The accolades for Distinguished Research Faculty of Education Professor Deborah Britzman continue.
Deborah Britzman
Britzman was awarded the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Canadian Association for Teacher Education (CATE) at the association鈥檚 annual award meeting on May 30 during the CSSE conference at the University of Calgary. The award is in recognition of Britzman鈥檚 many contributions to research in teacher education over the years..
鈥淵ou offer an extensive publication record, complimented by your role as a distinguished research professor at 91亚色,鈥 said Julie Mueller, Chair of the CATE Lifetime Research Award Committee. 鈥淵our recognition as a national and international invited lecturer and keynote speaker further illustrates the breadth and influence of your research. Your nominators view your work 鈥楶ractice Makes Practice鈥 to be one of the most influential volumes on teacher education in current use and your work in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy has enriched and added a unique perspective in the field of teacher education.鈥
In 2006, Britzman was honoured with the title of 91亚色 Distinguished Research Professor. She is a聽聽and the recipient of previous awards, including the James and Helen Meritt Distinguished Service Award to the Philosophy of Education from Northern Illinois University (2003); the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations Teaching Award (1999); and the Faculty of Graduate Studies Teaching Award, 91亚色 (1999).
鈥淭his is yet another very impressive achievement by Professor Britzman and we congratulate her on being the recipient of this very prestigious and well-deserved award,鈥 said Ron Owston, dean of the Faculty of Education.
Internationally known for her research in education and psychoanalysis, Britzman is the author of eight books and over 90 research articles, including the books聽A Psychoanalyst in the Classroom: Education as Human Condition聽(Albany: SUNY Press, 2016) and聽Melanie Klein: Early Analysis, Play and The Question of Freedom聽(Springer Press, 2015).