Publications

Orbit Magazine for Schools

The focus of this issue (Vol. 37, No. 1) is Promising Practices in Special Education, with emphasis on supporting inclusive education of students with high incidence exceptionalities in the elementary years. It offers glimpses into programs or practices that reflect current trends and important themes in special education. Orbit publishes themed issues on topics relevant to educators working in schools and school systems, from junior kindergarten to the end of high school. To view a sample article and to order go to the Orbit web site.

Guest Editors:
Rhonda Martinussen
John Morgan
Rosemary Tannock

Curriculum Inquiry

Curriculum Inquiry is dedicated to the study of educational research, development, evaluation, and theory. This leading international journal brings together influential academics and researchers from a variety of disciplines around the world to provide expert commentary and lively debate. Articles explore important ideas, issues, trends, and problems in education, and each issue also includes provocative and critically analytical editorials covering topics such as curriculum development, educational policy, and teacher education.
As of 2008, Curriculum Inquiry will publish five issues a year. For more information and to order, visit the Curriculum Inquiry web site.

Editor-in-Chief: Dennis Thiessen
Editors: Elizabeth Campbell, Heather Sykes and Mary Kooy
Editorial Assistant: Frances Tolnai

OISE Survey 16th OISE Survey
A majority of Ontarians support increased funding for public schools, and many are willing to shoulder a higher tax burden, according to the OISE Survey on Public Attitudes Toward Education in Ontario. The survey, conducted every two years since 1980, found that support for more education dollars and higher taxes has swelled over the past few years. "There's still a feeling of constraint, of unmet needs," said Doug Hart, study co-author.