Sandra Acker, Ph.D. (Chicago), Professor
Chair of  The Department of Sociology & Equity Studies in Education

Cross-Appointed to the Higher Education Group, Theory & Policy Studies (TPS), OISE/UT


 

sacker@oise.utoronto.ca
(416) 923-6641, x 2272


Sandra Acker's research and teaching interests focus on women and education, teacher education, and careers and workplace cultures of teachers and academics.  Publications include Teachers, Gender and Careers (Falmer Press, 1989), Gendered Education (Open University Press, 1994), The Realities of Teachers' Work: Never a Dull Moment (Cassell & Continuum, 1999) and (with Elizabeth Smyth, Paula Bourne and Alison Prentice) Challenging Professions: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Women's Professional Work (University of Toronto Press, 1999).  From 1995-1999, she was Principal Investigator for a research project "Making a Difference: Feminization and the Changing Climate of University-Based Professional Education" and a Co-Investigator for a research network, "Women and Professional Education"; currently she is Principal Investigator for a project "Traditions and Transitions in Teacher Education: The Experiences of Teacher Educators in Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan, 1945-2002."