TPS NEWS

Collaborative Program in Educational Policy [NEW!]

The Collaborative Program in Educational Policy (CEPP) at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto serves students interested in educational policy development and implementation, with particular emphasis on improving educational process. CEPP provides students with exposure to cross-field and cross-disciplinary approaches to educational problem framing and problem solving to broaden the possibilities for innovative and effective policy analysis.

Faculty News

Professor Emerita Cicely Watson

At the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the International Society for Education Planning Washington, DC Oct 6-9, 2010, Emerita Professor Cicely Watson was honoured as one of the founding members of the organization. Under the heading “Scholarly and Professional Activities” her vita for 1970-1980 reads Member of the ISEP Board, 1971-73; Vice President and President Elect 1974-75, President 1976-77. Founding Editor of the quarterly journal (editor for its first four years) Educational Planning, Vol 1, no. 1, May 1974- Vol. 4, no. 1 May 1978. She was honoured for her contribution to the society as its fifth President (1978-79). And, for her outstanding contribution to the academic field of planning, she was presented with the beautiful Chinese scroll which hangs on the wall near her office in the TPS Department.
In her acceptance speech Cicely paid tribute to the faculty and research staff of the OISE Department of Educational Planning (1965-1983) acknowledging their contributions to the developing academic field and to planned change in Ontario Canada, in that period. Read more....

Professor Jane Knight

Jane Knight, adjunct professor in Higher Education, has received two signal honors most recently. They are: An Honorary LLD from Exeter University, and EAIR award for Outstanding Contribution to Higher Education Research, Policy and Practice from the European Association for Institutional Research.

Professor Creso Creso Sá

Professor Creso Sá has been elected as a new member of the Board of Governors of the Consortium of Higher Edcuation researchers (CHER). An Europe-based organization, CHER organizes the main international conference in the field of higher education outside of North America. The election took place at the annual conference in Oslo, last June.

Professor Ruth Hayhoe

Comparative & International Education Society new Fellow
Theory and Policy Studies professor Ruth Hayhoe has been named Honorary Fellow by the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) at its recent meeting in Chicago. The award, which will be given at the Awards Ceremony at next year's CIES conference in Montreal on May 1-5, recognizes her contribution over many years to research, teaching, and scholarship in the field, and service to the Comparative and International Education Society. Congratuations Professor Hayhoe!

Professor Tricia Seifert

Wins Oracle Research Article of the Year from the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA)

Professor Seifert co-authored an article with Ashley Asel and Ernest Pascarella entitled 'The effects of Greek affiliation on college experiences and outcomes: A portrait of complexity' which won the Oracle Research Article of the Year from the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA).Congratulations Professor Seifert!

Dorothy Goldin Rosenberg

TOXIC TRESPASS wins an important award!

Professor Goldin Rosenberg is the Executive Producer of the documentary 'Toxic Trespass' which won the award for "Best Health and Safety Documentary" from the Ontario Workers Health and Safety Centre at the Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLIFF).Our Congratulations go to Dorothy and Director, Barri Cohen!

For more information about 'Toxic Trespass' please go to http://www.toxictrespass.com/

Professor Blair Mascall

Jiangsu International Forum for School Principals

Professor Mascall was invited to give the keynote address by the Province of Jiangsu Ministry of Education. Professor Mascall's speech was about Shared Leadership in a Hierarchical System.

Dr Laura Pinto

Receives Odyssey Award for Young Alumni Achievements

Congratulations to Dr Laura Pinto on her award from the University of Windsor. The Odyssey Award recognizes alumni who are in the early years of their career path, having distinguished themselves through successes in career endeavours, notable achievements in their local community or the University of Windsor, or through a significant or innovative achievement in their professional or personal life.Congratulations Dr Pinto!

Professor John Portelli

Postmodernism: Risk and New Educational Challenges Seminar University of Verona, Italy

John Portelli was the guest speaker at the University of Verona, Italy where he discussed the subject of Postmodernism: Risks and new educational challenges. For a full report on the seminar (a translated PDF of the website page) please click the link here

Professor Kenneth Leithwood

Presents Grand Lecture in Santiago, Chile

On October 3rd, Ken Leithwood presented a grand lecture in Santiago, Chile, to over 1000 Chilean educators on the topic of educational leadership and its influence on student learning (“¿Cómo influye el liderazgo directivo en el aprendizaje de los alumnos?”). The lecture and panel discussion with national experts is annual event organized and co-sponsored by the Fundación Chile and the Fundación CAP with selected international experts in educational leadership. In conjunction with the lecture, the Fundación Chile prepared, published and distributed 2000 copies of a book featuring translated selections of Ken’s writing on leadership and learning (¿Cómo liderar nuestras escuelas?: Aportes desde la investigación). The Chilean Minister of Education, Mónica Jiménez, also spoke at the event and announced a government initiative focused on leadership training for new and future school principals. The Fundación Chile is deeply involved educational leadership development and research in Chile, and has a partnership agreement with the TPS Department’s International Centre for Educational Change to collaborate in areas of mutual interest over the next three years.

Professor John Portelli

Book Launch - Leading for Equity: The Investing in Diversity Approach

Leading for Equity: The Investing in Diversity Approach (Edphil Books, September 2009) by John P. Portelli and Rosemary Campbell-Stephens (Institute of Education, University of London) was launched on 24 September 2009 at the National College for School Leadership Conference on Improving Children’s Lives through diverse School Leadership. The book presents a dialogue about issues of educational leadership and equity, including conceptions and styles of leadership and social justice, “the achievement gap” and equity, moral purpose and leadership, and alternative views on educational leadership.

TPS Student News

Yuxin Tu, TPS Higher Education doctoral student, has presented at the EAIR Forum 2010, held in Valencia, Spain, September 1-4, 2010. The paper “Universities and Student Interactions with Society”, by Yuxin Tu and Creso Sá, was awarded the Best Paper Award.

Lydia Boyko Receives George Geis Award for 2010

Lydia Boyko will be awarded the George Geis Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis from the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education at the May awards ceremony. Lydia complete an excellent thesis entitled "An Examination of Academic Department Chairs in Canadian Universities".Congratulations Lydia!

Pamela Gravestock Received Chancellor's Award of Excellence

Pamela Gravestock, doctoral candidate in TPS Higher Education, has received a 2010 Chancellor's Award of Excellence in the Emerging Leader category. Serving as Associate Director of the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, she works with faculty on a range of teaching and learning issues and initiatives. Her dissertation research focuses on the evaluation of teaching for promotion and tenure in post-secondary institutions.Congratulations Pamela!

Alison Norman

Congratulation to Alison Norman for the completion of her Ph.D Degree in History of Education!

Jennifer Bonnell

Congratulations to Jennifer Bonnell for the completion of her Ph.D Degree in History of Education

Klaus Schnieder

Congratulations to Klaus Schnieder for the completion of his Ph.D Degree in Higher Education

Safdar Muhammad

Safdar Muhammad PhD Candidate visits the Gulf States for Data Collection

Safdar Muhammad, a PhD Candidate, Educational Administration Program, TPS, OISE/UT visited Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar and remained in Gulf States for about two months for data collection for his PhD thesis research. His thesis is on “Interorganizational Partnerships: Leadership, Structures, and Processes.

He is using the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS) as a case study for his research. The ABEGS is a consortium of seven Gulf States working for the educational administration and development in the region of Arabian Gulf.

Django Keita

Congratulations to Django Keita for his completion of his Ph.D Degree in Education Administration. He defended his thesis entitled "Parental Involvement in School in a Double Minority Context: The Case of Racial Francophone".

Cameron Cobb

Congratulations to Cameron Cobb for the completion of his Ph.D Degree in Education Administration.

York Region District School Board M.Ed Cohort

Congratulations to all the students of the York Region District School Board M.Ed Cohort for completing their final class. All the students will be looking forward to their Convacation in June 2010.

Dr Ann Wong

Dr. Anne Wong has been awarded the 1st Annual CIES Higher Education SIG Best Dissertation award for her recently completed dissertation titled Anesthesia in

Thailand and Canada: A Comparative Case Study of Two Residency Training Programs.

The award will be presented to her at the upcoming CIES conference in Chicago, on Tuesday, March 2

Peter Constantino

Congratulations to Peter Constantino on the completion of his Ph.D degree in Higher Education. Peter defended his thesis entitled "Government Relations in the Post-Secondary Education Sector in Ontario".

Holly Catalfamo and Agostino Menna

Receive Awards from the International Society for Educational Planning

Two of our doctoral graduates received awards for their theses from the International Society for Educational Planning: Holly Seebach Catalfamo and Agostino (Gus) Menna. Holly received the “Distinguished Dissertation Award”, while Gus received an “Honor” for his thesis. These prizes were awarded at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Educational Planning held in Savannah, Georgia in October 2009. Their thesis titles were:

Holly Seebach Catalfamo (2008). An Examination of Leadership Development within Ontario’s Colleges: Building Personal, Interpersonal, and Organizational Capacity.

Agostino Menna (2008). Quality of Life and Standard of Living: Administrator, Trustee & School Board Values.

Both graduates presented papers on their theses at this conference, which were very well-received. Congratulations Holly and Gus!

OISE Library News

New Workshops this Term

We are offering more workshops this term: Graduate Research Help and RefWorks. To see the dates and to register, please check out the registration page

New Video Magnifier in the Library

Thanks to the support of Joe Weinberg and Peter Sawchuk, the library now has a video magnifier. The device allows you to significantly enlarge the text of a book, journal, etc. You can also change the contrast, so you can view the text in colour, black on white or white on black. You can find the magnifier on the ground floor of the library. Please ask at the circulation desk or reference desk, if you need help.

New Scholars Portal e-Books Platform

There is now a new platform for electronic books. Feel free to check it out here

Mobile Version of Library Home Page

The library now has a mobile version of its website. If you’re searching for hours, wish to renew items, etc., on your mobile device, you can view the site here

Keep up to Date with New Acquisitions

Interested in finding out which books and other library materials are new to our collection? See the UTL “New Titles” page.

Select “OISE Library” from the first drop-down menu; the subject / type of material from the second; and your language of preference from the third. You can view our 50, 100, or 200 newest titles at a time.

Subscribe to a feed of new titles by clicking on the yellow “RSS” button near the top of the page.

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