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DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES
The purpose of OISE/UT's field development activities is to stimulate and facilitate beneficial change in education in Ontario, particularly to schools. OISE/UT's Office of Field Services and Research administers seven regional field centres. The Centre for Leadership Development, housed in the Department of Theory and Policy Studies in Education, also has field development responsibilities. Two of the centres (Ottawa and Sudbury) provide services for francophone clients. 

Because of their geographical location and their close association with the schools in their region, the field centres provide the main focus of OISE/UT's field development effort. However, OISE/UT as a whole is committed to field development work, and many of its academic departments are heavily involved. Field centres in turn make an important contribution to graduate studies by teaching distance education and off-campus courses, and to research and development through local research projects. 

The activities of the field centres are determined collaboratively by centre staff and regional representatives, taking into account regional contexts and special needs as well as the individual expertise of the centre staff. Each centre has a small staff, generally not more than one or two people. There are consequently constraints on the assistance that the staff can offer, and they prefer activities that will have widespread influence in their regions. Some examples of field centre activities are given in the descriptions of the individual centres. 

This document is a modified excerpt from the OISE/UT Bulletin 1997-98

 
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Centre for Leadership Development 
Room 7-234, OISE/UT 
252 Bloor Street West 
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6 

Telephone: (416) 923-6641,  
Ext. 2622

The major focus of the Centre for Leadership Development is planned educational change and leadership roles in educational improvement. 

The main functions of the Centre are research on different aspects of its major focus, the design of pre-service and in-service programs, and field work and consultation based on the research program. 

 
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OISE/UT Midnorthern/ Northeastern Centre 
Gatchell School 
31 Tuddenham Avenue 
Sudbury, Ontario P3C 3E9 

Telephone: (705) 674-8442 
Fax: (705) 671-1582 

(Sociology in Education)

The Sudbury office of the Midnorthern/ Northeastern Centre works in close collaboration with the North Bay office, the Centre de recherche en éducation du Nouvel-Ontario (CRÉNO), the Northern Centre for Instructional Leadership (NCIL), and the regional office of the Ministry of Education and Training. 

The faculty and research personnel take an integrated approach to graduate studies, research, and field development, using the perspectives, concepts, ideas, and methods of both classical sociology and the new sociology of education. These guide a range of large-scale and small-scale projects relating to equity, policy, planned educational change, and community development. The Centre's involvement in research and development projects includes: inter-agency collaboration; child abuse prevention; relational planning in the FSL and regular program field; community involvement in education; equity of access, program quality, and outcome in education; empowerment and voice in education; First Nations education, including tuition agreement and tuition agreement schooling; and the trusteeship. Most graduate course offerings are in Sociology in Education, Curriculum, and Educational Administration. Centre faculty supervise master's research projects, Qualifying Research Papers, and both master's and doctoral theses. 
 

Centre Head:  
    TBA 

Secretary:  
    Linda Chappell

 

  llchappell@oise.utoronto.ca

 
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OISE/UT Midnorthern/ Northeastern Centre 
North Bay Office 
Canadore College 
Commerce Court Campus 
100 College Drive 
North Bay, Ontario P1B 8K9 

Telephone: (705) 474-7600, 
Ext. 6553 
Fax: (705) 472-7169 

 

The North Bay office offers expertise in staff development, system-wide evaluation, interdisciplinary approaches to curriculum development and implementation, business/industry/education linkages, leadership/management issues, career decision-making, student problem-solving, and site-based management. A special focus, in collaboration with the Sudbury office, is the establishing of links with the region's First Nations leaders. The North Bay office also works closely with the Northern Centre for Instructional Leadership (NCIL) in the areas of planned educational change and leadership, with the office providing research in pre-service and in-service, fieldwork, and consultation. Where demand exists, faculty teach off-campus courses in their area of specialization.
Faculty: Dr. Bruce Cassie bcassie@oise.utoronto.ca 

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Centre 
de recherches en éducation du
Nouvel-Ontario
(CRÉNO)
 
1311, rue Gemmell 
Salle #213 
Sudbury (Ontario) P3A 1G3 

Téléphone: (705) 560-5740 
Télécopieur: (705) 560-3130 

 

Le CRÉNO dispense ses services aux éducateurs et éducatrices de langue française du Nord de l'Ontario. Ces services comprennent des cours en sciences de l'éducation aux cycles supérieurs (Études franco-ontariennes en éducation) offerts en français, ainsi que des engagements dans des domaines de recherches qui reflètent les besoins du milieu scolaire. Les secteurs de la formation et du développement professionnel, de la planification stratégique, de la qualité en éducation, de l'éducation à distance, de l'amélioration scolaire, de l'éducation en milieu minoritaire, de la vitalité ethnolinguistique et d'animation culturelle figurent parmi les activités prioritaires du Centre. 
 
Centre Head: 
   Dr. Denis Haché 

Secretary: 
   Liette Chaloux


dhache@oise.utoronto.ca

lchaloux@oise.utoronto.ca

 
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OISE/UT Midwestern
Centre
 
51 Ardelt Avenue 
Kitchener, Ontario N2C 2R5 

Telephone: (519) 579-0780 
Fax: (519) 579-8370 

(Sociology in Education) 

Over the past six years, the Centre has been analysing changing roles of secondary school staff resulting from restructuring. 

Ongoing investigation of the role of department heads has contributed significant findings to both researchers and practitioners. The Centre has also been involved in facilitating action research through professional development programs based in individual boards and through graduate education.

Centre Head: 
    Dr. Lynne Hannay 

Secretary: 
    Michelle Couperus

lhannay@oise.utoronto.ca 

  mcouperus@oise.utoronto.ca 

 
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OISE/UT 
Southern  
Centre 
OISE/UT Southern Centre 
252 Bloor St West 
10th Floor, Room 120
Toronto, Ontario 
M5S 1V6 

Phone: (416) 923-6641, 
ext. 2633 
Fax: (416) 926-4744 

(Sociology in Education)

The Southern Centre's work is primarily in three areas: the holistic curriculum, staff development, and CRDI (curriculum review, development, and implementation). The Centre is involved in both off-campus and on-campus teaching. Centre faculty teach courses in the holistic curriculum and courses related to CRDI. Anne Jordan, Professor in Adaptive Instruction (OISE/UT), is also now connected with the Centre and is offering courses on site.
Centre Head: Dr. Jack Miller

ASCD Holistic Learning Network 

jmiller@oise.utoronto.ca 
 
 
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OISE/UT Northwestern Centre 
Agnew H. Johnston School 
145 Churchill Drive 
Thunder Bay, Ontario 
P7C 1V6 

Telephone: (807) 475-8110 
Fax: (807) 475-8149

The Northwestern Centre focuses much of its work on school improvement, restructuring, site-based management, and program development. With respect to these initiatives, the identification and enhancement of skills required by administrators, department heads, teachers, and others is central to much of the Centre's work in professional development. In program development, Centre staff are especially involved in assisting schools and school boards in the development of appropriate programs for intellectually gifted learners. The challenges faced by small secondary schools and the opportunities presented by technology are two other areas of particular interest. In addition, Centre staff are involved in research in gender and the history of education in Ontario. Centre faculty teach Curriculum courses via distance education, particularly computer and audio conferencing. 
 
Centre Head: Mr. Wayne Seller
 
 
Faculty: Dr. Elizabeth Smyth

(currently Associate Chair, Department of
Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, OISE/UT)
 
 
Secretary:  Margaret Gerry
wseller@oise.utoronto.ca 

esmyth@oise.utoronto.ca 
 

mgerry@oise.utoronto.ca

 
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OISE/UT 
Ottawa Valley Centre 
60 Tiverton Drive 
Nepean, Ontario K2E 6L8 

Telephone: (613) 224-0561 
Fax: (613) 228-7074 

(Curriculum, Sociology 
in Education via 
distance education courses)

The Ottawa Valley Centre serves school systems in the Ottawa Valley and as far west as the Kingston area. Activities include mainly workshops, consultation, and joint research projects with school boards in the areas of learning assessment strategies, program reviews, and research design and data analysis. Topics of interest include alternative learning assessment strategies in the classroom, education in religion, and stages of writing maturation.
Centre Head: 
    Dr. Marie Josée Berger 

Secretary: 
    Johanne Doré

mjberger@oise.utoronto.ca 

jdore@oise.utoronto.ca 

 
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Centre 
régional  
d'Ottawa 
60, prom. Tiverton 
Nepean, Ontario K2E 6L8 

Téléphone: (613) 224-0561 
Télécopieur: (613) 228-7074 

(Curriculum, Sociologie 
en éducation cours 
de formation à distance)

Le Centre régional d'Ottawa offre des services aux conseils scolaires de la région de l'est de l'Ontario. Ces services comportent principalement des ateliers, des consultations, des projets de recherche menés conjointement avec les conseils scolaires dans le champ des stratégies d'évaluation des apprentissages, l'examen de programmes pédagogiques, les schèmes d'expérimentation et l'analyse de données. Parmi les sujets traités on compte entre autres les pratiques d'évaluation en salle de classe, l'enseignement concernant la religion et l'évolution des habilités de productions écrites.
Centre Head: 
    Dr. Marie Josée Berger 

Secretary: 
    Johanne Doré

mjberger@oise.utoronto.ca 

jdore@oise.utoronto.ca 

 
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OISE/UT 
Trent Valley
Centre
 
633 Monaghan Rd. South 
PO Box 719 
Peterborough, Ontario 
K9J 7A1 

Telephone: (705) 742-8827 
Fax: (705) 742-5104 

(Curriculum, Teaching, 
& Learning)

The Trent Valley Centre specializes in curriculum processes. Special attention is given to the enhancement of students' ability to learn from peers, professional development programs for teachers and other educators, and the use of evaluation to strengthen programs and improve student achievement. 

The Centre offers off-campus M.Ed. programs in Curriculum, with a special interest in programs designed in collaboration with school systems to improve school practice. 
 

Centre Head: Dr. John A. Ross 

 Research Officer: 
     Anne Hogaboam Gray 
  
Secretary: Carolyn Brioux 

 

jross@oise.utoronto.ca 
ahogaboam@oise.utoronto.ca 
cbrioux@oise.utoronto.ca 
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