Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

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Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
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TypePublic teachers' college
Established1847: Provincial Normal School (1847–1979)
1848: Toronto Model School (1848–1941)
1907: Faculty of Education, University of Toronto (1907–1996)
1965: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (1996–present)
Parent institution
 University of Toronto
DeanProf. Erica N. Walker
Location
252 Bloor Street West
Toronto
,
Ontario
,
Canada
Colours Blue and white   
Affiliations University of Toronto Schools, Institute of Child Study Laboratory School, AUCC, IALEI, IAU, COU, CIS, CUSID, OUA, OCGS
Website oise.utoronto.ca

The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT) is Canada's only all-graduate institute of teaching, learning and research.[ specify ] It is located at 252 Bloor Street West in Toronto, Ontario, directly above the St. George subway station. The OISE-affiliated Jackman Institute of Child Study is situated nearby at 45 Walmer Street.

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History

OISE/UT traces its origins back to three separate institutions – the Ontario Provincial Normal School, the Faculty of Education at the University of Toronto, and the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. The Ontario Provincial Normal School was founded in 1847, the Provincial Model School in 1848 (later merged into Normal School), renamed the Toronto Normal School in 1875, and renamed again as the Toronto Teachers’ College in 1953. In 1974, the Toronto Teachers’ College was recreated as the Ontario Teacher Education College, which was a degree-granting institution. However, with the declining need for teachers, it was closed by the Ontario government in 1979. [1]

The University of Toronto's Faculty of Education also underwent a series of name changes, being known as the Faculty of Education, University of Toronto from 1907 to 1920, the Ontario College of Education from 1920 to 1965, the College of Education, University of Toronto from 1965 to 1972, and again as the Faculty of Education in 1972. The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education itself was founded in 1965 by an act of the Ontario Legislature. OISE's primary objectives were to conduct and disseminate research in the field of education, and to offer graduate-level education courses and degrees. [2] In 1996, the University of Toronto's Faculty of Education merged with OISE to form the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto.

In 1965, OISE introduced a masters and doctoral program in adult education. In 1967, OISE introduced the first graduate course in comparative studies in adult education, which was taught by J. R. Kidd.

In 1975, Professor Frank Smith worked with Stephen Rose on the documentary TV programme How Do You Read, which was broadcast by the BBC as part of the Horizon TV series. [3]

In 1979, OISE hosted the founding meeting of the Feminist Party of Canada. [4]

Academics

OISE/UT offers graduate programs in teaching, psychology, educational theory, history and administration, and Honours Specialist, technical education diploma, and Additional and Principal Qualification programs. Master of Education and Doctor of Education degrees as well as Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees are available. Master of Teaching degrees are also offered. OISE also offers a concurrent education program.

As a result of the government's decision to extend teaching degree programs from existing one year into two years province-wide, OISE announced that they would shift towards graduate programs. By 2015, undergraduate teaching programs were eliminated and OISE became an all-graduate school. [5]

Partnerships

OISE is a founding member of the International Alliance of Leading Education Institutes, which is an international organization of premier education institutes whose focus and mandate is to explore educational issues of global consequence, particularly in matters of teacher education and educational policy. [6] IALEI membership is selective, limited, and by invitation only, based on a member's status as both a world-leading institute, including its "strength in breadth and depth of staff with exceptional publications and significant impact", and as a regional/national centre of excellence in teacher education and consonant educational research, amongst other criteria. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (2006). Inspiring education, 1907-2007: Celebrating 100 years of studies in education at the University of Toronto. Toronto: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. p. 12. ISBN   978-0772726223.
  2. ↑ An Act to Establish the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, SO 1965, c 86. https://archive.org/details/statutesofprovin1965onta
  3. ↑ Smith, Frank (1976). "Learning to Read by Reading". Language Arts. 53 (3): 297–322. JSTOR   41404150.
  4. ↑ Miles, Angela. "Feminist Party of Canada News/Nouvelles – Rise Up!". riseupfeministarchive.ca. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Singh, Amitpal (2014-05-11). "OISE set to become "all-graduate institute of teaching, learning and research"". The Varsity.
  6. ↑ International Alliance of Leading Educational Institutes http://www.intlalliance.org/home/
  7. ↑ "The Copenhagen Document from January 2010, modified in Singapore on the 6 October 2010", IALEI http://www.intlalliance.org/aboutialei/thecopenhagendocument/
  8. ↑ "Memorandum of Understanding", IALEI http://www.intlalliance.org/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/ialei_memorandum_aug_2008.pdf
  9. ↑ Oliver, Greg (2017). Father Bauer and the Great Experiment: The Genesis of Canadian Olympic Hockey. Toronto, Ontario: ECW Press. p. 46. ISBN   978-1-77041-249-1.

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