Leadership, Higher and Adult Education

LHAE: Introduction

Faculty Affiliation

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)

Degree Programs

Adult Education and Community Development

MA, MEd, and PhD

Educational Leadership and Policy

MA, MEd, EdD, and PhD

Admissions to the EdD have been administratively suspended.

  • Fields:
    • Educational Leadership and Policy;
    • International Educational Leadership and Policy (EdD only)

Higher Education

MA

  • Field:
    • Higher Education

MEd

  • Fields:
    • Education in the Professions;
    • Higher Education;
    • Higher Education Leadership;
    • Student Development and Student Services in Higher Education

EdD

  • Field:
    • Higher Education

PhD

  • Field:
    • Higher Education

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

Scholars in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education (LHAE) are engaged in a range of theoretical and practical areas: primary, secondary, and higher education leadership and administration; adult education; policy and change; social diversity; and community engagement. LHAE develops and organizes collaborative specializations in support of particular research areas of interest including those in policy, international development education, and workplace learning. These collaborative specializations can be taken in conjunction with most OISE graduate programs.

Contact and Address

Admissions

Initial inquiries regarding admission to graduate studies in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education should be made directly to:

Web: www.oise.utoronto.ca/registrar-students
Email: admissions.oise@utoronto.ca
Tel: (416) 978-4300
Fax: (416) 323-9964

Registrar’s Office and Student Experience
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West, Rm. 8-225
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6
Canada

Programs

Web: www.oise.utoronto.ca/lhae
Email: lhae.admissions@utoronto.ca
Tel: (Admissions and Programs): (416) 978-0729

Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West, 6th and 7th Floors
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6
Canada

LHAE: Graduate Faculty

Full Members

Bakan, Abigail - BA, MA, PhD
Bascia, Nina - PhD
Bisaillon, Laura - BA, MA, PhD
Boler, Megan - BA, PhD
Campbell, Carol - BA, PhD
Childs, Ruth - BS, MA, PhD
Chmielewski, Anna Katyn - BA, MA, PhD
Davies, Scott - BA, MA, PhD
Dhuey, Elizabeth Ann - BA, MEc, PhD
Flessa, Joseph - BA, MA, PhD
Garrett-Walker, Whitnee - BA, MAT, MA
Georgis, Dina - PhD
Hayhoe, Ruth - BA, MA, PhD
Janzen, Katharine - BS, BN, MEd, EdD
Jones, Glen - BA, BEd, MEd, PhD
Kuk, Hye-Su - BA, MA, PhD
Lopez, Ann - BA, BE, MEd, PhD
Magnusson, Jamie-Lynn - BA, MA, PhD
McCready, Lance - BA, MA, PhD
Menashy, Francine - BA, BEd, MEd, PhD
Mirchandani, Kiran - BA, MPH, PhD
Mojab, Shahrzad - BA, MEd, EdD
Mundy, Karen - BA, MA, PhD
Sá, Creso - BA, MA, DPhil (Chair and Graduate Chair)
Sawchuk, Peter - BSc, BEd, MA, PhD
Vieta, Marcelo A. - BA, MA, PhD
Waterman, Stephanie - BA, MA, PhD
Wemigwans, Jennifer - BA, MFA, DPhil
Wheelahan, Leesa - BA, MA, PhD
Zuker, Marvin - BA, LLB, MEd

Members Emeriti

Anderson, Stephen - BA, MA, PhD
Gaskell, Jane - BA, EdD
Joshee, Reva - BLitt, MA, PhD
Leithwood, Kenneth - BA, BPHE, MPE, PhD
Muzzin, Linda - BA, MA, MPsy, PhD
Ryan, James - BEd, MEd, PhD
Stiegelbauer, Suzanne - BS, MA, MA, PhD

Associate Members

Blaauw-Hara, Mark - BA, MA, PhD
Corral, Daniel - AB, MS, MSc
Desai, Chandni - PhD
Drinkwater, Mary - BA, BEd, MPA, PhD
Entigar, Katherine - BA, MA, PhD
Evans-Tokaryk, Tyler - PhD
Gingras, Jacqui - PhD
Karram Stephenson, Grace L. - PhD
Knight, Jane - PhD
Lavigne, Eric - BE, MEd, PhD
Malik, Sofya - PhD
Manion, Caroline - BA, MA, PhD
Mayes-Tang, Sarah - BSc, MS, PhD
Moodie, Gavin - PhD
Parzen, Maurine - BNSc, MS, PhD
Rawle, Fiona - PhD
Scully-Stewart, Coleen - BA, MEd, PhD
Sharratt, Lyn - BA, MEd, EdD
Stickel, Micah - BASc, MASc, PhD
Sumner, Jennifer - BA, PhD
Tuters, Stephanie Diane - BA, MEd, PhD
Williams, Andrea - MA, PhD

LHAE: Adult Education and Community Development MA, MEd, PhD Courses

Not all courses are offered every year. Please review the course schedule on the Registrar’s Office and Student Experience website.

Course CodeCourse Title
LHA1100H
Introduction to Adult Education
LHA1101H
Program Planning in Adult Education
LHA1102H
Introduction to Community Development
LHA1103H
Introduction to Research Methods in Adult Education (RM)
LHA1105H
Introduction to Qualitative Research: Part I (RM)
LHA1106H
Introduction to Qualitative Research: Part II (RM)
LHA1107HDeveloping and Leading High Performing Teams: Theory and Practice
LHA1108H
Adult Learning
LHA1109H
Creative Empowerment Work with the Disenfranchised
LHA1110H
Approaches to Teaching Adults
LHA1111H
Working with Survivors of Trauma
LHA1113H
Gender and Race at Work
LHA1114H
Commons, Community and Social Justice
LHA1115HLearning for the Global Economy
LHA1119H
Creating a Learning Organization
LHA1120HProfessions, Learning, and Work
(Exclusion: LHA5105H.)
LHA1122H
Practicum in Adult Education and Community Development (Credit/No Credit)
LHA1142H
Young Adulthood in Crisis: Learning, Transitions, and Activism
LHA1143H
Introduction to Feminist Perspectives on Society and Education
LHA1144H
Queer Interventions: Tools for Community Organizing
LHA1145HParticipatory Research in the Community and the Workplace (RM)
LHA1146H
Women, War, and Learning
LHA1147H
Women, Migration, and Work
LHA1148H
Introduction to Workplace, Organizational, and Economic Democracy
LHA1149H
Precarity and Dispossession: Urban Poverty and Rebel Cities
LHA1150H
Critical Perspectives on Organizational Change
LHA1152H
Individual Reading and Research in Adult Education: Master’s Level
LHA1180H
Indigenous Worldviews: Implications for Education
LHA1181H
Embodied Learning and Alternative Approaches to Community Wellness
LHA1182H
Nonprofits, Co-operatives, and the Social Economy: An Overview
LHA1183H+
Master’s Research Seminar (Credit/No Credit)
LHA1184H
Indigenous Knowledge: Implications for Education
LHA1190H
Community Healing and Peacebuilding
LHA1193H
Adult Education for Sustainability
LHA1194H
Cyberliteracy and Adult Education
LHA1195H
Technology @Work: The Internet in Workplace Learning and Change
LHA1196H
Walking Together, Talking Together: The Praxis of Reconciliation
LHA1197H
The Pedagogy of Food
LHA3102H+
Doctoral Thesis Seminar (Credit/No Credit)
LHA3152H
Individual Reading and Research in Adult Education: Doctoral Level
LHA3182HParticipatory Democracy, Activism, and Citizenship Learning
LHA3183H
Introduction to Institutional Ethnography (RM)
LHA3184H
Indigenous Research Methodologies (RM)
LHA5100H to LHA5120HSpecial Topics in Adult Education and Community Development: Master’s Level
LHA6100H to LHA6110HSpecial Topics in Adult Education and Community Development: Doctoral Level
CIE1001H
Introduction to Comparative, International, and Development Education
CIE1002H
Practicum in Comparative, International, and Development Education
CIE1006HTransnational Perspectives on Democracy, Human Rights, and Democratic Education in an Era of Globalization
CIE6000HSpecial Topics in Comparative, International, and Development Education
WPL1131HIntroduction to Workplace Learning and Social Change
WPL3930H
Practitioner Communities in Workplace Learning (Credit/No Credit)
(Prerequisite: WPL1131H or by permission of the instructor.)
WPL3931H
Advanced Studies in Workplace Learning and Social Change

+ Extended course. For academic reasons, coursework is extended into session following academic session in which course is offered.

Interprogram Courses

The following course is accepted for credit in the Adult Education and Community Development program and will satisfy the program’s requirement. For descriptions, see the relevant programs.

Course CodeCourse Title
SJE1925H
Indigenous Knowledge and Decolonization: Pedagogical Implications

LHAE: Educational Leadership and Policy MA, MEd, EdD, PhD Courses

Not all courses are offered every year. Please review the course schedule on the Registrar’s Office and Student Experience website.

Some sections of existing courses are offered off campus and online in order to make them available to students in localities far from Toronto.

Course Code Course Title
EDP3045H Educational Policy and Program Evaluation
EDP3145H Methodological Approaches for Researching Education Policy (RM)
(Exclusions: LHA3145H, TPS3145H.)
JOI3043H Development and Use of Surveys in Education Research (RM)
JOI3048H Intermediate Statistics in Educational Research: Multiple Regression Analysis (RM)
JOI3049H Multilevel and Longitudinal Modelling in Educational Research (RM)
(Prerequisite: an intermediate statistics course such as JOI1288H, JOI3048H, or equivalent. Exclusion: LHA6005H.)
LHA1003H
Designing Master's Research Proposals
LHA1004H
Research Literacy in Educational Leadership and Policy
LHA1012H
Organizational Culture and Decision Making
LHA1013H Developing and Organizing People in Education
(Exclusion: LHA5007H.)
LHA1016H
School Program Development and Implementation
LHA1018H
Political Skill in the Education Arena
LHA1019H
Diversity and the Ethics of Educational Leadership and Policy
LHA1020H
Teachers and Educational Change
LHA1030H
The Legal Context of Education
LHA1035H Sociology of Education
LHA1040H
Introduction to Educational Leadership and Policy: Policy, Leadership, Change, and Diversity
LHA1041H
Educational Administration II: Social and Policy Contexts of Schooling
LHA1042H
Educational Leadership and Diversity
LHA1043H Decolonizing and Antiracist Approaches to Educational Leadership
(Exclusion: LHA5009H.)
LHA1047H
Managing Changes in Classroom Practice
LHA1048H
Educational Leadership and School Improvement
LHA1050H
Themes and Issues in Policy, Leadership, Change, and Social Diversity
LHA1052H
Individual Reading and Research in Educational Leadership and Policy: Master’s Level
LHA1060H
School Leadership Seminar 1
LHA1061H
School Leadership Seminar 2
LHA1065H
Global Educational Equity and Quantitative Policy Research
LHA1066H Comparative and International Perspectives on Gender and Education Policy and Practice
(Exclusion: CIE6000H.)
LHA2001Y0
Major Research Paper
LHA3003H Designing Research Proposals in Educational Leadership and Policy (Credit/No Credit)
LHA3004H Research Literacy for the EdD Program
LHA3005H Introduction to Research Methods for the EdD (RM)
(Prerequisite: LHA3004H; applies to regular ELP EdD students only.)
LHA3006H Data Analysis for the Education Doctorate (RM)
(Prerequisite: LHA3005H.)
LHA3007H Literature Reviews for the EdD Program
(Prerequisite: LHA3004H.)
LHA3008H+ Professional Seminar and Dissertation Workshop in International Educational Leadership and Policy
(Exclusion: LHA6011H.)
LHA3030H
Advanced Legal Issues in Education
LHA3040H
People and Power in Organizations
LHA3041H
Administrative Theory and Educational Problems ll: Doctoral Seminar on Policy Issues in Education
LHA3042H
Field Research in Educational Leadership and Policy (RM)
LHA3044H
Internship/Practicum in Educational Leadership and Policy
LHA3047H
Research Seminar on Leadership and Educational Change
LHA3052H
Individual Reading and Research in Educational Leadership and Policy: Doctoral Level
LHA3055H Democratic Values, Student Engagement, and Democratic Leadership
LHA3064H Global Governance and Educational Change: the Politics of International Cooperation in Education
(Prerequisite: CIE1001H. Exclusion: LHA3180H.)
LHA5000H to LHA5020H Special Topics in Educational Leadership and Policy: Master's Level
LHA6000H to LHA6021H Special Topics in Educational Leadership and Policy: Doctoral Level

0 Course that may continue over a program. The course is graded when completed.

+ Extended course. For academic reasons, coursework is extended into session following academic session in which course is offered.

Interprogram Courses

The following course is accepted for credit in the Educational Leadership and Policy program and will satisfy that program’s requirement. For a description, see the relevant program.

Course Code Course Title
LHA1815H Economics and Finance of Higher Education
(Exclusion: LHA2006H.)

LHAE: Higher Education MA, MEd, EdD, PhD Courses

Not all courses are offered every year. Please review the course schedule on the Registrar’s Office and Student Experience website.

Course Code Course Title
LHA1803H
Recurring Issues in Postsecondary Education
LHA1804H Issues in Medical/Health Professional Education
LHA1805H
The College Sector
LHA1806H
Systems of Higher Education
LHA1807H
System-Wide Planning and Policy for Higher Education
LHA1809H
Administration of Colleges and Universities
LHA1811H Organizational Change in Higher Education
LHA1812H
Education and the Professions
LHA1814H Lifelong Learning and Professional and Vocational Education
(Exclusion: LHA5807H Special Topics in Higher Education: Master's Level.)
LHA1815H
Economics and Finance of Higher Education
(Exclusion: LHA2006H.)
LHA1816H Sociology of Higher Education
(Exclusion: LHA5807H Special Topics in Higher Education: Master's Level.)
LHA1818H Politics of Higher Education
(Exclusion: LHA5806H Special Topics in Higher Education: Master's Level.)
LHA1819H Governance in Higher Education
LHA1822H Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
(Exclusion: LHA5809H Special Topics in Higher Education: Master's Level.)
LHA1823H Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
(Exclusion: LHA5814H Special Topics in Higher Education: Master's Level.)
LHA1825H
Comparative Education Theory and Methodology (RM)
LHA1826H
Comparative Higher Education
LHA1828H
Evaluation in Higher Education (RM)
LHA1834H
Qualitative Research in Higher Education (RM)
LHA1835H Logics and Strategies of Case Study Research (RM)
LHA1836H
Critical Analysis of Research in Higher Education (RM)
LHA1844H
The Student Experience in Postsecondary Education
LHA1845H Indigenous Students in Higher Education
(Exclusion: LHA5804.)
LHA1846H
Internationalization of Higher Education in a Comparative Perspective
LHA1847H Human Resource and Diversity Issues in Higher Education
LHA1848H
Innovative Curricula in Higher Education and Professional Programs
LHA1849H Faculty in Colleges and Universities
LHA1852H
Individual Reading and Research in Higher Education: Master’s Level
LHA1853H
Introduction to Student Services
LHA1854H
Student Development Theory
LHA1855H Capstone in Student Development and Student Services
LHA1856H
Advanced Student Development Theories in Higher Education
LHA1858H Internship in Student Services 1
(Prerequisite: LHA1854H. Exclusion: LHA5812H.)
LHA1859H Internship in Student Services 2
(Prerequisite: LHA1858H. Exclusion: LHA5813H.)
LHA1860H Capstone Project for Higher Education Leadership Cohort Option
(Exclusion: LHA5805H Special Topics in Higher Education: Master's Level.)
LHA3803H Doctoral Seminar: Recurring Issues in Postsecondary Education
LHA3804H Doctoral Research Seminar in Higher Education
LHA3810H
International Academic Relations
LHA3852H
Individual Reading and Research in Higher Education: Doctoral Level
LHA5800H to LHA5825H Special Topics in Higher Education: Master's Level
LHA6800H to LHA6810H Special Topics in Higher Education: Doctoral Level

Interprogram Course

The following course is accepted for credit in the Higher Education program and will satisfy that program’s requirement. For a description, see the relevant program.

Course Code Course Title
SJE2941H Bourdieu: Theory of Practice in Social Sciences