 | Jane Gaskell Professor Emerita phone: (416) 978-8858 email: jgaskell@oise.utoronto.ca Departments: Leadership, Higher and Adult Education Human Resources | |
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Research Overview Dr. Gaskell's research and publications have focussed on a variety of policy issues in education, including the organization of secondary education in Canada; school choice; the impact of feminism on educational policy and practice; educational approaches to poverty; the links between education and the workplace; the politics of research and policy. Her most recent book is on the history of the Toronto Board of Education from 1970 to amalgamation in 1998. Dr. Gaskell was dean of OISE from 2003 to 2010. Curriculum Vitae http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/Curriculum_Vitae/Jane_Gaskell_CV.pdf Academic History Professor, OISE 2010-2017 Professor and dean OISE 2003-2010 Assistant, associate, full professor at University of British Columbia 1974-2003 Assistant Professor, Queens University 1971-1974 Ed.D. Harvard University (Education) 1973 B.A. (Honors) Swarthmore College (Sociology) 1968 Teaching Overview Dr. Gaskell has taught the following courses at OISE: TPS3029 Politics and Education TPS 3029 Understanding Educational Policy LHAE3029 Urban School Reform LHAE1003 Conducting Research in Educational Administration EDU3508 School and Society Representative Publications BOOKS Gaskell J. and Levin B. (2012) Making a Difference in Urban Schools: Ideas, Politics, Pedagogy. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. pp. 219 Gaskell, J. and Rubenson, K. (Eds.), (2004). Educational Outcomes For The Canadian Workplace: New Frameworks For Policy And Research. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, pp. 240 Kelly, D. & Gaskell, J. (Eds.), (1996). Debating Dropouts: Critical Policy and Research Perspectives on School Leaving, New York: Teachers College Press, pp. 213. CHAPTERS IN BOOKS Gambir, M., K. Broad, M. Evans and J. Gaskell (2010) Characterising initial teacher education in Canada: Themes and issues. In K.G. Karras and C.C. Wolhuter (eds) International Handbook of Teacher Education World-Wide: Issues and Challenges Athens: Atrapos Editions pp 599-628, Gaskell, J. and B. Levin. (2010) The challenges of poverty and urban education in Canada: Lessons from two school boards. In C. Raffo, A. Dyson, H. Gunter, D. Hall, L. Jones and A. Kalmbouka. Education and Poverty in Affluent Countries. New York: Routledge. p. 148-162 Gaskell, J. (2009) Feminist approaches to the sociology of education in Canada. In C. Levine-Rasky ed. Canadian Perspectives on the Sociology of Education. Oxford University Press Gaskell, J. (2008) A measure of trust in an era of distrust: Informed consent meets critical analysis in the study of effective schools. In Kathleen Gallagher ed. Methodological Dilemmas: Creative, Critical and Collaborative Approaches to Qualitative Research. Teachers College Press. Pp. 121-135 ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS Gaskell, J. (2010) Urban Education Policy in Canada and the United States. LEARNing Landscapes. Vol 3 #2 pp 29-36 Gaskell, J., Kearns, L.L., Pollock, K. (2008) Approaches to Poverty in the Toronto School Board: 1970-1990. No Shallow Roots. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis. 10:4:427-443. Research Grants and Contracts Research Grants: Date: 2003 - 2006 Investigator: Co-Investigator with Ben Levin Title: Urban Poverty and Canadian Schools: Towards a Framework for Action Source: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Amount: $143,000 Date: 2003 – 2005 Investigator: Jane Gaskell, Principal Investigator Title: Approaches to Poverty in Toronto Schools: 1965-1985 Source: Connaught Grant Amount: $10,000 Date: 2001 Investigator: Jane Gaskell, Principal Investigator Title: Visiting Research Fellowship Source: University of Queensland Amount: $10,000 Date: 1999 – 2002 Investigator: Co-Investigator with Linda Eyre Title: Gender Equity and Education Policy Source: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Amount: $152,035 Research Contracts: Date: 2008 – 2010 Investigator: Jane Gaskell, James Heap, Deborah Berrill & Serge Demers Title: Teacher Education in Ontario Source: Ministry of Education Ontario Amount: $550,000 Date: 2006-7 Investigator: Denise Belchetz, Gerry Connelly, Jane Gaskell Title: Improving Student Achievement in Schools: Facing Challenging Circumstances Source: The Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat Amount: $500,000 Date: 2001 – 2004 Investigator: Co-Investigator with Susanne Lajoie, McGill University and Sharon Bailin, Simon Fraser University Title: Multicultural Perspectives in Education Source: Human Resources Development Canada: Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education Amount: $160,000 Honours and Awards 2014 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada 2011 Champion of Public Education award from The Learning Partnership 2010 Honorary Professor, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 2008 Fellow, Trinity College, University of Toronto 2006 Senior Fellow, Massey College, University of Toronto 2004 Canadian Association for the Study of Women and Education Achievement Award 2004 Herbert Coutts Distinguished Service Award, Canadian Society for Study of Education Professional Activities Invited Presentations: (selected, since 2007) • 2010 Seoul National University, Korea. Invited address on undergraduate teaching in education in research intensive universities. • 2010 Beijing Normal invited address. Teacher Education in Canada • 2009 Association for the Study of Higher Education. Vancouver. The future of education schools in research extensive universities. • 2009 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Ottawa. Peer Review revisited. • 2008 Copenhagen. International Alliance of Leading Educational Institutions. “Teacher Professionalism: the Canadian Case” • 2008 Victoria College, Toronto. “Thinking about Education” for the Vic One Graduates • 2008 New York City. American Educational Research Association. “Education Research and the Canadian Context” • 2007 Society for Research in Higher Education. Bristol. “Knowledge for Academic Leadership: the personal, the professional and the scholarly” • 2007 Higher Education Quality Council. Toronto. “Above the fray: deliberative democracy and educational research” • 2007 Summit on Educational Research. Vancouver. “Measuring the impact of educational research” • 2007 Research series. University of Windsor. Educational Research and Canadian Secondary Schools • 2007 American Educational Research Association. Presentation on feminism and educational research, and presentation on effective elementary schools in low income communities. Service to Scholarly Societies: International Alliance of Leading Educational Institutions 2007 – 2010 Founding Member 2009 Executive member CADREI (Council of Academic Deans of Research Educational Institutions) 2006-2010 Member Association of American Universities Deans of Education 2003-2010 Member Ontario Association of Deans of Education 2003 – 2010 Member 2009 - 2010 Vice-chair Association of Canadian Deans of Education 2006-2007 Executive Member 2003-2010 Member Community/Government Organizations: The Learning Partnership 2005-2007 Advisory Committee on Secondary Schools Demographics 2003-2008 Chair, Advisory Council on Policy and Research Max Bell Foundation 2010 Reviewer Toronto District School Board 2008 Advisory Committee on the Collection, Analysis and Reporting of Demographic Data Ontario Ministry of Education 2008-2010 Advisory Committees on teacher education 2004-2010 Occasional member of partnership round table Ontario College of Teachers 2003-2010 Member of numerous consultation committees |
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