Department of Integrated Studies in Education Annual Report 2009-2010
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Department of Integrated Studies in Education Annual Report 2009-2010 Submitted by Dr. Steven Jordan, Chair March 15, 2011 Department of Integrated Studies in Education Faculty of Education 3700 McTavish Street, Rm 244 Montreal, QC H3A 1Y2 Tel.: 514-398-4525 Fax: 514-398-4529 Table of Contents Section I: Description of the Unit ........................................................................................................................................... 3 A. Mission ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3 B. Objectives .................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Section II: Activities 2009-10 .................................................................................................................................................. 7 A. Teaching/Learning ........................................................................................................................................................... 7 B. Research ......................................................................................................................................................................... 14 APPENDIX 1: SELECTED HONOURS, AWARDS, AND PRIZES ............................................................................... 18 APPENDIX 2: PUBLICATIONS 2009/2010 ....................................................................................................................... 19 APPENDIX 3: OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES 2009/2010 .................................................................................... 27 APPENDIX 4: CONSULTING ACTIVITIES .................................................................................................................... 42 APPENDIX 5: ACADEMIC STAFF 2009-2010 ................................................................................................................ 44 APPENDIX 6: SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY ................................................................................... 49 APPENDIX 7: EXAMPLES OF COLLABORATION ..................................................................................................... 62 INTRAUNIVERSITY COLLABORATION ........................................................................................................................... 62 INTERUNIVERSITY COLLABORATION ........................................................................................................................... 67 Collaboration – Ministère de l’éducation, du loisir et du sport (MELS) ........................................................................... 72 Collaboration – Other Quebec, Provincial and Canadian Ministries & Agencies ............................................................ 73 Collaboration with International Governmental and Non-Governmental Agencies .......................................................... 75 Collaboration with Local Colleges, School Boards, Schools, Teacher Associations ......................................................... 76 Collaboration with, and Contributions to, the Wider Community ..................................................................................... 77 APPENDIX 8: UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR’S REPORT ................................................................ 79 APPENDIX 9: GRADUATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR’S REPORT .............................................................................. 84 APPENDIX 10: CENTRE FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP ................................................................................. 91 APPENDIX 11: FIRST NATIONS AND INUIT EDUCATION PROGRAMS ............................................................ 107 APPENDIX 12: OFFICE OF STUDENT TEACHING ANNUAL REPORT ............................................................... 124 APPENDIX 13: DISE STRATEGIC RESEARCH PLAN 2009 ..................................................................................... 140 Section I: Description of the Unit A. Mission The Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE) mission statement is to improve the quality of schooling and other forms of education--in Quebec, Canada, and internationally--in partnership with local, provincial, and federal governments, international agencies, NGOs, and the private sector. See (www.mcgill.ca/edu-integrated/mission/) for full details. The long term aims of the Department are: • to serve its immediate academic and professional communities; • to educate effective teachers and leaders for educational organizations; • to engage in and develop scholarship in the areas of pedagogy, curriculum, literacy education, educational policy, international and cultural studies of education, and educational leadership; • to engage in policy research and consulting aimed at improving the reform of educational institutions and systems. DISE completed its ninth year in September 2010, the result of a merger between three former academic units (Educational Studies, Culture and Values in Education, and Second Language Education). The Department continues to strive to meet these aims through harnessing the professional expertise of faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students, and by directing available resources to the creation of a culture of excellence in teaching, research and service to the Faculty, McGill and the broader academic community. As noted in the 2008-09 annual report, DISE is fully committed to articulating its efforts to the broader goals of the Faculty Compact planning process and the University’s White Paper, Strengths and Aspirations (November, 2005). In doing so, the Department’s overall aim is to contribute to increasing the profile of the Faculty as an internationally recognised centre for the exploration of new forms of knowledge, teaching, and learning within the multiplicity of social contexts that now define education in the 21st century. The Department comprises six graduate programs (five MA and one PhD) and six undergraduate programs (BEd). It also continues to offer credit and non-credit courses through the Centre for Educational Leadership (CEL), and First Nations and Inuit Education programs (FNIE) to teachers, administrators, and other professionals interested in upgrading/updating their knowledge, expertise and skills. Over 2009-10, student numbers (FTEs) in DISE undergraduate programs increased slightly to 1,294 (from 1,260 the previous year) with a modest increase in its graduate programs to 326 from 279 with the inclusion of the MATL program but not counting Graduate Certificate in Leadership 1 & 2 programs. In line with guidelines expressed in the White paper Strengths and Aspirations (2005) and GPSO policy concerning graduate student funding, the Department aims to increase graduate student numbers over the next two years until 2011-12. It should be noted that the Department cannot apply this principle to our undergraduate programs as student numbers are regulated by quotas established by the Ministère de l'éducation, du loisir et du sport (MELS). Students graduating from DISE programs continue to follow career paths described in previous reports, including: teaching in schools and colleges; teaching and research in tertiary education; educational administration and leadership; evaluation research and consulting in both public and private sectors; and updating and enhancement of academic and professional skills and expertise. It should be noted that DISE graduates have gained employment at the local (Montreal), provincial (Quebec), national, and international (e.g., UNESCO) levels within their respective fields of expertise. Attached as appendices are the reports of directors of programs, CEL, and d FNIE that comprise DISE. Please consult these for a detailed overview of the activities of: Undergraduate Program Director’s Report (Dr. Caroline Riches: Appendix 8) Graduate Program Co-Directors’ Report (Dr. Michael Hoechsmann and Dr. Mela Sarkar: Appendix 9) Centre for Educational Leadership (Dr. Lynn Butler-Kisber: Appendix 10) First Nations and Inuit Education programs (Donna-Lee Smith: Appendix 11) Office of Student Teaching (Dr. Fiona Benson: Appendix 12). B. Objectives The Department continues to develop its aims and objectives in line with those of the Faculty of Education’s Compact planning process and the University’s White Paper, Strengths and Aspirations (2005). These aims and objectives are: 1. To review, revise and update its undergraduate and graduate programs; 2. To improve links with the wider educational community; 3. To increase funding for graduate student support; 4. To increase scholarship and funded research; 5. To address problems related to full-time and part-time staff and student/teacher ratios. As noted above, a key strategic objective in the Department’s planning process is the linking of its aims and objectives with the principal goals of the University’s White paper, Strengths and Aspirations. While there are different mechanisms through which this is accomplished, the new strategic planning process and its associated planning cycles initiated by the new Dean over 2008-09 have become the central decision-making mechanism through which departmental policy is to be articulated, developed and implemented as the Faculty moves forward over the next 3-5 years. The DISE strategic plan (which was submitted