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August 13
Dr. Shahrzad Mojab appointed to lead Equity Studies at New College
AECD Professor, Shahrzad Mojab is scholar, teacher and activist internationally known for her work on the impact of war, displacement and violence on women's learning and education; gender, state, migration and diaspora; Marxist feminism and anti-racism pedagogy.
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July 29
Sara Asalya, newly admitted Higher Ed Student, aims to improve university experience for new Canadians
In the six years that she's been in Canada, Sara Asalya has been making a mark within the student immigrant community.
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July 12
AECD Prof. McCready appointed Interim Director of U of T's Transitional Year Program
AECD Professor Lance McCready has been appointed Interim Director of the University of Toronto's Transitional Year Program. This important program helps adults without a high school diploma qualify for university admission.
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July 10
Dr. Angela Hildyard on new program designed to close gender gap in higher education leadership roles
A new program by the Centre for Higher Education Research and Development seeks to address the gender gap in university leadership and encourage women to pursue higher academic administrative roles. The first of its kind in Canada, the program will operate out of Winnipeg, Manitoba this fall. Higher Ed Professor Angela Hildyard weighs in.
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July 10
ELP PhD student Sachin Maharaj on elite specialized schools in the public system
In a recent op-ed, OISE doctoral student Sachin Maharaj argues that eliminating elite specialized public schools may help reduce racial disparities in school systems. "Policies and programs that have the effect of dividing students along lines like race and socioeconomic status, and that create exclusive benefits for small groups of students, should have no place in a publicly funded education system," said Maharaj.
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May 25
ELP Alumnus, Dr. Daniel Hamlin, receives 2017 Leithwood Award for Outstanding Thesis of the Year
Established in 2003, this award is granted to one graduating doctoral student annually whose work demonstrates research excellence and advances knowledge in the field of education in an impactful way.
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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, 2017
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, 2017
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, 2017
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, 2017
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, 2017
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, 2017
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, 2017
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, 2017
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, 2017
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.
