Introduction for the Special Issue: The Impact of Neoliberalism on Teacher Education in Canada

Authors

  • Manu Sharma University of Wisconsin-River Falls
  • Kathy Sanford University of Victoria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55016/ojs/ajer.v64i4.61678

Author Biographies

  • Manu Sharma, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
    Dr. Manu Sharma is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in the Teacher Education Department, where she teaches foundational courses which focus on equity and diversity issues in education. Dr. Sharma has previously taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses and supported field placements at Brock University, University of Toronto, and University of Windsor; in addition, she has also worked for the Toronto District School Board and in international settings as a public educator. Her research interests and publications in the field of teacher education are based on equity initiatives, teacher development, social justice pedagogy, deficit thinking, and international teaching experiences.
  • Kathy Sanford, University of Victoria

    Dr. Kathy Sanford is a Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria. Her research interests include teacher education, nonformal and informal adult education, ePortfolios as alternative forms of learning/assessment, gender pedagogy, and multi-literacies. She is currently working on research focused on learning in professional programs, video games and youth civic engagement, museum/library education, and digital Portfolios development.

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Published

2019-03-07

How to Cite

Introduction for the Special Issue: The Impact of Neoliberalism on Teacher Education in Canada. (2019). Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 64(4), 341-345. https://doi.org/10.55016/ojs/ajer.v64i4.61678