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Graduate Faculty in Ethnicity or Immigration

The following directory includes University of Toronto professors teaching courses for the Ethnic, Immigration, and Pluralism Studies Collaborative Program. In addition, departmental representatives are listed, as well as faculty members whose academic interests concern either ethnicity or immigration.

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Anthropology (5)
Economics (1)
European, Russian & Eurasian Studies (11)
Geography (6)
History (13)
Industrial Relations & Human Resources (3)
Law (8)
Nursing (3)
Political Science (9)
Religion (5)
Social Work (6)
Sociology (8)
Sociology & Equity Studies in Education (6)
Theory & Policy Studies in Education (3)
Women & Gender Studies (5)


THEORY AND POLICY STUDIES IN EDUCATION (TPS)

Reva Joshee
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Professor Reva Joshee is Chair, Theory and Policy Studies in Education at OISE/UT. Her course TPS 1029 Special Topics in Educational Administration: Multicultural and Diversity Politics in Comparative Perspective: Canada and the United States is open to students in the Ethnic and Pluralism Studies collaborative program. Professor Joshee uses the lens of eductaion for peace as defined by Gandhian principles to work in areas of policy and diversity in Canada and elsewhere. General interests include education for peace, diversity, citizenship, and policy. Her research interests focus on democratic approaches to policy and education, as well as diversity and social justice policies in education.

Selected Publications

Joshee, R., and L. Johnson, eds. Multicultural Education Policies in Canada and the United States. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2007.

______, and L. Johnson. "Historic Diversity and Equity Policies in Canada." In Community, Nation, and School: Historical and Comparative Perspectives, edited by K. Tolley. New York: Palgrave, 2006.

______, and T. Derwing. "The Unmaking of Citizenship Education for Adult Immigrants in Canada," Journal of International Migration and Integration 6.1 (2005): 61-81.

______. "Citizenship and Multicultural Education in Canada: From Assimilation to Social Cohesion." In Diversity and Citizenship Education: Global Perspectives, edited by J.A. Banks. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004.

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James Ryan
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Professor James Ryan teaches TPS 1042 Educational Leadershp and Cultural Diversity and TPS 3042 Field Research in Eucational Administration in the Ethnic and Pluralism Studies graduate collaborative program. He is co-director of the Centre for Leadership and Diversity (CLD) at OISE/UT. Professor Ryan's interests include all apsects of aborignal education, the administration of schools with diverse ethnocultural student populations, inclusive leadershp, philosophy and theory in educational administration, research methods, social, critical and postmodern theory, and various organizational approaches to schooling

Selected Publications

Ryan, James. "Leading Diverse Schools." In International Encyclopedia of Education, 3rd edition, edited by B. McGaw, and P. Peterson. Oxford: Elsevier, 2008.

______. "Dialogue, Identity, and Inclusion: Administrators as Mediators in Diverse School Contexts," Journal of School Leadership 17.3 (2007): 340-69.

______, and C. Rottman. "Eduational Leadership and Policy Approaches to Critical Social Justice," Journal of Educational Administration and Foundations 18.1-2 (2007): 9-23.

______, K. Pollock, and F. Antonelli. "Teacher and Administrator Diversity in Canada: Leaky Pipelines, Bottlenecks, and Glass Ceilings." Paper prepared for the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for the study of Education, Saskatoon, May 2007.

______, and L.Johnson. "International Perspectives on Leadership and Policy for Social Justice," Leadership and Policy in Schools 5.1 (2006): 1-2.

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Harold Troper
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Professor Harold Troper is the faculty representative for Theory and Policy Studies in Education on the Ethnic and Pluralism Studies program committee . He teaches TPS 1428H—Immigration and the History of Canadian Education, TPS 1429H—Ethnicity and the History of Canadian Education, and TPS 3428H—Minority Concerns and Education in Canadian History: Selected Topics in the Collaborative Program. His research interests include Canadian social history; immigration; education of ethnic and minority groups; American history; history of education.

Selected Publications

Troper, Harold. "To Farms or Cities: A Historical Tension between Canada and its Immigrants." In Host Societies and the Reception of Immigrants, edited by Jeffrey G. Reitz. LaJolla, CA: Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California, 2003.

_____, and Abella Irving. None is too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe, 1933-1948. 3rd ed. Toronto: Key Porter, 2000.

_____, and Morton Weinfeld, eds. Ethnicity, Politics, and Public Policy: Case Studies in Canadian Diversity. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999.

______. The Ransomed of God: The Remarkable Story of One Woman's Role in the Rescue of Syrian Jews. Toronto: Malcolm Lester Books, 1999.

______, and Irving M. Abella. None is Too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe, 1933-1948. Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1982, 1991.

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Program Director:
 Jeffrey G. Reitz
Courses, 2010-2011

Program Administrator:

Momo Kano Podolsky


Collaborating Departments:

Anthropology
European, Russian, & Eurasian Studies
Geography
History
Industrial Relations & Human Resources
Nursing Science
Political Science
Religion
Social Work
Sociology
Sociology & Equity Studies in Education
Theory & Policy Studies in Education
Women & Gender Studies