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John Wallace

Research Overview Dr. John Wallace is a Professor with the Department of curriculum, Teaching, and Learning and the Centre for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education at OISE. His research interests focus on, science education; teacher learning; case methods in teacher education; curriculum integration; and qualitative inquiry. He is the editor-in-chief of the Canadian Journal for Science, Mathematics and Technology Education and has lectured internationally about integrated science curricula. Dr. Wallace is a science educator whose scholarly publications include over 130 books and monographs, book chapters and refereed journal articles. His most recent coedited books are "Dilemmas of Science Teaching: Perspectives on Problems of Practice" (RoutledgeFalmer, 2002), "Leadership and Professional Development: New Possibilities for Enhancing Teacher Learning" (RoutledgeFalmer, 2003) and "Contemporary Qualitative Research: Exemplars for Science and Mathematics Educators" (Springer, 2007). He is involved in several research projects in the field of teacher learning (including studies into teacher knowledge, teacher leadership and case methods in teacher education) and curriculum integration. Dr. Wallace is a principal investigator on two major funded projects, one supported by the SSHRC and another by the Australian Research Council. These multi-year projects focus on middle school curriculum integration, including the school and classroom conditions under which integration takes place and the nature of student learning in interdisciplinary settings. Dr. Wallace was nominated for a number of teaching awards at Curtin University, including the 2003 Australian Award for University Teaching, the 2002 Student Guild Nomination for Excellence in Teaching Award and the 2001 Faculty of Science Dean’s Medallion for Distinguished Teaching. Research Grants and Contracts • 2009: Knowledge that Counts in a Global Community (Principal Chief Investigator) University of Toronto Connaught Grant $10 000 (2009-2011) • 2006: Teaching and Learning Science, Mathematics and Technology in the Intermediate and Middle School Grades: Teaching and Learning Processes (Principal Chief Investigator) Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Standard Grant $131 000 (2006-2010) • 2004: Teaching and Learning Science, Mathematics and Technology in Integrated Middle School Contexts (Principal Chief Investigator with Leonie Rennie, John Malone and Grady Venville) Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grant $210 000 (2004-2006) • 2001: Learning from School Reform: Processes and Effects (Principal Chief Investigator with Helen Wildy and William Louden) ARC Large Grant $139 390 (2001-2003)