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Christine Brabant serves as a Full Professor in the Department of Administration and Foundations of Education within the Faculty of Education at the University of Montreal. Her research critically examines governance ethics and change management in educational systems, with specialized focus on marginalized learning communities including homeschooling networks, alternative schools, and culturally distinct groups like Indigenous youth and Hasidic communities.
Her educational trajectory spans formal dance training at École de danse contemporaine de Montréal, a Bachelor's in Dance from UQAM, teaching certifications in dance/music from MEQ, French literature credentials from Université de Sherbrooke, and advanced education degrees culminating in a PhD and postdoctoral work at UCL's Centre de philosophie du droit. This interdisciplinary background uniquely informs her scholarship.
Brabant's research demonstrates consistent thematic focus on educational innovation under social pressure, analyzing how homeschooling movements challenge institutional frameworks across Quebec, France, Belgium and Switzerland. Her 2021 award-winning comparative study revealed complex motivations behind non-schooling choices while documenting evolving regulatory landscapes.
- Louise-Dandurand French Publication Prize (2021) for French-language educational research
She actively shapes policy through consultation with Quebec's Ministry of Education during Education Act revisions, UNESCO advisory roles, and Swiss government collaborations. Current initiatives include co-chairing Quebec's National Roundtable on Homeschooling, directing the International Center for Home Education Research, and pioneering dance pedagogy research with UQAM's Nicole Harbonnier team while pursuing Kestenberg Movement Profile certification.
