"The educational theories of experiential education and critical pedagogy intersect in a number of ways. One of the intended aims of both of these pedagogies is that  the purpose of education should be to develop a more socially just world (Itin, 1999; Kincheloe, 2004). One of the key issues still facing experiential education theory and critical pedagogy is its imple­ mentation within the post-secondary classroom. There is a lack of congruence between the pedagogical theories that are espoused and the actual classroom practices that are employed." -  Mary Breunig 

Experimental Learning Objectives

Understanding

Principles and Framework
Pedagogies and Strategies

Future 

​Challenges and Opportunities
Reflecting and Assessing 

Principles and Framework

London Poverty Research Centre 

Employment conditions have the ability to make you feel great or feel extremely stressed. Precarious and unstable employment means unstable income and increased stress. While we want to encourage people to fight for 'decent work' we also all need to find the gratitude in life and tear away the stresses caused by unjust systems.

Pedagogies and Strategies

London Poverty Research Centre 

​​“We believe an important pedagogical moment - jamming’s pedagogical hinge - occurs when audience members as learners experience détournement (literally, a “turning around”). All of the pedagogical tactics used in culture jamming attempt to lead the learner to a moment of détournement, where she is no longer who she used to be, but rather is caught off guard by the possibility of becoming someone or something different. Lasn argues that culture jamming helps provide a new way of looking at the world, and describes this détournement as “a perspective-jarring turnabout in your everyday life” (Sandlin and Milam, 339).

Reflecting and Assessing

London Poverty Research Centre 

A locally produced documentary film that features Londoners who feel the pressure of precarious employment and experts in the field who analyze the city's situation. Visit our blog section for testimonies from individuals who have or are experiencing precarious employment.

Challenges and Opportunities

London Poverty Research Centre 

36% of adults do not get paid if they miss a day's work. 35% of adults do not receive pensions or RRSP contributions beyond CPP. 32% do not receive health benefits. And 80% of the jobs created since 2008 have been part-time. Basic income has the opportunity to address the uncertainly of the workforce.