Shirley Van Nuland
Shirley Van Nuland, B.A., M.Ed., Ph. D.
Assistant Professor
Office: EDU 523
Phone:905.721.8668 ext. 3419
Email:shirley.vannuland@uoit.ca
Research Interests
Education law and its impact on teachers; lives of teachers; leadership development; rights and responsibilities of students
Current Projects
"The Charter in the Classroom: Students,Teachers and Rights" (CC: STAR) is an interactive, digital Learning Tool designed to help teacher candidates and teachers in the profession understand the
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The developed modules will result in a set of flexible learning resources delivering foundational
Charter rights education. The program's content will include information on the guarantee of rights and freedoms, the fundamental freedoms, the legal rights and the equality rights. The format supports a variety of learning styles and permits individualized learning or class-based delivery, with the modular approach allowing learners to focus on one or all of the
Charter
2007 - ongoing) sections, as needed. Through this "instructional wrap", the users will view video, read information,listen to commentary, make choices, and assess their knowledge and understanding through quizzes or activities at the end of the modules.
"Who Speaks for Education? Dialogues with Teaching Reformers, Past and Present" Education has always been a fertile ground for debate. This is, to a great extent, due to the contributions made by educators who have actively involved themselves in various reform movements. But, what compelled them to undertake these activities? What roles did they see themselves playing? What were their philosophical bases? And, finally, what do they see as their legacy for the present teaching population? This ongoing study seeks to answer these questions using a "life history" research method with one educator at a time. Included in this study are men and women who have contributed to board and district-wide reforms to curriculum, teaching, student integration and other school improvements. (
2005- ongoing)
Courses Taught
Education Law in Schools (4 sections)
Independent study
Publications
Books/ Chapters
Van Nuland, S. & Khandelwal, B.P. (2006).
Ethics in education: The role of teacher codes. Paris, France: UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning.
VanNuland, S. (2006). Standards for the teaching profession: The Ontario experience. In J. Hallak & M. Poisson (Eds.),
Governance in education:Transparency and accountability. Paris, France: UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning. 170-185.
VanNuland, S. (2006). Legal issues in education. In H. Langford & J. Barnett (Eds.),
Education Methods: A Case Study Approach to Professional Development (pp. 267 - 288). Mississauga, ON: John Wiley & Sons.
Van Nuland, S. & Benard, J. (2006). Outside agencies and partnerships. In H. Langford & J. Barnett (Eds.),
Education Methods: A Case Study Approach to Professional Development (pp. 305 - 324). Mississauga, ON: John Wiley &Sons.
Van Nuland, S. & Ridler, O. (2006). In H. Langford & J. Barnett (Eds.),
Education Methods: A Case Study Approach to Professional Development (pp. 343 - 364).Mississauga, ON: John Wiley & Sons.
Technical Reports
VanNuland, S. (2008).
Report on the Development of Teacher Codes of Conduct. Report prepared for UNESCO-IIEP, Paris, France.
Van Nuland, S.(2004).
Report for Review of Teaching Evaluation Instrument. Report of the committee based on the Letter of Understanding developed under collective bargaining. Report to Nipissing University, North Bay, Ontario.
Van Nuland, S.(2001). Monitoring the Implementation of Curriculum
. In Common, R.W. Principal Investigator, Frost, L., & Brackenreed, D (Eds.)
. A System Evaluation and Needs Assessment for the Kettle and Stony Point First Nations Education System.
Refereed Conference Proceedings
Van Nuland, S. & Julian, A.(2009). The charter rules: The Charter in the Classroom.
Law in Education: Tower or Bridge Conference Papers. (Electronic). Georgetown: Canadian Association for the Practical Study of Law in Education.
Bénard, J. & Van Nuland, S. (2003). Teacher performance appraisal: The change, the use.
Law: Help or Hindrance Conference Papers. Georgetown: Canadian Association for the Practical Study of Law in Education. pp. 107-132.
VanNuland, S. (2002). A duty of care: A Canadian perspective.
Legal Risk Management, Safety, Security & Success in Education. Proceedings of the11th Annual Conference of the Australia and New Zealand Education Law Association. pp. 297-306.
International Conferences
Van Nuland, S.(2008).
The accord on initial teacher education: A case study. Paper presented at the International Council on Education for Teaching: Braga, Portugal, July 2008.
Van Nuland, S.(2007).
Toward a Pan-Canadian accord on initial teacher education: A case study. Paper presented at the International Council on Education for Teaching: San Diego, California, July 2007.
Van Nuland, S.(2007).
The impact of the study of state-wide reform on the lives of the commissioners. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association: Chicago, Illinois, April 11, 2007.
Clausen, K. &Van Nuland, S. (Presented by S. Van Nuland). (2007).
No turning back: the tipping point in teachers' life histories. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association: Chicago, Illinois,April 9, 2007.
Clausen, K. & Van Nuland, S. (2006).
Who speaks for education? Dialogues with teaching reformers, past and present. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association: San Francisco, California, April 10, 2006.
National Conferences
Van Nuland, S. & Julian, A.(2009). A Study of the Design and Evaluation of a Learning Tool: The Charter in the Classroom: Students, Teacher and Rights.
Paper presented at the Canadian Study of Education: Canadian Association of Foundations of Education: Ottawa, Ontario, May 25, 2009.
Van Nuland, S. & Julian, A.(2009).
The charter rules: The charter in the classroom. Paper presented at the Canadian Association for the Practical Study of Law in Education: Toronto,Ontario, April 27, 2009.
VanNuland, S. (2009).
The development of teacher codes of conduct. UNESCO-IIEP, McGill University, Montreal,P.Q., March 30, 2009.
Van Nuland, S. (2009).
Using the Principles of Initial Teacher Education to achieve access: A study of
the principles.
Paper presented at Faces of Access:Ontario Teachers Federation - Ontario Association of Deans of Education Conference, Toronto, Ontario, January 31, 2009.
Van Nuland, S.(2007).
The impact of the study of state-wide reform on the lives of the commissioners. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education: Canadian Association of Foundations of Education.University of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, May 28, 2007.
