Jennifer Sumner
Departments of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education
University of Toronto
Canada
Biography
Dr. Sumner teaches in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. She earned a BA from the University of Toronto, a Diploma in Agriculture from the University of Guelph and a PhD in Rural Studies from the University of Guelph. Dr. Sumner teaches in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. She earned a BA from the University of Toronto, a Diploma in Agriculture from the University of Guelph and a PhD in Rural Studies from the University of Guelph.
Research Interest
Dr. Sumner's research interests include: Adult education, adult and lifelong learning, critical pedagogy and knowledge production Sustainability Food and sustainable food systems Organic agriculture Globalization Rural communities/rural women The civil commons and the social economy Co-operatives
