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- Diane is currently pursuing a PhD in Higher Education and Comparative, International and Development Education from the University of Toronto. She has an MSc in International Planning and Development from the University of Guelph, a post-graduate certificate in International Development from Humber and an undergraduate degree in Cultural Anthropology fro... moreDiane is currently pursuing a PhD in Higher Education and Comparative, International and Development Education from the University of Toronto. She has an MSc in International Planning and Development from the University of Guelph, a post-graduate certificate in International Development from Humber and an undergraduate degree in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Western Ontario. She spent the early part of her career working in Africa, Central America and Asia focused on entrepreneurship and small business development. She serves as a Director on the board of Working Women Community Centres, an organization providing settlement services to women and their families in Toronto. Her research has largely focuses on effective international partnerships.
Currently Diane is a senior international consultant at Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning and the former Dean of International at Humber where she has been for over 16 years. She began her time at Humber in the Business School managing several projects including University linkages, funded partnership projects in Africa and Asia and more broadly providing support to International Students within the school. From 2005 through to 2016 Diane led international at the college and was responsible for the development and implementation of Humber’s award winning Internationalization Strategy, the development of partnership projects, institutional linkages, study abroad, international exchanges and the recruitment, admissions and services for Humber’s 3500 International Students.edit
This study analyzes the underlying causes to the barriers and constraints evident in the implementation phase of a development program restricting capacity development in North – South partnerships. Through the development and application... more
This study analyzes the underlying causes to the barriers and constraints evident in the implementation phase of a development program restricting capacity development in North – South partnerships. Through the development and application of an analytical tool a review of international partnership programs from a holistic viewpoint provides insights into the causes inherent in both the funding framework and the partnership dynamic. Communication, expectations, confidence, motivation and trust are identified as the key barriers to effective partnership implementation, all barriers stemming from cultural norms and values at an individual, organizational and societal level. Grounded in the results the qualitative enquiry argues that through the adoption of a Community Economic Development model to partnership implementation in economic development sustainable outcomes can be realized. The research provides practitioners with an assessment and planning tool that addresses the dynamics of partnership seeking to implement programming based on the concept of capacity development.
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This presentation covered two aspects of a research project conducted by Ontario CAAT Baccalaureates team. The research project, which is funded by Ontario Human Capital Research and Innovation Fund (OHCRIF), explores the impact of... more
This presentation covered two aspects of a research project conducted by Ontario CAAT Baccalaureates team. The research project, which is funded by Ontario Human Capital Research and Innovation Fund (OHCRIF), explores the impact of college baccalaureate degrees on colleges and students in Ontario. The double session featured two members of CAAT Baccalaureates team. In the first part entitled 'Apples to Apples? Are College and University Baccalaureates the Same?' Diane Simpson, a doctoral student at OISE, discussed the curriculum analysis of college baccalaureate programmes in comparison to university baccalaureate programmes in research university and applied university. Her findings provided insight into the orientation of the degree programs offered by different types of institutions. The second part entitle 'Access and the Identity of College Baccalaureate Students in Ontario', Edmund Adam, a doctoral student at OISE, focused on the impact of college baccalaureates on access for students from disadvantaged backgrounds and student identity. Edmund discussed the analysis of interviews with baccalaureate students at five Ontario colleges. His findings provided empirical evidence for the role of college baccalaureates in widening accessibility to undergraduate education in the province.
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These are the appendices for the following report: Wheelahan, Leesa; Moodie, Gavin; Skolnik, Michael L; Liu, Qin, Adam, Edmund G.; & Simpson, Diane (2017). CAAT baccalaureates: What has been their impact on students and colleges?... more
These are the appendices for the following report:
Wheelahan, Leesa; Moodie, Gavin; Skolnik, Michael L; Liu, Qin, Adam, Edmund G.; & Simpson, Diane (2017). CAAT baccalaureates: What has been their impact on students and colleges? Toronto: Centre for the Study of Canadian and International Higher Education, OISE-University of Toronto.
The appendices include:
* The project methods
* A review of theses on college baccalaureates
* Detailed data analysis
Wheelahan, Leesa; Moodie, Gavin; Skolnik, Michael L; Liu, Qin, Adam, Edmund G.; & Simpson, Diane (2017). CAAT baccalaureates: What has been their impact on students and colleges? Toronto: Centre for the Study of Canadian and International Higher Education, OISE-University of Toronto.
The appendices include:
* The project methods
* A review of theses on college baccalaureates
* Detailed data analysis
Applied baccalaureate degrees are recent credentials in Canadian higher education. The first applied degrees were offered in British Columbia in the 1980s. Applied degrees are now offered in five Canadian provinces. Applied... more
Applied baccalaureate degrees are recent credentials in Canadian higher education. The first applied degrees were offered in British Columbia in the 1980s. Applied degrees are now offered in five Canadian provinces. Applied baccalaureates, more so than traditional undergraduate degrees, are designed with the labour market in mind. Graduates combine the high-level knowledge of a traditional baccalaureate with work-relevant, hands-on skills and experiences.
It has been almost fifteen years since Ontario’s Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAATs) began offering baccalaureate degrees. How are these newcomer degrees impacting students, employers, colleges, and the Ontario post-secondary sector as a whole? Funded by the Ontario Human Capital Research and Innovation Fund, The CAAT Baccalaureates Project investigated outcomes to date for these newer Ontario degree offerings.
The Pathways to Education and Work team launched this study in the Fall of 2016. Researchers examined how applied degrees are developed and administered in Ontario colleges. The study included interviews with policy makers, college leaders and instructors, who shared their perspectives on the successes, challenges, and future prospects of applied baccalaureates. Students enrolled in college baccalaureate programs were also interviewed. Researchers learned about their career trajectories, and their reasons for pursuing an applied degree. Finally, the project drew on statistical data to analyze the uptake of applied degrees in the Ontario labour market since 2010.
Applied baccalaureates are distinctive degree offerings that have the potential to provide new education-to-work pathways, and meet the needs of students who are not attracted to, or served by traditional four-year university degree programs. Findings from the “CAAT Bacc” project may be used by government and institutional policy makers to evaluate the success of applied degrees to date, and to plan for the future roles of applied degrees in the Ontario credentials landscape.
The project received funding from the Ontario Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development. The research team included Professors Leesa Wheelahan, Michael Skolnik and Gavin Moodie, Post-Doctoral Fellow Qin Liu, and Graduate Assistants Diane Simpson and Edmund G. Adam. Qin Liu managed this project.
It has been almost fifteen years since Ontario’s Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAATs) began offering baccalaureate degrees. How are these newcomer degrees impacting students, employers, colleges, and the Ontario post-secondary sector as a whole? Funded by the Ontario Human Capital Research and Innovation Fund, The CAAT Baccalaureates Project investigated outcomes to date for these newer Ontario degree offerings.
The Pathways to Education and Work team launched this study in the Fall of 2016. Researchers examined how applied degrees are developed and administered in Ontario colleges. The study included interviews with policy makers, college leaders and instructors, who shared their perspectives on the successes, challenges, and future prospects of applied baccalaureates. Students enrolled in college baccalaureate programs were also interviewed. Researchers learned about their career trajectories, and their reasons for pursuing an applied degree. Finally, the project drew on statistical data to analyze the uptake of applied degrees in the Ontario labour market since 2010.
Applied baccalaureates are distinctive degree offerings that have the potential to provide new education-to-work pathways, and meet the needs of students who are not attracted to, or served by traditional four-year university degree programs. Findings from the “CAAT Bacc” project may be used by government and institutional policy makers to evaluate the success of applied degrees to date, and to plan for the future roles of applied degrees in the Ontario credentials landscape.
The project received funding from the Ontario Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development. The research team included Professors Leesa Wheelahan, Michael Skolnik and Gavin Moodie, Post-Doctoral Fellow Qin Liu, and Graduate Assistants Diane Simpson and Edmund G. Adam. Qin Liu managed this project.