DR. DEANI VAN PELT
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Director of Teacher Education
Associate Professor of Education
Phone: 905.648.2139 Ext 4271
Fax: 905.648.2134
Office: 207D
Email: dvanpelt@redeemer.ca
Courses Taught 2011/2012:
EDU407 Systems of Education in Ontario EDU487 Professional Learning Community
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EDUCATION
M.Ed. (2002), Education, University of Western Ontario
B.Ed. (1988), Education, University of Toronto
B.Com. (1987), Commerce, McMaster University
ACADEMIC HONOURS
W.A. Townshend Gold Medal Award (2002) For excellence in Graduate Studies Faculty of Education, University of Western Ontario.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Education policy, systems, design, law, history
- International education
- Private school education
- Home-based education
- Educational research
- Charlotte Mason education
RESEARCH FUNDING
Co-investigator. "Outcomes of private religious Christian education in North America", funded by Cardus, 2009-2012.
Principal Investigator. "Into the Digital Mirror: The Charlotte Mason Archives in an Information Age", funded by SSHRC International Opportunities Fund Project Grant, 2009-2010.
Principal Investigator. "Toward an international research agenda for the study of Charlotte Mason's philosophy of education", SSHRC International Opportunities Fund Development Grant, 2008-2009.
Principal Investigator. "Fifteen years later: Longitudinal study of Canadian adults formerly home educated", funded by Canadian Centre for Home Education. 2008 – 2009.
Principal Investigator. "Who chooses Ontario independent (private) schools and why?", funded by Society for Quality Education, 2005-2007.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Pennings, R., Sikkink, D., Wiens, K., Seel, J., & Van Pelt, D.A. (August 2011). Cardus Education Study: Do the motivations for private religious Catholic and Protestant schooling align with graduate outcomes? Hamilton, Canada: Cardus.
Van Pelt, D.A., Allison, P.A. and Allison, D.A. (November 2009). Fifteen Years Later: Home Educated Canadian Adults. London, ON: Canadian Centre for Home Education (Monograph).
Seel, J. and Van Pelt, D.A. (February 2008). The California Table: A symposium on the connection between education and cultural change. Hamilton, ON: Work Research Foundation.
Van Pelt, M., Pennings, R., and Van Pelt, D.A. (November 2007). Faithful and fruitless in Ontario: Status quo in education policy. Policy Options, 28(10), 25-26
Van Pelt, D.A., Allison, P.A. and Allison D. J (2007 May 3). Ontario's private schools: Who chooses them and why? Toronto, ON: Fraser Institute Occasional Paper (Monograph).
Van Pelt, D. A. and Allison, D. J. (October 2006). Raising Ontario's compulsory school attendance age, Fraser Forum, 11-13.
Van Pelt, D.A. (2004). Home education in Canada: Report of the pan-Canadian study on home education 2003. Medicine Hat, Alberta: Canadian Centre for Home Education.
Van Pelt, D.A. (March 2004). The choices families make: Home schooling in Canada comes of age. Fraser Forum, 15-17.
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
Van Pelt, D.A. (26 May 2011). Academic Achievement of Religious School Graduates. Washington, D.C.: Third session in a series on Spiritual Formation, Cultural Engagement and Academic Achievement of North American Christian School Graduates at Cardus Education Survey Pre-Release Round Table. Respondents: Dr. Bruce Lockerbie, Paidiea, and Jonathan Wellum, CEO Rocklinc.
Van Pelt, D.A., Beckman, J., Cadora, L., Power, M., Smith, C., Spencer, J., & Thorley, J. (6 October 2010). Into the Digital Mirror: The story of and reflections on the creation of the Charlotte Mason Digital Collection. Ancaster, ON: Charlotte Mason Education Conference, Redeemer University College.
Van Pelt, D.A. (12 June 2010). Digitizing the Charlotte Mason Collection of Ambleside. Keynote address at Charlotte Mason Education Conference. Boiling Springs, NC: Gardner-Webb University.
Van Pelt, D.A. (6 March 2010). Who chooses non-state schools in Ontario and why? Peterborough, ON: Conference of Small, Independent Catholic Schools in Ontario.
Van Pelt, D.A. and Sikkink, D. (3 December 2009). The Shifting Identity of Christian Education? Los Angles, CA: Cardus California Table II.
Van Pelt, D.A. (24 September 2009). Homeschooling Visions: Motivations and Accommodations. Panelist and presenter in Community Specific Schooling: Past, Present and Future Visions Session at Landscapes of Learning: Conversations about Issues in Contemporary Teaching and Learning Conference. Brantford, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University.
Van Pelt, D.A., Allison, P.A. and Allison, D.J. (23 May 2009). The most effective schools in Ontario? Paper delivered at Canadian Association for Studies in Educational Administration, Canadian Society for Studies in Education Conference at Canadian Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario.
Allison, D. J., Van Pelt, D.A., & Allison, P.A. (28 May 2007). The study in context: concepts, policy, design and analysis. First paper presentation at symposium Choices and reasons: Who chooses Ontario non-state (private) schools and why? Saskatoon, SK: Annual meeting of Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration (CASEA) at annual conference of Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE).
Allison, P.A., Allison, D.J. & Van Pelt, D.A. (28 May 2007). Mapping the terrain: Private schools in Ontario. Second paper presentation at symposium Choices and reasons: Who chooses Ontario non-state (private) schools and why? Saskatoon, SK: Annual meeting of Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration (CASEA) at annual conference of Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE).
Allison, D.J., Van Pelt, D.A., & Allison, P.A. (28 May 2007). Who sends their children to Ontario's non-state (private) schools? Third paper presentation at symposium Choices and reasons: Who chooses Ontario non-state (private) schools and why? Saskatoon, SK: Annual meeting of Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration (CASEA) at annual conference of Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE).
Van Pelt, D.A., Allison, D.J., & Allison, P.A. (28 May 2007). What attracts parents to non-state schools? Forth paper presentation at symposium Choices and reasons: Who chooses Ontario non-state (private) schools and why? Saskatoon, SK: Annual meeting of Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration (CASEA) at annual conference of Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE).
Van Pelt, D.A., Allison, P.A., and Allison, D.J. (10 May 2007). Private Religiously-defined (independent) schools in Ontario: The spectrum of schools, their supporters and reasons for choosing. Ancaster, ON: Symposium hosted by Department of Education of Redeemer University College.
Van Pelt, D.A. and Baribeau, J. (16 September 2006). Research on home education: Past, present and future. Calgary, AB: Seminar presentation at the National Home Educators Leadership Conference.
Van Pelt, D.A. (30 August 2006). Response to Bill 52: Implications for home educated students. Hamilton, ON: Deputation to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly.
Van Pelt, D.A (2005, May 28) Home education in Canada: A contextualized comparison and evaluation of provincial and territorial policies. London, ON: Paper presented at Canadian Society for Studies in Education Conference, Canadian Association for Studies in Educational Administration.
Van Pelt, D.A. (2004, September 23). Results of 2003 study on home education in Canada. London, Ontario: National Home Educator's 2004 Leadership Conference.
Van Pelt, D.A. (2004, June 11). Release of results of study on home education in Canada. Vancouver, British Columbia: Fraser Institute Luncheon.
Van Pelt, D.A. (2004, May 6). Release of results of study on home education in Canada. Calgary, Alberta: Fraser Institute Luncheon. Van Pelt, D.A. (2004, March 11). Release of results of study on home education in Canada. Toronto, Ontario: Fraser Institute Luncheon.
Van Pelt, D.A. (2003, September 19). A profile of Canadian home education. Winnipeg, Manitoba: National Home Educator's 2003 Leadership Conference.
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