Penney Clark

Penney Clark is a Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia, where she is also Deputy Head of the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy. Her work focuses on history and social studies education, curriculum development, and decolonizing pedagogical practices. She previously co-edited Historical Studies in Education/Revue d'histoire de l'éducation and directed The History Education Network/Histoire et Éducation en Réseau (THEN/HiER).

Her research examines:

• Historical development of history and social studies curricula in Canada
• Decolonization and Indigenous worldviews in education
• The role of textbooks and educational publishing
• Intercultural understanding and historical consciousness

Recent publications explore tensions between colonial narratives and Indigenous perspectives in curricula, as well as critiques of market-driven educational policy. She received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) for projects like Thinking Historically for Canada’s Future.

Her work emphasizes:

• Challenging dominant historical narratives
• Centering Indigenous resistance and agency
• Land-based and experiential learning
• Reimagining curriculum for reconciliation
• Global competence through humanities