Paul Axelrod
| Degrees: | Ph.D. York
University (History) |
| Current Position: | Professor and
Dean, Faculty of Education |
| Recent Publications: | Values
in Conflict: The University, the Marketplace, and the Trials of Liberal
Education (2002) co-author, with Paul Anisef, Etta Baichman, Carl James and Anton Turrittin., Opportunity and Uncertainty: Life Course Experiences of the Class of ‘73 (2000) The Promise of Schooling: Education in Canada, 1800-1914 (1997) The University of Toronto through Historians' Eyes , Historical Studies in Education, 14, no. 2 (Fall, 2002): 299-308 with Paul Anisef and Zeng Lin, Against All Odds? The Enduring Value of Liberal Education in Universities, Professions, and the Labour Market , Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 31, no. 2, 2001: 47-78 Education in Canada Since 1867 , in Bob Hesketh et al, eds., Canada: Confederation to Present, CD ROM (2001) |
| Courses taught recently: | History
5125: Education and Childhood in Canadian History |
| Research Interests: | Canada, education,
higher education; youth and childhood; post-Confederation Canada; Ontario
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| Awards/Grants: | Nominee
(2003), Frederic W. Ness Book Award for Contributing to Liberal Education,
Association of American Colleges and Universities (for Values in Conflict)
Certificate of Merit (1999) from Canadian Association of Foundations of Education for an outstanding contribution to the scholarly literature in educational foundations (article: Challenges to Liberal Education in an Age of Uncertainty). Founders Prize (1998) from Canadian History of Education Association: Honourable Mention for best book in educational history published in 1996, 1997 (The Promise of Schooling) |
