED 4F90: Research Critical Reflection Adult Education ADED 4P92: Gender Adult Education EDUC 3P96: Advanced Community-Based Internship EDUC 5P00: Introduction Social Cultural Contexts Education, Part 1: Preparing Ground EDUC 5P01: Introduction Social Cultural Contexts Education, Part II: Developing Critical Language EDUC 5P14: War, Gender, Learning EDUC 5P24: Social Cultural Contexts Learning EDUC 5P35: Adult Teaching and Learning EDUC 5P36: Critical Perspectives Adult Education EDUC 5P92: Introduction Educational Research EDUC 5Q97: Culminating Seminar Educational Studies EDUC 7P31: Social, Cultural, Political Contexts Education EDUC 8P02: Diversity Issues Schooling SJES 5P02: Theorizing Social Justice Equity Studies

Requirements for Brock University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:88
PTE
Listening
Required:60
Reading
Required:60
Writing
Required:60
Speaking
Required:60
Overall
Required:60
Prerequisites
Four-year undergraduate degree in a related field Satisfactory academic standing
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Two electronic reference reports
  • Statement of Intent
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

This entry applies to the general Graduate Studies standard for departments such as English Language and Literature, History, Philosophy, and Sociology.