The OISE/UT Centre for the Study of Values and Leadership
Paul Begley, Professor and Centre Head
OISE / UT Department of Theory and Policy Studies in Education
The OISE Centre for the Study of Values and Leadership was established in June 1996. The Centre is devoted to the support, promotion and dissemination of theory and research on values and leadership. Paul Begley serves as Centre Head. Other OISE/UT faculty associated with this centre include: Elizabeth Campbell, Associate Professor; Ken Leithwood, Professor & Head of the Centre for Leadership Development; and Jim Ryan, Professor and Ed.D. Program Coordinator. Several members of faculty from other Canadian Universities have established ties with the OISE Centre. These include Christopher Hodgkinson, Professor Emeritus at the University of Victoria, Keith Walker, Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, and Pauline Leonard also at the Univerisity of Saskatchewan.
UCEA Affiliation
Since its establishment in 1996, this centre has affiliated with several
other university centres sharing a commitment to the study of values.
Most noteworthy is the joint participation of the OISE Centre for the Study
of Values and Leadership with the University of Virginia in the establishment
of a University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) recognized
program centre. As of July 10, 1996, faculty associated with the
OISE Values Centre have officially joined with faculty from the Curry School
of Education, University of Virginia to form the UCEA Program Center for
the Study of Leadership and Ethics in Educational Administration.
The University of Virginia faculty who have joined with the OISE / UT people
identified above to form this include: Margaret Grogan, Associate
Professor & Co-Director of the UCEA Program Center; Eric Bredo,
Professor; Daniel Duke, Professor; Herbert Richards, Professor
Local Research Associates of the Centre
Consistent with its mandate the Centre has attracted a number of students
who have become research associates. The Centre supports their research
work in modest ways through travel subsidies and access to other centre
resources. These individuals include: Katrina Gleue (Mississauga),
Zephania Matanga (Zimbabwe), Cyril Coombs (St. John), Sharon Bolger (Mississauga),
Clay Lafleur (Toronto), Laura Slater (Mississauga), Jill Johnson (Guelph),
Lenore Duquette (Mississauga), Tony Normore (Labrador), Jan Varner (Waterloo),
Dina Dalia (Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic), and Stuart Critchley (Newfoundland).
International Research Associates
In addition to the UCEA Program Centre affiliation, links have been
established with several other universities whose representatives have
been designated as international associates of the OISE / UT Centre.
These include: Olof Johansson, Professor & Head of the
Centre for Principal Development at Umea University (Sweden); Glenda
Campbell-Evans, Head of School, Faculty of Education at Edith Cowan
University, Western Australia; Gabriele Lakomski, Professor at the University
of Melbourne; Pauline Leonard, Assistant Professor at the University of
Saskatchewan; Dr. Kevin Roche, Queensland, Australia; Allan Walker,
Associate Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong; Lejf
Moos, Royal Danish School of Education; and John Collard, Lecturer at the
University of Canberra.