Prof. Rosa Bruno-Jofre
Fellow
Current Employer
Queen's University
Election Year
2019
Academy
Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Department
Education; cross-appointed to History
Keywords
Catholic History; History of Education, Women Religious; Historiography, Ed. Theory from historical perspective, digital hist.
BRUNO-JOFRÉ, Rosa – Faculty of Education & Department of History, Queen’s University
Rosa Bruno-Jofré is internationally acclaimed for her research into the history of education, the development of large interdisciplinary projects, and her futuristic view of outreach. She has contributed innovative approaches to the study of Catholic history (with an emphasis on the history of female Catholic teaching congregations and social Catholic thinkers), the reception of John Dewey’s theories, popular education and Paulo Freire, and extensive analysis of Ivan Illich.
Rosa Bruno-Jofré is internationally acclaimed for her research into the history of education, the development of large interdisciplinary projects, and her futuristic view of outreach. She has contributed innovative approaches to the study of Catholic history (with an emphasis on the history of female Catholic teaching congregations and social Catholic thinkers), the reception of John Dewey’s theories, popular education and Paulo Freire, and extensive analysis of Ivan Illich.
Rosa Bruno-Jofré est reconnue à l’échelle internationale pour ses recherches sur l’histoire de l’éducation, pour l’élaboration de grands projets interdisciplinaires et pour sa vision futuriste du travail de proximité. Elle a contribué au développement d’approches novatrices dans le domaine de l’étude de l’histoire catholique, avec une attention particulière sur l’histoire des congrégations d’enseignantes catholiques et des penseurs sociaux catholiques, de l’accueil des théories de John Dewey, de l’éducation populaire et de Paulo Freire, ainsi que de l’analyse approfondie d’Ivan Illich.