Carl Leggo | |
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Born | 1953 Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada |
Died | March 7, 2019 65–66) | (aged
Spouse | Lana Verge |
Children | 2 |
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Academic work | |
Sub-discipline | Life writing,narrative inquiry,poetic inquiry,creative writing,contemplative practices,and arts-based research |
Institutions | University of British Columbia |
Carleton Derek Leggo (1953 - March 7,2019) [1] was a Canadian autobiographical poet and scholar.
Leggo was born in Corner Brook,Newfoundland to Russell and Kerry Leggo. [2]
He received a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education from Memorial University of Newfoundland,a certificate in Biblical studies from Tyndale Seminary,a Master of Arts and Master of Education from University of New Brunswick,and a Doctor of Philosophy from University of Alberta. [2]
Leggo was married to Lana Verge,and they had two children,Anna and Aaron. [2]
During the 1980s,Leggo worked as a teacher in Newfoundland for nine years before accepting a faculty position at the University of British Columbia(UBC). [2] Leggo taught in the Department of Language and Literacy Education from 1990-2019. [3] Throughout his time at UBC,Leggo received various awards,including the Killam Teaching Award,Faculty of Education (1995),Sam Black Award for Excellence in Education and Development in the Visual and Performing Arts (2001),Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring (2012),and Ted T. Aoki Award for Distinguished Service in Canadian Curriculum Studies (2013). [3] His research interests focused on life writing,narrative inquiry,poetic inquiry,creative writing,contemplative practices,and arts-based research. [3]
Leggo was a member of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) and was active in the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (CACS),Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada (LLRC),and the Arts Researchers and Teachers Society (ARTS). [4]
Following Leggo's death,the University of British Columbia established the Carl Leggo Graduate Scholarship in Arts-Based Inquiry Fund in his honour. [5]
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