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Since 1996, TPS is the home of graduate programs in Educational Administration, Higher Education, and History and Philosophy of Education. We are also home to a new collaborative program in Educational Policy. Students tell us that the international reputations of our faculty, the expertise of our research officers, and the dedication and commitment of our administrative staff make their experience at OISE memorable.
TPS Events and News
Philosophy Talk - Feb 9
"Looking at Teaching Through Humanities-Coloured Glasses"
Presenter: Professor Lynn Fendler, Michigan State University
Date: Thursday, February 9, 12:00 noon
Location: OISE Building, Room 3-312
Lynn Fendler is an associate professor of teacher education. Her internationally oriented research explores what it means to be educated in particular historical and political contexts. She examines critical and genealogical relations among knowledge, reason, discipline, and power. Lynn’s talk will be based in part on a course she teaches on Humanities-based research in education.
Book Launch - Inspiring the Future: A New Teacher’s Guide to the Law - Feb 9 by Nick J. Scarfo and Marvin A. Zuker
Date: Thursday, February 9, 2012 4:30-6:30pm
Location: OISE Community Lounge (12th floor) 252 Bloor St. West
Introductions by Professor Elizabeth Campbell.
Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to vesna.bajic@utoronto.ca by February 1.
Co-sponsored by Carswell publishers and the Department of Theory and Policy Studies in Education.
CEPP seminar series - Feb 29
"Evidence in injury prevention policy making: A decade of research"
Presenter: Dr. Richard Volpe
Date: Wednesday, February 29, 3-4:30pm
Location: OISE Building, Room 5-250
COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM IN EDUCATIONAL POLICY
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.
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TPS Spotlight
"We were allowed to disagree, because we couldn't agre on anything': Seventeen Voices in the Canadain Debates Over History Education" by Professor Ruth Sandwell brings fresh prospectives to Canada's History Wars.
Professor Creso Sá spoke at the State University of New York Conference on Critical Issues in Higher Education: Universities as Economic Drivers, held in Buffalo, NY, Sep 26-27. He presented in a panel on Cluster Strategies—Transforming Regional Economies through Higher Education.
Poverty and Schools in Ontario: How Seven Elementary Schools are Working to Improve Education, co-authored by OISE Professor Joseph Flessa for the ETFO Poverty and Education project, shows how socio-economic status continues to be the single most powerful predictor of life outcomes.
Professor Ruth Hayhoe presented at the International Conference and Ministerial Roundtable titled: "Learning Journey for the Globalised World" in Hong Kong, July 14-16, 2011
Graduate student initiative starts in July 2011: Multi-Culture is Our Business
Steve Anderson, TPS Professor and Co-Director ICEC, on School Leadership and Improvement in Chilean Elementary Schools. Read more
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