 | Nina Bascia phone: (416) 978-1159 email: nbascia@oise.utoronto.ca Department: Leadership, Higher and Adult Education | |
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Academic History Ph.D. in Educational Administration & Policy Analysis, Stanford University M.A. in Sociology, Stanford University Ed.S. in Program Evaluation, Stanford University Research Overview My research emphasizes educational policy analysis and program evaluation; organizational and social context of teaching and administration; and teacher leadership and development. teacher unions and professional associations. Recent research projects include studies on the relationship between teacher unions and governments around educational reform and research on instances of teacher-driven innovation that have resulted in changes to wide-spread teacher practice and curriculum policy . Teaching Overview I teach the introductory and advanced courses on policy and program evaluation associated with the Collaborative Educational Policy Program. I also teach in the Initial Teacher Education program, most recently an elective course on gender issues in schools and classrooms. Professional Activities I am the Director of the Collaborative Educational Policy Program (CEPP) at OISE, a program that draws faculty and students from nearly every graduate program. Representative Publications Bascia, N., & B. Faubert (2012). Physical space, spatiality and policy space: How class size reduction affects teaching and learning. Leadership and Policy in Schools Bascia, N., & C. Rottmann (2011). What’s so important about teachers’ working conditions? The fatal flaw in North American educational reform. Journal of Education Policy. Church, K, N. Bascia & E. Shragge (Eds.) (2008). Learning in community : Eight Case Studies of Informal Learning. Springer. Bascia, N., Cummins, A., Datnow, A., Leithwood, K., Livingstone, D. (2005). International Handbook of Educational Policy. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer. Bascia, N. & N. Jacka (2001). Falling in and filling in: ESL teaching careers in changing times. International Journal of Educational Change, 2(3), 325-346. Bascia, N., & Hargreaves, A. (Eds.) (2000). The Sharp Edge of Educational Change: Teaching, Leading and the Realities of Reform. London: Falmer Press. Bascia, N. (1994). Unions in teachers’ professional lives: Social, practical, and intellectual concerns. New York: Teachers College Press. Curriculum Vitaehttp://www.oise.utoronto.ca/Curriculum_Vitae/Nina_Bascia_CV.pdf Leadership, Administration & Educational Change Policy Program Evaluation Sociology of Education & Schooling Workplace & Organizational Learning Comparative, Development, International and Global Education Equity, Diversity & Social Justice |
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