Media Release | Sep. 1, 2004

UBC Education Experts Examine Back-to-school Issues

As thousands of elementary and secondary public school students and teachers head back to classrooms in British Columbia, UBC Faculty of Education experts are ready to comment on the issues that arise with the new school year and on specific subject areas.

Teaching, Teacher Supply and Demand

• Rob Tierney, Dean, through Public Affairs, 604.822.3213
• Frank Echols, Assoc. Dean, Teacher Education Office, 604.822.0111 or 604.822.5759

Educational Governance, Finance, and Policy

• Charles Ungerleider, Educational Studies, 604.822.2524

Access and Admission to Higher Education

• Rob Tierney, Dean, through Public Affairs, 604.822.3213
• Kjell Rubenson, Co-Director, Centre for Policy Studies in Higher Education & Training, 604.822.4406 or 604.822.5359

School Violence / Bullying

• Shelley Hymel, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, 604.822.6022

Assessment

• Rob Tierney, Dean, through Public Affairs, 604.822.3213
• Kadriye Ercikan, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, 604.822.8953
• Victor Glickman, Director, Edudata Canada, 604.862.2522
• Charles Ungerleider, Educational Studies, 604.822.2524
• Sandra Mathison, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, 604.822.6352
• Monique Bournot-Trites, Language and Literacy Education, 604.822.4873
• Bill McKee, Director, Psychoeducational Research and Training Centre, 604.822.6572

Technology in the Classroom

· Rob Tierney, Dean, through Public Affairs, 604.822.3213
· Don Krug, Curriculum Studies, 604.822.5318

Digital Archiving of Knowledge

• John Willinsky, Language and Literacy Education, 604.822.3950

Indigenous Education

• Rod McCormick, Education and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, 604.822.6444
• Jo-ann Archibald, Educational Studies, 604.822.5286

Making the Transition to School; Adolescent Social Development

• Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, Education and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, 604.822.2215

Online Learning; UBC Education Online Degree Programs

• Jim Gaskell, Assoc. Dean, External Programs and Learning Technologies, 604.822.5826

Mental Health

• Lynn Miller, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, 604.822.8321
• Laurie Ford, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, 604.822.0091
• Marla Arvay, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, 604.822.4625

School Administration; Continuous School Year

• Carolyn Shields, Educational Studies, 604.827.5350

Careers and Guidance

• Norm Amundson, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, 604.822.6757
• Richard Young, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, 604.822.6380
• Bill Borgen, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, 604.822.5261

School Readiness

• Laurie Ford, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, 604.822.0091

Teacher's Professional Development; Fine Arts Education

• Rita Irwin, Head, Curriculum Studies, 604.822.5322

Balanced Literacy (Phonics VS. Whole Language)

• Rob Tierney, Dean, through Public Affairs, 604.822.3213
• Jon Shapiro, Assoc. Dean, Administration, 604.822.5214

Language and Literacy Education

• Jim Anderson, Language and Literacy Education, 604.822.6853
• Lee Gunderson, Head, Language and Literacy Education, 604.822.5235
• Theresa Rogers, Language and Literacy Education, 604.822.0901
• Jon Shapiro, Assoc. Dean, Administration, 604.822.5214

French Immersion and French as a Second Language

• Monique Bournot-Trites, Language and Literacy Education, 604.822.4873

Physical Education

• Robert Sparks, Director, School of Human Kinetics, 604.822.6515
• Alex Carre, School of Human Kinetics 604.822.2683
• Shannon Bredin, School of Human Kinetics, 604.822.8257

Mathematics Education

• Cynthia Nicol, Curriculum Studies, 604.822.5246

Science Education

• Jolie Mayer-Smith, Curriculum Studies, 604.822.5293

English as a Second Language (ESL)

• Margaret Early, Language and Literacy Education, 604.822.5231
• Lee Gunderson, Head, Language and Literacy Education, 604.822.5235

Special Education

• Nancy Perry, Education and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, 604.822.6410

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Contact

Erica Smishek
UBC Public Affairs
Tel: 604.822.3213
Cell: 604.828.3867
E-mail: erica.smishek@ubc.ca