Ontario Institute for Studies in Education - University of Toronto

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OISE is a leader in education research and innovation nationally and internationally and our scholars are
research leaders in their fields. Our faculty’s contributions have shaped education systems and have further
strengthened our knowledge economy.
Our research achievements are recognized by the impact of our work in society and also through the
numerous awards and honours we receive each year. OISE’s faculty members are recipients of some of the
largest Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council grants in Canada, and our research excellence is
recognized with nine Canada Research Chairs, an Ontario Research Chair and three endowed chairs.
OISE’s preeminent community of scholars works collaboratively and interdisciplinarily in our research
centres. These centres bring together students, faculty and staff to bridge policy and practice, foster
knowledge mobilization and promote scholarship.
We continually strive to support new and innovative research that challenges the norms and continues
to educate the community at large. Our researchers ask questions and provide solutions that expand our
reputation as an international leader in the research, teaching, and study of issues that matter in education.
To support this excellence, OISE has recently created mentorship and professional development assistance
to faculty.
OISE
Academic Plan
2004-09
Key Priority: Strengthen our research
programs through mentoring junior
faculty, improving the research
infrastructure and demonstrating
the value and impact of our
scholarship.
We also continue to explore innovative ways to support our researchers
who develop educational products (e.g. web-based teaching and
learning tools, curriculum material, research tools), by working
closely with the U of T Innovation and Partnerships Office.}
OISE’s Largest International Grant
May Lead to Treatment for Autism
Childhood is a crucial time of growth and possibility. Imagine not being able
to distinguish between a human face and that of your family pet. Imagine
seeing a world without gender, age, or race. Yet, nearly one million children in
Canada and the United States may have difficulty with a simple task.
Professor Kang Lee’s research, supported by a $1.84 million grant from the
National Insitutes of Health, will investigate how typically developing infants and
children recognize, perceive and categorize faces and their development over time.
This work will lay an important foundation for the development of assessment and
training methods to help children with facial processing deficits, as evidenced in
children with autism.
Research Centres and Institutes 2009-2010
• Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development
• Centre de recherches en éducation franco-ontarienne (CREFO)
• Centre for Arts-Informed Research (CAIR)
• Centre for Integrative Anti-Racism Studies (CIARS)
• Centre for Leadership and Diversity (CLD)
• Centre for Media and Culture in Education (CMCE)
• Centre for Science, Mathematics and Technology Education (SMT)
• Centre for Teacher Education and Development (CTED)
• Centre for the Study of Education and Work (CSEW)
• Centre for the Study of Students in Postsecondary Education (CSS)
• Centre for Diversity in Counselling and Psychotherapy (CDCP)
• Comparative, International and Development Education Centre (CIDEC)
• Centre for Urban Schooling (CUS)
• Centre for Women's Studies in Education (CWSE)
• Institute for Knowledge Innovation and Technology (IKIT)
• Institute of Child Study (ICS)
• International Centre for Educational Change (ICEC)
• Modern Language Centre (MLC)
• the Dr. R.G.N. Laidlaw Centre
• Social Economy Centre (SEC)
• Transformative Learning Centre (TLC)
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