Looking Beneath the Surface

SSHEAN founder Heather E. McGregor encourages thoughtful engagement with the environment through her research and experience — and offers words of wisdom about living in the Anthropocene.
Hosted by Canada’s History — Posted March 26, 2025

Heather E. McGregor is an assistant professor of curriculum theory in the Faculty of Education, Queen’s University. She has conducted research related to history and social studies education, including Inuit education, historical thinking, experiential learning, and climate-change education. McGregor founded the Social Studies & History Education in the Anthropocene Network (SSHEAN) to develop teaching resources and enhance theoretical frameworks for social studies and history curricula that responds to the challenges of the climate crisis. She is also a co-investigator with the research project Thinking Historically for Canada’s Future, led by Carla Peck (University of Alberta).

This presentation by Heather E. McGregor was part of the 17th Canada's History Forum, “When History Meets the Environment,” which was held live via Zoom on March 20, 2025.

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