Research Centres

Within the Department a wide range of research projects focused on provincial, national and international issues in education are being conducted. In addition to supporting such research projects the Department is also home to two research centres:

Centre for Leadership and Diversity (CLD)

CLD is devoted to engendering, promoting and sustaining an interest in, and commitment to, leadership and diversity. Centre initiatives are intended to encourage and nurture activities that advance the cause of equity, social justice and democracy in matters of leadership and policy. The activities include:

For more information visit the CLD website here

conducting and disseminating research
liaising with schools and school systems
providing opportunities for novice researchers

The Centre endeavors to forge a strong connection with practitioner-focused elements of OISE/UT, in particular, the pre-service teacher education program and the principals' qualification program.

New Publication: Portelli, John P., Carolyn M. Shields, Anne B. Vibert, "Toward an Equitable Education: Poverty, Diversity, and Students at Risk." For more information about the Centre for Leadership and Diversity, CLICK HERE.

International Centre For Educational Change (ICEC)

The International Centre for Educational Change (ICEC) is a group of scholars and field developers within the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, who work together to investigate, initiate, support and speak out with integrity and authority on changes and reforms in education, locally, nationally and across the world. The International Centre for Educational Change (ICEC) was established in 1995, and is located in the Department. Its purpose is to generate leading edge research and development work on educational change in Canada and elsewhere. Steve Anderson is the Centre Head. Other faculty members of the Centre are Michael Fullan, Nina Bascia, Kenneth Leithwood, Blair Mascall, Lynn Hannay, Wayne Seller; Associate Clay Lafleur; and Research Officer Shawn Moore. The Centre has built a tradition of creating an intellectual home for graduate students by involving them in and creating opportunities for them in its strong research and development program. The Centre is located on the sixth floor in the south east corner.. For more information about the International Centre for Educational Change, visit their website at http://icec.oise.utoronto.ca back to top Centre for the Study of Students in Postsecondary Education (CSS) The Centre for the Study of Students in Postsecondary Education (CSS) at the University of Toronto was established in 2007, with a mission to design, implement, and disseminate quality, relevant scholarship and programs that advance a broader understanding of student learning, development and success at the University of Toronto and in Canadian postsecondary education. CSS will attract and host faculty, students and scholars from various disciplines across the University of Toronto, and beyond to collectively address its mission by:

developing, supporting and hosting an interdisciplinary community of faculty and student scholars who study student experience and outcomes in postsecondary education;
developing and implementing relevant programs that will provide forums for the exchange of knowledge around student experience in postsecondary education;
disseminating results of scholarly efforts to audiences institutionally, provincially, nationally and internationally through CSS publications, refereed journals, scholarly meetings and conferences, online portals, workshops, and public presentations; and,
engaging in institutional consultations on matters of the student experience locally, provincially, and nationally.

Centre for the Study of Students in Postsecondary Education

The demand for empirically derived, usable data that informs policy and practice related to the student experience in postsecondary education is a central institutional and public concern. At the University of Toronto and elsewhere, there are growing demands for broader understanding of issues and fundamental principles that support efforts to enhance students' experiences, learning, development and success. The Centre for the Study of Students in Postsecondary Education at U of T will provide a response to these growing demands by generating meaningful scholarship and programs that examine student experience and outcomes.

For more information visit the CSS website at: http://css.oise.utoronto.ca