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May 10
Read Professor Bonnie Burstow's article on Three Antipsychiatry Scholarships: The Revolution Continues
An important context for this article are battles in which Professor Burstow partook from 2006 until a couple of years ago which led to the creation of the world's first antipsychiatry scholarship at University of Toronto.
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May 09
Find out how our alumni impact society
Last spring, the University of Toronto undertook its first ever Alumni Impact Survey. The goal was to measure the ways our diverse and multitalented alumni contribute to society.
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May 01
Professor Creso Sa explores why Canada excels in science, but not so much in innovation
Earlier this month, the Council of Canadian Academies released a report - Competing in a Global Innovation Economy: The Current State of R&D in Canada, the latest installment in this tradition.
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April 12
Claudia Diaz Rios, dissertation selected for the 2018 LASIG Award
The LASIG Dissertation Award at CIES highlights outstanding doctoral dissertations that address the analysis of educational reforms, policies or practices in Latin America under a comparative / international perspective. Claudia Diaz Rios dissertation, titled, "When Global Ideas Collide with Domestic Interests: The Politics of Secondary Education Governance in Argentina, Chile and Colombia", was selected by the Outstanding Dissertation Award committee for the 2018 award.
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April 11
Major change to ELP EdD program approved
In the Educational Leadership and Policy EdD program, "the highlights of the changes include streamlined courses and focus on a cohort-based model to provide a more structured academic experience, sense of community and enhanced access to student support," said LHAE Associate Chair Professor Peter Sawchuk.
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March 29
Professor Creso Sá on how universities handle "hot topics"
The nature of universities as organizations helps explain why so much symbolic management takes place when they are faced with thorny subjects.
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March 14
Higher Ed professor Stephanie Waterman receives ACPA Senior Scholar Award
Congratulations to professor Stephanie Waterman for winning the 2018 Senior Scholar Award from the American College Personnel Association (ACPA).
This award recognizes senior members of their profession who have made exemplary and sustained contributions to ACPA's mission of generating and disseminating knowledge and who have committed to further advance research and theory.
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March 12
Good leaders make good schools
Research from the University of Minnesota and ELP's professors Kenneth Leithwood, Stephen Anderson and Blair Mascall, shows the impact of school leadership.
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March 08
TRACING THE STEPS OF NEARLY 10,000 UofT PHDs AFTER GRADUATION
In a first-ever survey of PhD graduates from the University of Toronto, the School of Graduate Studies found that alumni who graduated between 2000 and 2015 are working in 97 different countries, with careers ranging from neurosurgeon to user-experience researcher.
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February 02
AECD students, Annie Luk and Judy Perry, write about volunteer tutors
Volunteer Tutors: Agents of Change or Reproduction? An Examination of Consciousness, Ideology and Praxis
Volunteer tutors play a significant role in delivering adult literacy programs. It is estimated that up to 60% of all instructors in adult literacy programs in the United States are volunteers (Ziegler, McCallum, & Bell, 2009). However, volunteer tutors' work or experience are rarely the subjects of research.
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January 26
ELP student, Chizoba Imoka, speaks on the meaning of education for black people
Chizoba Imoka,ELP PhD student, delivered the Hancock lecture at Hart House, titled: What does it mean for Black people to be educated?"
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January 19
AECD student, Sidrah Ahmad, researches impact of Islamophobic violence on women in the GTA
New qualitative study, "Invisible Violence Against Hypervisible Women", shows prevalence of unreported Islamophobic incidents against Muslim women in the GTA.
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November 30
Hot off the Press: Transformative Pedagogies for Teacher Education: Moving Towards: Critical Praxis in an Era of Change
Edited by Ann E. Lopez, and Elsie Lindy Olan
In this series teacher educators a) deconstruct and problematize what it means to educate new teachers for increasingly diverse
schools and classroom contexts, and b) highlight experiences of teacher educators as they attempt to bridge the theory to practice divide often encountered in teacher education.
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November 13
LHAE PhD student Edmund Adam on the dangers of groupthink
Wise words: Think for yourself, reject conformism
LHAE PhD student Edmund Adam writes an opinion piece on the dangers of groupthink on Canadian university campuses
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November 09
ELP Alumna Dr. Pamela Osmond-Johnson is 2017 Pat Clifford Award Winner
Dr. Pamela Osmond-Johnson's research is redefining the role of teachers as innovation leaders
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November 06
AECD Legacy: The Story of the Photos in room 7-162
The collection says something special about Indigenous as well as Adult Education values and the strong connection between the two.
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October 06
Professor Creso Sá on how HIBAR research transforms society
Higher Ed Professor Creso Sá co-authored an op-ed in the Conversation arguing why more academics should embrace Highly Integrative Basic and Responsive (HIBAR) research to help transform society
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September 15
AECD Prof. Jack Quarter is SSHRC Impact Award finalist
SSHRC Impact Award finalist Prof. Jack Quarter, is recognized as a champion of community partnership research on Canada's social economy.
SSHRC is a federal research funding agency that promotes and supports postsecondary-based research and talent development in the humanities and social sciences.
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September 15
Maria Ahmed, ELP MEd student, on idependent school funding
Maria Ahmed, ELP MEd student, writes about funding of the independent schools based on a study by Professor Davies' research team.
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September 12
AECD doctoral student, Mahdi Ganjavi is the PEN Canada Writer in Residence at George Brown
Mahdi's scholarly writings, essays, and reviews
have appeared in the International Journal of Lifelong Education, Encyclopedia Iranica, Ajam Media, the Bullet, Global Voices,
and Review of the Middle East Studies.
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August 28
Professors Carol Campbell and Michael Fullan are re-appointed as education advisors to the Ontario Premier and Minister of Education
LHAE professors are recognized internationally for their research and leadership in public education. They will engage with stakeholders and work with the province to fulfill the goals outlined in Achieving Excellence: A Renewed Vision for Education in Ontario.
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July 21
Hot off the Press: The Power of Unstoppable Momentum: Key Drivers to Revolutionize Your District
Read Dr. Michael Fullan's new book entitled, The Power of Unstoppable Momentum: Key Drivers to Revolutionize Your District. It is featured in New Title Highlights Essential, Immediate Changes to K-12 Education. Dr. Michael Fullan is LHAE Prof emeritus and former OISE dean.
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July 18
Higher Ed Prof Creso Sa on international student recruitment in Canada
Higher Ed Prof Creso Sa is quoted on international student recruitment in Canada: Canada Capitalizes on a 'Trump Bump' - and Years of Preparation
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July 09
Principal Richard Messina talks about teacher training: After terror attacks teachers face tough questions from students
Principal Richard Messina is quoted in the Toronto Star article:
Training is needed for educators to talk to kids about violence in a reassuring, tolerant way.
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June 02
Congratulations to Daniela Bramwell and Emma Sabzalieva, this year's recipients of the Vanier Scholarships
Daniela and Emma are researching democratic citizenship in Ecuadorian high schools, and higher education in Central Asia. And they have just received the most prestigious support for their work.
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May 31
OISE Dean Glen Jones writes about the new Ontario tuition fee structure
OISE's Dean Glen Jones writes about the effect of a new Ontario tuition structure on student enrollments.
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May 24
Prof. Ann Lopez talks about "why white privilege is so difficult to talk about"
Professors Ann Lopez and Arlo Kempf speaking about white privilege and the curriculum in a two-part series on CBC's Ontario Today:
-Prof. Ann Lopez re. "why white privilege is so difficult to talk about" (May 24)
