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CURRICULUM VITAE

Date of document preparation: December 2009

A. Name: GRACE FEUERVERGER

Rank: Professor, Tenured

Citizenship: Canadian

Languages: English, French, Italian, Yiddish, some Hebrew, Polish, German

Address:

Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

University of Toronto

252 Bloor Street West

Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6

CANADA

Tel.: (416) 978-0229

Email: [email protected]

[email protected]

B. Degrees/Certification

Ph.D. University of Toronto (Graduate Department of Education), 1983 - 1986.

Visiting Graduate Research Student, Melton Centre for Jewish Education in the Diaspora,

Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Mount Scopus Campus), 1983-1984.

M.A. University of Toronto Graduate Department of Education (O.I.S.E.), (Applied

Linguistics), 1979-1983.

P.D.A.D. (Professional Diploma after Degree), University of Alberta, (Education), 1972-1973.

Diploma Corso Medio (Lingua e Letteratura Italiana), Universita Per Stranieri, Perugia, Italy,

Spring & Summer 1969.

B.A. McGill University, (Joint Honours French and Italian Studies), 1967-1971.

C. Employment History

July 08 – Promotion to Full Professor

July 97 – June 08 Associate Professor, The Centre for Teacher Development, (Department

of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning), The Ontario Institute for

Studies in Education, University of Toronto.

mailto:[email protected]

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Tenure and promotion to Associate Professor was officially granted

July 1997.

Sept. 91 - June 97 Assistant Professor, The Joint Centre for Teacher Development,

(Department of Curriculum), The Ontario Institute for Studies in

Education.

Appointment to the Graduate Faculty in School of Graduate

Studies University of Toronto, as Associate Member.

(Effective July 1, 1992 – Present).

Jan. 2003- Visiting Scholar

July 2003 School of Education

University of California at Berkeley







Dec. 1995 – Appointment to the Graduate Faculty in the School of Graduate Studies,

University of Toronto as Full Member.

Jan. 1990 - Senior Research Officer, Modern Language Centre, Ontario Institute

Aug.1991 for Studies in Education.

1988-1989 Part-time Instructor (3130Y Comparative Education), Department of

History, Philosophy and Sociology of Education, Faculty of Education,

University of Toronto.

1987-1989 Visiting Scholar, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of History and

Philosophy (Multicultural Studies), Ontario Institute for Studies in

Education.

1974 - 1979 Extended French and French Immersion Teacher, North York Board

of Education

1973 - 1974 French and Language Arts Specialist, Edmonton Public School Board.

1970 - 1971 Translator, English-French, French-English (part-time) McGill

University, McLennan Library.

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D. Awards, Honours, Special Memberships

“Fangenes Testamente” (The Prisoner’s Testament) Peace Award in Risor, Norway on

June 20, 2009 for contribution to peace making processes and to conflict resolution by the

HumanDHS group. (Group Award)

Promotion to Full Professor July 2008

Invitation to become a member of 1000 Women for Peace: Peace Women Across the

Globe Partnership Project. (This organization was nominated for the 2005 and 2007

Nobel Peace Prize.) 2007-

Swiss Association of Applied Psychology Award for research and dissemination work

on trauma and conflict resolution in the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies

(Columbia University), October 2006. (Group Award).

Invitation to a private luncheon at Massey College in honour of HRH Prince Firas bin

Raad of Jordan in order to present my book "Oasis of Dreams: Teaching and Learning

Peace in a Jewish-Palestinian Village in Israel " to him on April 24, 2002. I participated

in "The University of Toronto and the CISEPO Visiting Professors for Peace Program"

Roundtable Discussion with HRH; Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of

Medicine and the Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto.

AERA (American Education Research Association) Division B Book Recognition

("Outstanding Book in Curriculum") in April 2002 for the book Oasis of Dreams:

Teaching and Learning Peace in a Jewish-Palestinian Village in Israel , 2001).

Individual Member of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. (Formal invitation

by the Secretary-General.) April 2002. The mandate is to help build peace through

cooperation among the peoples of the world in the fields of education, natural and social

sciences, culture, communication and information.

Invitation by the “People to People Ambassador Programs” to join a delegation of

professionals to visit South Africa in August 2000 to study primary, secondary and

university teaching of English language, literature, writing, and teacher preparation. April

28, 2000, The goal of “People to People” is to promote international understanding and

co-operation, and it was founded in 1956 by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower within

the context of international peace initiatives.

My article Oasis of Peace: A Community of Moral Education in Israel published in the

Journal of Moral Education, Vol.24, No. 2 in May 1995 was considered for the Charles

De Benedetti Prize in Peace History (Washington, D.C.) in September 1997. They

deemed this article to fit their category of an “exemplary response of an individual to

peace and war issues”.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Multiculturalism Studies Fellowship, Secretary of State.

1989-1990.

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Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

1987-89.

Doctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

1983-1986.

Ontario Graduate Scholarship. 1981-1982.

Graduate Assistantships, University of Toronto (OISE). 1979-1983.

Alessandro Farace Italian Embassy Tuition Scholarship, McGill, 1969-1970.

McGill University Scholarship, 1967-1969, 1970-1971.

Italian Government Scholarship to Study at the Universita Per Stranieri, Perugia, Italy.

(Awarded in 1969 for outstanding accomplishment in Italian Studies at McGill

University.)

E. Supervision and Teaching

Number of Thesis Supervisorships and Thesis Committee Memberships

Supervisorships (not up-to-date)

Completed In Progress Total

Doctoral 3 6 9

M.A. 15 2 17

QRP 12 1 13

MRP 42 42

Thesis Committee Memberships

Completed In Progress Total

Doctoral 35 12 47

M.A. 7 7

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Reader/QRP]

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Courses

CTL1010 Children‟s Literature in a Multicultural Context

CTL1031 Language, Culture and Identity: Using the Literary Text

CTL1033 Multicultural Perspectives in Teacher Development

EDU3508 School and Society

Supervisor: Doctoral Dissertations

Update:

Coretta Sampson

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Lorna Muir

Chyleen Shih

Alain Koo, CTL. Ed.D. Attitudes of Kindergarten Teachers towards ESL in Hong Kong

Schools (in progress),

Patricia Robinson, CTL. Ed.D. In-Between Places: Exploring the Personal Practical

Knowledge of Experienced ESL Teachers of Adults (in progress).

Joan O’Callaghan, CTL. Ed.D. (Co-supervisor) (in progress).

Finney Cherian, CTL. Ph.D. "Student Teachers and Their Journey: A Reflexive

Ethnography". (completed: Senate Final Oral, Jan. 16, 2003).

Gina Valle, CTL. Ph.D. Transcending Difference: A Research Inquiry into Multicultural

Teacher Education (completed: Senate Final Oral; Nov. 30, 2001).

Manju Varma, CTL. Ph.D. Multicultural Children's Literature as a Vehicle for the

Development of Citizenship in a Pluralistic Society (completed: Senate Final Oral; Sept 7,

2000.)

Supervisor: Master of Arts (M.A.) Theses

Update:

Agra Baroti-Gheorghe

Melissa Mikel

Tiffany Bartlett

Evelyn Paris, CTL. Teaching From Compassion: Student-Teacher Relationships in a

Canadian Urban High School (September 2008)

Emily Antflick, CTL, Milk and Honey in the Snow: Teaching and Learning Israel in a

Jewish High School in Toronto (September 2007)

Diana Prentice-Campo, CTL. Global Citizenship in Canadian Curriculum (September

2005)

Miwa Tonami, CTL. Heritage Language Development: A Reflexive Ethnography of

Second-Generation Japanese-Canadian Students (September 2005).

Coretta Sampson, CTL. Black Voices, Black Souls: Black Music as a Means of Voice,

Resistance, and Social Transformation in Education (September 2004).

Naoko McQueen, CTL. Racially and/or Culturally Mixed Individuals : How does

Education Influence the Cultural Identity of These Individuals and Conversely How does

their Cultural Identity Influence their Schooling? (September 2002).

Melissa Abramovitz, CTL. Peacebuilding for Citizenship Education: A Case Study

Analysis.(September 2002)

Rosalin Krieger, Sociology and Equity Studies. Strategies of Survival: Meditations on a

Jewish Subjectivity (January 2000).

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Janet Hicks, An Analysis of Don DeLillo‟s Powerful Imaginings: The Atmosphere of the

Individual Implicated in the Postmodern Condition (September 1999).

Suparna Nirdosh, Curriculum. Refugees and Minority Status in Schools (September

1998).

Shoshi Fogelman, Curriculum. Language Culture and Identity in the Israeli Context

(1995).

Yuko Ohno, A Collaborative Research Study of the Interrelationships between

Teachers, Parents and Students at a Japanese Supplementary School in Toronto. Yuko

Ohno, Curriculum (1994).

Aoi Okuno, Ethnic Identity and Language Maintenance of Third Generation Japanese-

Canadian Students, Sociology ( 1993).

Supervisor of Qualifying Research Papers (QRP)

Thursica Kovinthan, HDAP. Meeting the Needs of Refugee Children in Toronto (in

progress)

Mrinal Debnath Emerging from the Shadow or Plunging into Darkness: Renegotiating

Identity of immigrant Women from Bangladesh (completed September 2002)

Anthony Bellissimo, CTL. Pedagogical Considerations in Anti-Racist Education: A

Personal Narrative (2000)

Sara Promislow, CTL. In Search of a Lost „Button‟: Language Loss and Identity

Formation in Minority Education (completed September 2000)

Robert Shields, CTL. Issues of Culture and Identity: A Comparative Canadian Study in

Education (1999)

Michal Gorodischer, Curriculum. Second Language Learning in Multicultural Contexts

(1999).

Finney Cherian, CTL. "We Are What We Read". Multicultural Literature: A Social

Mirror Reflecting Individual and Group Identity (1998).

Teresa Carolan, Curriculum. Personal and Professional Issues in French Language

Teaching (1997).

Pina Marchese, JCTD. Cultivating a Calabrian Culture: Stories of Women (1995).

Gina Valle, Curriculum. Integration of Comprehensive Multicultural Perspectives in

Pre-Service Teacher Education Programs (1994).

Nuzhat Amin, Curriculum. Minority Women Teachers' Experience on Ownership of

English (1994).

Valerie M. Smith, JCTD (Curriculum), A Case for Mentoring for Beginning Nursing

Teachers (1992).

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Supervisor: Masters Research Paper (MRP)

Umesh Jain, CTL. Movies and Psychopathology and their Application to ADHD:

Determining their Educational Utility (2007).

Rejeanne Puran, CTL. A Look at Multicultural Education/Curriculum and Its

Implications (2007).

Esther Chang, CTL. A Cross-Age Tutoring Pilot Project (2006).

Joanne Saragosa, CTL. First Language Bilingual Books: An Effective Literacy Tool in

the International Languages Program (2006).

Lucia Travelho-Cruz, CTL. Looking through the Lens of Teaching and Education in a

Multicultural Society (2006).

Renee Cohen, CTL. Encouraging the Child‟s Impulse to Creativity: Creating Empowered

Artists and Architects through a Hands-On Arts-Based Curriculum Design (2006).

Michelle Fellin, CTL. Multicultural Education in Monocultural Settings: My Past,

Present and Future Challenges in Education (2006).

Chiara Mondelli, CTL. Raising the Musical Bar: One Music Educator‟s Mission (2005).

Ying Lin, CTL. Toward a Discovery of Self: A Chinese Woman Immigrant‟s Narrative

Study of Her Experience in Both China and Canada (2005).

Janine DiMillo, CTL. Opposing Anti-Immigrant Discourse in Classrooms: The Value of

Literature in Multicultural Education (2005).

Luci Loisi, CTL. Alternative Education Programs for At-Risk Youth (2005).

Sabina Tomic, CTL. The French as a Second Language Learner in the Culturally Diverse

Junior Level Classroom: Implementing Creative Approaches (2004).

Lynn McLean, CTL. Cultural Appreciation: An Arts Based Approach Using

Multicultural Children‟s Literature (2003).

Amina Wolsey, CTL Perspectives of a Multicultural Family: An Education in Itself.

(2002).

James Flynn, The Affirmation of Canadian National Identity Amidst Radical

Globalization: A Critical Analysis of Factors Past and Present that have Formed the Soul

of Canadian Identity (2001.)

Wendy McVicar-Lew, "Meeting the Needs of Second Language Learners: A Critical

Analysis of Program Models" (2000)

Vesna Nicolic, "Self-Evaluation and ESL Education" (2000)

Lisa Jeremic, "Preserving Cultural and Linguistic Identity in the classroom: The

Immigrant Experience" (2000)

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Sara Promislow, CTD. Language and Culture in Bilingual Identity: An Educational

Narrative (2000).

Bryon Doherty, CTL. Being a Mosquito Among Geese: Teaching Among the Inuit

(2000).

Gale Henry, CTL. Literary Innovations in Multicultural Literature (September 1999)

Michele Moran, CTL. A Multicultural Awareness Project: An Empirical Study (1999).

Robert Shields, CTL. Values and Education (1999).

Kelly Gilligan-Healy, CTL. A Different School: A Different Education (1999).

Liliana Pavicic, CTL. Bibliotherapy for Refugee Children: A Tool for Healing and

Dialogue (completed 1998).

Francesca Briglio, CTL. A Qualitative and Quantitative Perspective in Developing a

Code of Behaviour in an Elementary School: Personal and Professional Reflections

(1998).

Michelle Wagman, CTL. Teaching the Holocaust: A Necessary Discourse in Learning

About Racism, Intolerance and Moral Issues (1998).

Sally Salaama,CTL. French Teachers on the Margins (1998).

Dora Zigrossi,CTL. Bilingual Literacy in Action: A Case Study (1998).

Solina Panza-DiGirolamo,CTL. Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Mainstream

Classroom: An Inclusive Approach (1998).

Dawn Willingham,CTL. Do the Arts, Music Specifically Have a Positive Effect on

Learning? (1998).

Nancy Reiner, CTL. The Importance of Primary Language MaintenanceResearch and

Implications for the Mainstream Classroom (1998).

Doris Figueroa, CTL, “Towards A Positive Sense of Identity” (completed 1997).

Evette Serota, CTL. A Story from the Holocaust: My Mother and Max (completed

Septemer 1997).

Karen Strype, Curriculum. Dear Guardian Angel: An Educational Narrative (1995).

Josie Provenzano, Curriculum. Advocating Change in Educational Practices: A Personal,

Professional and Academic Journey Amidst the Prevailing Resistance (1995).

Teresa Carolan, Curriculum. Through the Looking Glass: A Personal Reflection on

Teacher Development (1995).

Cathy Stanley, Curriculum. The Tapestry of Our Canadian Consciousness: Weaving a

National Identity Through Canadian Children's Literature (1995).

Rosina Andreacchi, Curriculum. A Journey into the Immigrant Experience and Teacher

Development (1995).

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Karen DiPasquale, Curriculum. Considering One's Teacher Narrative: Travels for a New

Direction (1995).

Angele Allard, Curriculum. Anti-Racist Teaching in a Peaceful Classroom (1994).

Laura Webster, Educational Administration. Language Policy across the Curriculum

(1994).

Shaughnessy Herman, Curriculum. Becoming Bilingual: Personal Perspectives (1993).

Supervisor of Graduate /Research Assistants for a project on in-service teacher education

and cultural diversity, as well as for Ontario Ministry of Education and SSHRC projects:

992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2002-

2002, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, (Students: Pam Patterson, Gina Valle,

Christopher Hilmer, Shuguang Qi, Michael Gayner, Jia Li, Finney Cherian, Manju

Varma, Lisa Richards, Mrinal Debnath, Mela Sarkar, Christine Mehan, Claire Howard,

Jia Li, Sara Promislow, Thursica Kovinthan, Kelly Akerman, Evelyn Paris, Emily

Antflick,.

Second Readerships (Qualifying Research Papers)

Jeanette Romkema, Curriculum. Critical Lenses for Evaluating Children‟s Literature

(1997).

Paola Cherrier, Curriculum. Factors Influencing Children‟s and Teacher‟s Responses to

Literature (1996).

Mara Lazar, Curriculum. Landau - Kleffner Syndrome: An Acquired Childhood

Language Impairment (1995).

Pat Corson, Curriculum. Towards an Anti-Bias Education in Pre-Schools (1994).

Valerie Hickey, JCTD, A Vietnamese Student's Story of Immigration (1993).

Gillian Lennox, MLC, The Threat of Equality (1993.)

Jo-Ann Phillion, Curriculum. Asian Students' Narratives: A Qualitative Analysis of

Experiences of Education in Canada (1993).

Pam Patterson, Curriculum. Why a Separate Feminist Art Education?" (1993).

Michael Warden, MLC, English as a Second Language Policy in Ontario: A Historical

Perspective ( 1992).

Joan Vinall-Cox, JCTD, A Woman's Web of Reading (1992).

M.A. Committee Memberships

Margaret Bent

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Christina Minaki

Gillian Nembhard

Sarah Moher, CTL. Reading Between the Covers: Asian Heritage Language Students‟

Responses to Multicultural Literature (April 2006).

Surekha Jaitly, Sociology. Growing Up Brown and Negotiating Identity Among South

Asian Youth in Canada (2003)

Maria Mercurio, Curriculum. Curriculum Development in Italian Heritage Language

Teaching (1997).

Dina Georgis, History & Philosopy. The Feminization of the East: A Historical Look at

the Impact of Western Patriarchy on Orientalism (1995).

Monica Singh, Curriculum. Indo-Canadian Adolescent Females' Perceptions of

Language, Culture and Identity (1995).

Doctoral Committee Memberships

Julie Byrd Clark

Martha Viveros-Viramonte

Dana Colarusso

Sookhee Im

Pina Marchese

Christina Minaki

Young Yee Kim

Kyeong Suk Min

Candace Schlein Cultural Identity: A Narrative Inquiry into the Experiences of Canadian

Teacher-Returnees from Northeast Asia (September 2007)

Darrell Dobson, CTLTransformative Learning: Constructing Professional Knowledge

through Interacting Narratives. (September 2007).

Maria Berafatti, CTL The International Languages Program: Curriculum Development

(in progress)

Sylvie Lamoureux, CREFO La Transition de l‟Ecole Secondaire de Langue Française à

l‟Université en Ontario : Perspectives Etudiantes. (completed April 2007)

Hsin-fen (Fennie) Chang, CTL. Living in “Chicken Cage”: A Narrative Inquiry into

Cross-Generational Taiwanese Experiences in Learning and Teaching from the 1930s to

the Present (2007)

Phyllis Galliano, CTL. (in progress).

Ling Li, CTL. Stories in Contest: Constructing Professional Identity in China and Canada

(in progress).

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Julie Byrd Clark, CTL. The Politics of Language and Identity in Becoming a

Multilingual and Multicultural Canadian Citizen Through Voices of Youth (in progress).

Teresa Manduca, CTL. (in progress).

Winifred Hunsburger, CTL. Teachers‟ Roles in Inquiry Learning (in progress).

Catherine MacKernan, CTL. (in progress).

Kazuya Oseki, CTL. (in progress).

Carol Lipszyc, CTL. Self As Journeyer: On Writing and Teaching Paths (2006).

Odilia Ng, CTL. Narrative Beyond Teaching: Inquiry into the Shifting Identity, Culture

and Professional Practice of Five Visible Minority Immigrant Teachers in a Diverse

Lifespace (2006).

Carole Richardson, CTL. Collaborative Consonance: Hearing Our Voices While

Listening to the Choir (2006).

Patrick Darkhor, CTL. China‟s Strategy Towards Environmental Governance.

September 2005.

Darlene Ciuffetelli-Parker, CTL. Literacy Narratives: Writing and Relating Letters and

Stories of Teacher Knowledge, Identity and Development (2004).

Elaine Chan, CTL. Narratives of Ethnic Identity: Experiences of First Generation

Chinese Canadian Students (2004).

Erica Simmons, TPS. Making Israelis: Youth Aliyah Education in the 1950s (2003).

Mika Damianos, SESE. (2003)

Isabella Colalillo-Kates, CTL. Awakening creativity and Spiritual Intelligence: The Soul

Work of holistic Educators (Final Oral Examination September 20, 2002).

Danita Mushkat, Sociology (U of T). "Rethinking Jewish Vitality: Exploring Sources of

Significance, Affection and Change in Traditional Jewish Ritual" (Senate Final Oral, May

2, 2001).

Josephine Mazzuca, Sociology and Equity Studies. Teachers, Caregivers, Defectors

and Good Daughters: Italian-Canadian Women’s Experiences with Graduate Studies

(Final Senate Oral June 20, 2001.)

Lisa Richards, Sociology and Equity Studies (SESE). "Positioning the Elementary Core

French Teacher: An Investigation of Workplace Marginality". (Final Oral Examination,

November 12, 2001).

Phi-Phung Jeannette Tran, Adult Education, Community Development and Counselling

Psychology. Impact of Education on Culture: Case Study of the Vietnamese Women

Immigrants in Southwest Ontario from 1975-1995. (Final Oral Examination, October 2,

2001).

Carmen Romero, MLC. Bilingual Literacy and Language Learning (February, 2000)

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Mitsuyo Sakamoto, Curriculum. Raising Children as Monolinguals, Bilinguals, and

Multilinguals (2000).

Jerry Diakiw, Curriculum. Becoming a Teacher: Racial Minority Perspectives (1999).

Michael Gayner, CTL, Buddhist Reflective Practice (1999).

JoAnn Phillion, CTL (CTD). Narrative Inquiry in a Multicultural Landscape:

Multicultural Teaching and Learning (April 1999).

Sonia Fiorucci, Curriculum (Modern Language Centre). Teaching A Heritage Language

to Dialect-Speaking Students: An Exploratory Observational Study of Italian Heritage

Language Classrooms (completed 1998) .

Ming Fang He, Curriculum (Joint Centre for Teacher Development). The Professional

Knowledge Landscape for Chinese Female Graduates' Enculturation and Acculturation

Processes in Canada (completed 1998).

Dina Andersen, History & Philosophy. Concepts of Love and Some Implications for

Education (completed 1998).

Ilze Matiss, Applied Psychology. Renegotiation of Ethnic Identification among Second

Generation Latvian-Canadians: A Life History Story (completed 1998).

Terry May, Educational Administration Community and School in an Era of

Demographic Change: Establishing Minority Group Partnerships With A Canadian

Elementary School (completed 1998).

Tanya Lewis, Sociology. Weaving Between the Fragments: Performing “Normal after

Incest Memory‟s Return (completed 1998).

Judith Markose, Educational Administration. The Israeli Teacher in the Canadian

School (completed 1997).

Marty Kofsky, Curriculum. Signposts, Compasses and Guides: Mapping the Territory

of Teacher Education (1996).

Barbara Applebaum, History & Philosophy of Education. Respect for Diversity: Its

Meaning, Moral Justification and Educational Implications (1994).

Carol Mullen, Curriculum (Joint Centre for Teacher Development). Imprisoned

Selves: A Narrative Inquiry into Incarceration and Education (1994).

Osamah Aljaber, Instruction and Special Education. The Development,

Implementation and Evaluation of a Parent Outreach Program for Developmentally

Delayed Children in Jordan (1994).

b. Graduate Courses Taught

1991- present

CTL1033 (formerly 4009): Multicultural Perspectives in Teacher Development: A Reflective

Seminar

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1991- present

CTL1031 (formerly 4007): Language, Culture, and Identity: Using the Literary Text in Teacher

Development

1992-1993

1304F: An International Survey of Innovations in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Contexts

in Education: From Theory to Practice

1991-present

CTL1010 (formerly 1324S): Children‟s Literature Within a Multicultural Context

2003-2006 (inclusive)

CTL 1000 Foundations in Curriculum Studies

c. Individual Reading and Research Courses

2009 Challenges and Change for Newcomers to Canada James Soobrian

2006 How Qualitative Inquiry Informs the Urban School Teacher‟s Development from

PreService to Seasoned Veteran. (E. Paris)

2006 Standardized Testing in Ontario. (E. Chang)

2006 Narrative Inquiry – Experience and Story in Qualitative Research (A. Koo)

2006 Israeli Palestinian Conflict in Jewish Diaspora Education (E. Antflick)

2004 War-Themed Children‟s Literature (J. MacLeod)

2001 Racially and/or Culturally Mixed Students' Identity: Relationship to School Identity

and Schooling (N. McQueen)

2000 Self-Evaluation and ESL Supervision (V. Nikolic)

1999 The Pedagogy of Israel‟s Youth Aliyah Movement (E. Simmons)

Hebrew-English Bilingualism and Identity formation (S. Promislow)

Language and Culture Through Autobiography Textual Analysis (K. Gilligan-Healy)

1996 Theoretical and Empirical Considerations in Pre-Service Education for Diversity

(G. Valle)

1995 A Reflective Analysis of Personal Experiences in School Improvement (K. Di

Pasquale)

1995 Issues in Pre-service and In-service Multicultural Teacher Education (G. Valle)

1994 Silent Voices of the Holocaust: Curricular Issues (S. Fogelman)

1993 The Educational Perspectives of Multiculturalism in Canada (J. Diakiw)

1992 A Literary Approach to Language Education and Identity (S. Herman)

F. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

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a. Funded Research & Field Development Activities

Title: The Pedagogy of Peace: Language Awareness in a Jewish-Palestinian

Elementary School

Year: 1999-2000

Type: Individual

Source CTL Small-Scale Departmental

Amount: $1,640

Purpose: Ethnography on Intercultural Education, Peace Education, Bilingual Language

Education, Conflict Resolution

Title A Multicultural School Literacy Initiative in English- and French-Canadian

Contexts

Year: 1999 ongoing

Type: Individual

Source CTL Small-Scale Departmental

Amount: $2000

Purpose: Research on Intercultural Linkages, Teacher Development, Marginality, Minority

Language Education

Title: Educational Stories from the Margins: A Reflective Inquiry into the

Immigrant/Refuge Experience in Toronto and Montreal

Year: 1998-2003 (extended to 2005)

Type: Individual

Source SSHRC Standard Research Grant

Amount: $85,000

Purpose: Research on Multiculturalism, Conflict Resolution, Marginality, Minority

Languages

Title: Teaching in Minority Language Contexts in Toronto and Montreal:

A Reflective Inquiry

Year: 1997-98

Type: Individual

Source: Small-Scale SSHRC Funding

Amount: $2500

Purpose: Minority Language Research; Conflict Resolution Research

Title: Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking in Education: A Cultural and Linguistic

Portrait of a Jewish-Arab School in Israel

Year: 1997-98

Type: Individual

Source: Small-Scale Departmental Funding

Amount: $2000

Purpose: Manuscript Preparation, Research

Year: 1996-1999

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Type: Group (Collaborator, R. Hayhoe, principal investigator)

Title: Women and Minorities as Educational Change Agents: The Canada- China

Project

Source: CIDA Research Development Grant

Amount: $750,000

Purpose: Research Development in Education between China and Canada

Year: 1995-1999 (one-year extension)

Type: Group (Co-Investigator with S. Acker)

Title: Making a Difference: Feminization and the Changing Climate of University-

Based Professional Education

Source: SSHRC Strategic Grant

Amount: $66,000

Purpose: Teacher Development/Women and Change/Higher Education

Year: 1995-1996

Type: Group (with J. Cummins & J. Lopes)

Title: Home School Collaboration to Promote Literacy Skills Among Portuguese

Background Student

Source: Ontario Ministry of Education Transfer Grant

Amount: $50,000

Purpose: Multilingual literacy development

Year: 1994-1995

Type: Individual

Title: Multicultural Literacy Innovations: Listening to the Teachers' Voices


Amount: $5,000

Purpose: Teacher development

Year: 1994-1995

Type: Group (Co-Investigator with J. Cummins)

Title: Language Learning Strategies of Students from Non-Official Language

Backgrounds in French Immersion Programmes: An Ethnographic Study

Source: Secretary of State, Language Acquisition Development Program, Official

Languages in Education Directorate, Ottawa

Amount: $45,000

Purpose: Multilingual research development

Year: 1993-1994

Type: Individual

Title: A Multicultural Drama Reading Project.

Source: Departmental Small-Scale Funds

Amount: $555


Year: 1993-1994

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Type: Individual

Title: The Ravages of War: The Fruits of Peace: Educational Initiatives in Conflict

Resolution and Peacemaking.


Amount: $2,000


Year: 1993-1994

Type: Individual

Title: Telling Our Multicultural Stories: A Visual Narrative of Crescent Town Public

School.

Source: Transfer Grant Funding, Ontario Ministry of Education

Amount: $32,463


Teacher development

Year: 1993-1994

Type: Group (with J. Cummins & J. Lopes)

Title: The Challenge of Diversity: Adjusting to the Cultural and Linguistic Realities of

the Mainstream Classroom.

Source: Transfer Grant Funding, Ontario Ministry of Education

Amount: $64,239


Year: 1992-1993

Type: Individual

Title: A Critical/Reflective Annotated Bibliography of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

within a Teacher Development Context.

Source: Small Scale OISE Research project

Amount: $500


Year: 1991-1992

Type: Individual

Title: Oasis of Peace: An Ethnographic Study of The "Neve Shalom/Wahat Al-Salam"

Bilingual-Bicultural Community Education Program

Source: SSHRC Small-Scale Research Grant

Amount: $2,500

Purpose: Ethnography of a bilingual/bicultural school

Year: 1991-92

Type: Group (Cummins, J. & Feuerverger, G.)

Title: Persian Heritage Language Curriculum

Amount: $7,382

Purpose: Curriculum materials development

Year: 1991-1992

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Type: Group (Cummins, J. & Feuerverger, G.)

Title: Biliteracy and ESL Students: The Impact of Encouraging First and Second

Language Literacy Development within the Mainstream Curriculum.

Source: Ontario Ministry of Education.

Amount: $28,000

Purpose: Development of inservice teacher program

Year: 1987-89

Year: 1990-1992

Type: Group (Cummins, J., Danesi, M. & Feuerverger, G.)

Title: Development of Annotated Inventories and a Curriculum Framework for Heritage

Language Materials, Teacher Training Courses and Language Programs.

Source: Research Grant from the Secretary of State, Multiculturalism, Canada.

Amount: $162,000

Purpose: Heritage Language Materials Survey

G. Publications

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a. Lifetime summary count

Dissertations 2

Books 2

Chapters in books 24

Refereed publications 26

Non-refereed publications 7

In published proceedings 5

Technical reports relevant to academic work (e.g. Ministry reports) 15

Papers presented at conferences, workshops and colloquia, keynote

addresses

200

Patents/copyrights pending or granted 2

Other publications (e.g. article/book reviews, policy papers, curriculum

materials)

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Total: 316

b. Details By Category

Masters Thesis An Exploratory Study of the Ethnolinguistic Vitality of Italo-

Canadian Students in Toronto (249 pages) (1982). University of

Toronto.

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Ph.D. Dissertation Jewish-Canadian Ethnic Identity and Non-Native Language

Learning. (291 pages) (1986). University of Toronto.

Books (Sole Authorship)

1. Title: Teaching, Learning and Other Miracles. Rotterdam: SensePublishers (2007).

2. Title: Oasis of Dreams: Teaching and Learning Peace in a Jewish-Palestinian Village in

Israel. New York, London: RoutledgeFalmer (2001).

Chapters in books

1. Feuerverger, G. Teaching about Peaceful Coexistence: Reflection, Dialogue and

Transformative Action. In Brantmeier, E. & Lin, J., (eds.) Transforming

Education for Peace. Information Age Publishing Inc., 2008. (p. 129-142)

2. Feuerverger, G. Chap 8. Jewish-Canadian Identity and Hebrew Language

Learning in Montreal and Toronto: Belonging (or Not Belonging) in Diaspora. In

Zajda, J., Daun, H., and Saha, L. (eds.) Nation-Building, Identity and Citizenship

Education: Cross-Cultural Perspectives (Volume 3) Springer Publishers (p. 117-

130)

3. Feuerverger, G. & Richards, E. Finding Their Way: Immigrant Students in a

Toronto School, in Eds. Thiessen, D. & Cook-Sather, A. International Handbook

of Student Experience in Elementary and Secondary School. Hamburg: Springer.

2007. (p. 555-575).

4. Feuerverger, G. Searching for „Home‟: A Personal and Professional Quest for

Peace in Iram, Y., (assoc. eds.) Gross, Z. & Wahrman, H. Educating Towards

a Culture of Peace, Information Age Publishing, Inc. 2006. (p. 282-296).

5. Feuerverger, G. Multicultural Perspectives in Teacher Development Chapter 10 in

Eds. Phillion, J, He, M.F. & Connelly, M. Narrative & Experience in

Multicultural Education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 2005. (p. 175-

199)

6. Feuerverger, G. My Yiddish Voice. In Difficult Memories: Talk in a (Post)

Holocaust Era (eds. Morris, M. and Weaver, J.) New York: Peter Lang 2002. 13-

25.

7. Feuerverger, G. Les dynamiques langagières d‟un projet scolaire en littératie

interculturelle dans l‟espace francophone et anglophone au Canada in (eds.)

Leray, C. et Pineau, G., Histoires de Vie et Interculturalite dans le Contexte

Sociolinguistique, Universite de Rennes,, 1999, 25-38.

8. Feuerverger, G. Oasis of Peace: A Community of Moral Education in Israel.

Revised version in Eller, C. (ed.) Handbook on Interethnic Coexistence. New

York: Continuum Press. (1998)

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9. Acker, S. & Feuerverger, G. Enough is Never Enough: Women's Work in

Academe. In C. Marshall (ed.) Critical Policy Analysis: A Perspective from Post-

Secondary Education, Vol. 2. London: Falmer Press, 1997. 122-140

10. Feuerverger, G. Un Oasis de Paix: Un Programme Bilingue et Biculturel en

Israël. In McAndrew, M., Toussaint, R & Galatanu, O. (eds), Pluralisme et

Education: Politiques et Pratiques au Canada, en Europe et dans les Pays du

Sud. L'Apport de L'Education Comparee. Les Publications de la Faculté de

L'Education. Université de Montreal. Revue Francophone D'éducation Comparee,

No. 48, Mai 1995. (267-274).

11. Feuerverger, G. Attitudes towards the learning of Hebrew and French by Jewish-

Canadian students in Montreal and Toronto. In Danesi, M., McLeod, K. & Morris,

S. (eds.) Heritage Languages and Education -- Language and Learning. Oakville:

Mosaic Press, 53-69, 1993.

12. Feuerverger, G. Gli Attegiamenti degli Studenti Italo-Canadesi: La Storia di

Anna Maria e Giovanni. In C. Colella, M. Danesi, & A. Pompeo (Eds.), Lingua,

Cultural, Ed Educazione. Edizioni Dimensione Europea, Roma, 1993.

(manuscript: 16 pages)

Refereed Journal Articles

1. Feuerverger, G. Building Bridges of Peace in a Jewish-Palestinian Village in Israel: A Role

Model for Social Justice and Citizenship Education, Encounters on Education, Vol. 9, 127-

144. 2004.

2. Acker, S. & Feuerverger, G. Hearing others and seeing ourselves: empathy and emotions in a

study of Canadian academics. Journal of Curriculum Theorizing (JCT), Vol. 19, No. 3 (49-

64). 2003.

3. Feuerverger, G My Yiddish Voice in Difficult Memories: Talk on a (Post) Holocaust Era,

Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, (14-24). 2002.

4. Feuerverger, G. Une reflexion sur un projet novateur: une intervention en litteratie pour les

eleves des communautes à Montréal et Toronto dans P. Dumont et C. Santodomingo, La

coexistence des langues dans l'espace francophone, approche sociolinguistique, Paris,

Agence universitaire de la francophonie, 61-67. 2001.

5. Feuerverger, G. My Yiddish Voice. Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, Vol. 16, Number 4,

(pp. 11-20) 2000.

6. Feuerverger, G. Les dynamiques langagières d‟un projet scolaire en littératie interculturelle

dans l‟espace francophone et anglophone au Canada in (eds.) Leray, C. et Bouchard, C.,

Histoires de Vie et Dynamique Langagiere , Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 199-207,

2000.

7. Feuerverger, G. & Leray, C. Une Comparaison des Histoires de Vies des Immigres en France

et au Canada. Canadian Journal of Education/Revue Canadienne de l’Education. 1999.

8. Feuerverger, G., Labercane, G. & Griffith, B. Critical Language Awareness Curriculum and

Teaching, Curriculum and Teaching, 13(1), 53-60, 1998.

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9. Feuerverger, G. Neve Shalom/Wahat Al-Salam: A Jewish-Arab School for Peace. Teachers

College Record, 99(4), 692-730, 1998.

10. Feuerverger, G. & Hilmer, C. Crossing Borders and Expanding Horizons: Research and

Reflection on Multicultural Children's Literature. Lingua E Testo, (Italy), 1998.

11. Feuerverger, G. Deux langues, deux peuples: L'Education pour la paix en Israel. in Etudes

Recentes en Linguistique de Contact (ed. Labrie, N.) 89-99, 1997.

12. Feuerverger, G. An educational program for peace: Jewish-Arab conflict resolution in Israel.

Theory into Practice, 36 (1), 17-25 , 1997.

13. Feuerverger, G. On the edges of the map: A study of heritage language teachers in Toronto.

Teaching and Teacher Education, 13 (1), 39-53, 1997.

14. Feuerverger, G. Learning Hebrew for cultural and personal identity: A study of Jewish

adolescents in Canada. (Hebraisch lernen zur Entwicklung kultureller und personlicher

Identitat: Eine Studie unter judischen Jugendlichen in Kanada.) Osnabrucker Beitrage zur

Sprachtheorie. (OBST) , 54 (1), 37-59, 1997.

15. Feuerverger, G. Peacemaking through emancipatory discourse: Language awareness in a

Jewish-Arab school in Israel. Curriculum and Teaching, 11 (2), 53-62, 1996

16. Acker, S. & Feuerverger, G. Doing good and feeling bad: The work of women university

teachers.Cambridge Journal of Education , 26 (3), 401-422, 1996.

17. Abu Rabia, S. & Feuerverger, G. Towards understanding the second language learning of

Arab students in Israel and Canada: The relationship of attitudes and cultural background to

reading comprehension. Canadian Modern Language Review, 52 (3), 359-385, 1996.

18. Feuerverger, G. & Mullen, C. Portraits of marginalized lives: Stories of literacy and

collaboration in school and prison. Interchange, 26 (3), 247-265, 1995.

19. Feuerverger, G. Oasis of Peace: A community of moral education in Israel. Journal of

Moral Education, 24 (2), 113-141, (Berkshire, England),1995.

20. Feuerverger, G. A multicultural literacy intervention for minority language students.

Language And Education, 8 (3), 123-146, (Clevedon, England), 1994.

21. Feuerverger, G. University students' perceptions of heritage language learning and ethnic

identity maintenance in multicultural Toronto. Canadian Modern Language Review, 47 (4),

660-677, 1991.

22. Feuerverger, G. Jewish-Canadian ethnic identity and non-native language learning: A social-

psychological study. The Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 10 (4),

327-357, (Avon, England), 1989.

23. Feuerverger, G. Ethnolinguistic vitality of Italo-Canadian students in integrated and non-

integrated programs in Toronto. The Canadian Modern Language Review, 46 (1), October

Issue, 50-72, 1989.

c. Scholarly Work in Progress

In Press

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1. Feuerverger, G. (in press) “Personal Reflections on an Emancipatory Pedagogy of Peace

and Human Dignity” in Fontan, V. and Lindner, E. (eds.) Human Dignity and

Humiliation in Violent Conflict.

2. Feuerverger, G. (in press) “A Meditation on the Stigma of Victimhood. In Kalayjian, A.

(ed.) Forgiveness, Reconciliation and Peace.”

3. Feuerverger, G. (in press) “A Grassroots Peace Education Innovation in a Co-operative

Jewish-Palestinian Village in Israel: Mahatma Gandhi‟s Concept of “Satyagraha” in

Action.” In Trifonas, P. (ed.) Critical Issues in Peace and Education, in New York:

Routledge

4. Feuerverger, G. Reflective Portraits of Peace Educators in a Jewish-Palestinian Village in

Israel. ed. Kuriansky, J. Trauma in the Holy Land, CT: Greenwood Press.

5. Feuerverger, G. The Language of the Soul: First Language Learning for Immigrant and

Refugee Students in Multicultural Toronto in (eds.) Adams, A. & Rijlarrsdam, G. Mother

Tongue Language Learning and Literature, University of Amsterdam Press.

In progress

1. Feuerverger, G. Personal Reflections on an Emancipatory Pedagogy of Peace and Human

Dignity in Fontan, V. and Lindner, E. (eds.) Human Dignity and Humiliation in Violent

Conflict.

2. Feuerverger, G.A Meditation on the Stigma of Victimhood. In Kalayjian, A. (ed.)

Forgiveness, Reconciliation and Peace.

3. Feuerverger, G. The Ravages of War / The Fruits of Peace: A Cultural and Linguistic

Portrait of Students in a Binational School in Israel.

4. Feuerverger, G. Peacemaking through Educational Innovation. In ed. Roberts, A.,

Schooling in the Global Era A Glimpse Beyond Borders (New York: Routledge)

d. Non-refereed Publications

1. Feuerverger, G. In Honour of Mick Connelly, Special Edition Festschrift in Honour of Dr. F.

Michael Connelly, AcT Community Journal, Number 33. 2004.

2. Feuerverger, G. Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking in Israel. International House Program

Newsletter: University of California at Berkeley. 2003. (1-5)

3. Feuerverger, G. September 11 Reflections of Our First Day of Class in Among Teachers:

Experience and Inquiry, Number 31, September, 2001. (3-9)

4. Feuerverger, G. et al., The Term They Cancelled Hallowe‟en: A Class Response to Bill 160.

Among Teachers Community: Experience and Inquiry, No. 24, Winter 1998. (7-22)

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5. Feuerverger, G. Sharing Cultures at the Tower of Babel. The Language Awareness

Newsletter, University of Cambridge/University of Calgary, 1995. (2 pages)

6. Feuerverger, G. First Language Literacy in an Inner-City School. The Language Awareness

Newsletter, University of Calgary, 1994. (2 pages)

7. Feuerverger, G. What are the benefits of the heritage language program? Ethnocultural

Notes and Events. University of Toronto. March-April Issue, 1987. (3 pages)

e. Articles in Published Proceedings

1. Feuerverger, G. (invitational: in press) “Teaching and Writing Vulnerably:

Autoethnography as “Home.” 10th

Anniversary of the Curriculum and Pedagogy

Conference Proceedings Book.

2. Lasonen, J. (Ed.) Cultures of Peace: From Words to Deeds, The Epsoo Seminar

Proceedings, Institute for Educational Research, Jyvaskala, Finland, A Culture of Peace

in a Jewish-Palestinian Village in Israel. (117-119). 2004.

3. Feuerverger, G. & Leray, C. Histoire de vie en Formation D'Emigrés et Croisement de

Savoirs Intergenerationnels. Université de Rennes, 2000.

4. Feuerverger, G. Une Intervention en Littératie Pour les Élèves des Communautés

Culturelles. In Painchaud, G. & Folco, A.M. (eds.) Les Langues Patrimoniales: Une

Richesse à Développer, Montréal: Université de Montréal, 13-20, 1993.

5. Feuerverger, G. Reflections on Collaborative Research. In Clandinin, J. (ed.) Searching

for Connections: Struggling for Community. Edmonton, AL: University of

Alberta/Among Teachers Community (AcT), 102-107, 1993.

f. Technical Reports Relevant to Academic Work

1. Feuerverger, G. Sharing Multicultural Stories: The Internet as a Catalyst for Literacy and

Health Development and Partnership between Students in Canada and Mexico. Executive

Summary for the Teen Net Project Meeting at the Department of Public Health Sciences at

the University of Toronto on February 6, 2002.

2. Feuerverger, G. Education: Immigration Policy and Practice in Canada. Invited by the

Department of Citizenship and Immigration (CIC) in Ottawa to be a group leader in order to

create a course syllabus to enhance the understanding of those who deal directly with

immigrants (both children and adults) and to confront the process of immigration, integration

and cultural diversity in education. 2001. (85 pages + biblio)

3. Feuerverger, G. A report/deputation to Irene Atkinson, Chair of the Toronto District School

Board and to fellow trustees on March 5 2001 in defence of the Integrated/Extended

International Languages programs (as a result of the recommendation of the Program and

School Services Committee to terminate the International Languages/Integrated Program in

the TDSB). (15 pages) 2001.

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4. Feuerverger, G. Searching for Professional Identity: Conversations with

Heritage/International Language Teachers. (29 pages) 2000.

5. Feuerverger, G. Consulative Report to Center for Strategic and International Studies,

Washington, D.C. on Israel-Palestine conflict resolution. 1998. The Preventive Diplomacy

Program.

6. Feuerverger, G. A Research Inquiry into Heritage Language Education in Metropolitan

Toronto. Small-Scale SSHRC Research Report. 1996. (26 pages).

7. Feuerverger, G., Griffith, B. & Labercane, G. Language Awareness Issues for Multicultural

Teacher Education in the European Union. Research Report to the British Council, Ottawa.

1995. (30 pages).

8. Cummins, J., Feuerverger G. & Lopes, J. The Challenge of Diversity: Adjusting to the

Cultural and Linguistic Realities of the Mainstream Classroom. Research Report for the

Ontario Ministry of Education, 1994. (57 pages)

9. Feuerverger, G. Telling Our Multicultural Stories: A Visual Narrative of Crescent Town

Public School. Research Report to the Ontario Ministry of Education, 1994. (27 pages)

10. Feuerverger, G. Multicultural Literacy Partnerships in East York: Cultural Voices and

Visions. Submission to the Royal Commission on Learning, 1994. (5 pages)

11. Feuerverger, G. The Ravages of War: The Fruits of Peace. An Annotated Bibliography of

Children of War. Unpublished OISE Report [Small-scale SSHRC Research Report.] 1994.

(13 pages)

12. Cummins, J., Feuerverger, G. & Lopes, J. Annotated Inventories of Heritage Language

Materials Survey Across Canada. Report and Data Analysis for Multiculturalism Canada,

Ottawa, 1993. (95 pages)

13. Adams, A., Feuerverger, G., Kron, F., Labercane, G., McNeill, J., Taverner, D.,

Tulasiewicz, W.Policy Statement for the Green Paper on Education, Brussels, European

Parliament, 1993.

14. Feuerverger, G., Cummins, J. & Lopes, J. Biliteracy and ESL Students: The Impact of

Encouraging First Language Literacy Development within the Mainstream Curriculum.

Research Report to the Ontario Ministry of Education, 1992. (39 pages)

15. Feuerverger, G. French Immersion: Some Socio-Cultural Perspectives. Unpublished Report,

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 1980. (20 pages)

g. Papers Presented at Conferences

1. Feuerverger, G. (Invitational) Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies Meeting,

Columbia University, December 11-12, 2009. A Genuine Dialogue about Humiliation

and Violent Conflict.

2. Feuerverger, G. 7th Bi-annual Holistic Learning Conference, jointly sponsored by the

University of Waterloo and OISE/UT. Soulful Spaces: Transforming Self/Transforming

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the World. A Professional Journey to India. Geneva Park Conference Centre (north of

Toronto), October 23-25, 2009.

3. Feuerverger, G. 10th

Anniversary of the Meeting of Curriculum & Pedagogy Conference,

“Engaging the Possibilities and Complexities of Hope.” Teaching and Writing

Vulnerably. Decatur, GA, Oct. 7-10, 2009.

4. Feuerverger, G. (Invitational) The Paulo and Nita Freire International Project for Critical

Pedagogy, The Initiative for Critical Discussion, in collaboration of the Centre of Research

in Theories and Practices that Overcome Inequalities at the University of Barcelona; and

The University of Granada. Critical Cultural Issues for Immigrant and Refugee Students in

Toronto. September, Baeza, Spain, September 16-20, 2009 (in absentia)

5. Feuerverger, G. (Invitational) Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HDHS)

Conference University of Hawaii. My First Day of Kindergarten: Ode to Difference.

August 20-23, 2009

6. Feuerverger, G. International Academy of Intercultural Research (IAIR) Conference,

Honolulu, University of Hawaii. World Peace Through Intercultural Understanding.

Aug 15-19, 2009

7. Feuerverger, G. The Practical: An East-West Curriculum Dialogue” at Capital Normal

University, Beijing, China. Uplifting the Human Spirit: Curriculum as a Pathway to

Liberation. June 12-14, 2009 (unable to attend due to H1N1 scare in China)

8. Feuerverger, G. Faculties of Education Forum at the Ministry of Education, OISE,

Toronto, Teaching, Learning and Other Miracles. May 12, 2009

9. Feuerverger, G. September 3-7, 2008. Engaging the Other: Compassion and Conflict

Resolution. Common Bond Institute. San Mateo, CA. A Pedagogical Role Model for

Peaceful Coexistence.

10. Feuerverger, G. June 26-29, 2008. AERO conference, Troy, New York, Russell Sage

College. Narratives of Social Justice.

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11. Feuerverger, G. May 28-June 1, 2008. Wisdom Traditions in Education, Mt. Madonna

Center, CA. Teaching as Spiritual Journey.

12. Feuerverger, G. AERA Annual Conference, NYC. April 24-28, 2008. 1) An

Educational Innovation Fostering Civic Responsibility: A Jewish-Palestinian Village in

Israel 2) Teaching, Learning and Other Miracles: Creating Spaces for Compassion,

Civic Responsibility and Voice in Classrooms.

13. Feuerverger, G. & Richards, E. Finding Their Way: ELL Learners in Sociolinguistic

Contexts. “International Pragmatics & Language Learning Conference” in Honolulu

March 27-29, 2008.

14. Feuerverger, G. & Richards. E. Finding students in translation. Paper presented at the

Institute of Modern Languages and Communication, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. March 18,

2008.

15. Reading for the Love of It Conference, Toronto, February 14-15, 2008. Teaching,

Learning and Other Miracles. (2 presentations)

16. Feuerverger, G. Holistic Learning Conference: Breaking New Ground, OISE/UT,

October 26 -28, 2007. Teaching, Learning and Other Miracles: A Spiritual Journey.

17. Feuerverger, G. Second International Conference on Multicultural Discourses. Institute

of Discourse and Cultural Studies, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou,, China. Building

Bridges Toward Peace. April 13-15, 2007.

18. Feuerverger, G. AERA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. April 9-13, 2007. Tales of

Trauma: The Immigrant and Refugee Experience in an Inner-City School in Toronto

(Division G)

19. Feuerverger, G. AERA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL April 9-13, 2007. An

Educational Innovation as a Moral Endeavor in a Co-operative Jewish-Arab Village in

Israel (Religion and Education SIG)

20. Feuerverger, G. & Richards, E. Hawaii Conference of Education, Honolulu, HI. January

2007. The Immigrant and Refugee Experience in Toronto.

21. Feuerverger, G International Conference on Education for Peace and Democracy

Antalya, Turkey. November 19-23, 2006 A Conflict Resolution Model for Schools.

22. Feuerverger, G. IPRA (International Peace Research Association) Conference June 29-

July 3, 2006, Calgary, AB A Pedagogy of Peace.

23. Feuerverger, G. International Peace Educators Group, World Peace Forum June 23-28,

2006, Vancouver, BC Creating a Culture of Peace: An Ethnographic Journey To A

Jewish-Palestinian Village in Israel.

24. Feuerverger, G. AERA Annual Conference, April 7-11, 2006, San Francisco. Education

Research in the Public Interest, Discourses of Conflict and Resolution

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25. Feuerverger, G. AERA Annual Conference, April 7-11, 2006, San Francisco Finding

Their Way: Immigrant and Refugee Students in a Toronto High School.

26. Feuerverger, G. CIES Annual Conference Honolulu, March 14-18, 2006 (in absentia)

27. Feuerverger, G. Holistic Learning: Breaking New Ground, OISE/UT, October 28-30,

2005. Dreaming of Peace in a Jewish-Palestinian Village in Israel: A Spiritual Journey

28. Feuerverger, G. Peacebuilding in Action Conference, Toronto, June 9-12, 2005,

Transformative Learning Centre, OISE/UT. Peace is Possible.

29. Feuerverger, G. International Conference on Conflict Resolution: Engaging the Other,

St. Petersburg, Russia, May 13-18, 2005.

30. Feuerverger, G. Feuerverger, G. IAIMTE conference, Université deToulouse Le Mirail,

France, Albi, May 11-13, 2005. Language Awareness and Peace Education.

31. Feuerverger, G. AERA annual conference “Demography and Democracy in the Era of

Accountability”, April 11-15, 2005, Montreal. Inter-faith Understanding, SIG,

Religious Studies.

32. Feuerverger, G. CIES conference (Comparative and International Society), Beyond

Dichotomies. March 22-26, 2005, Stanford University. Local and Global Dialogue at

The School for Peace, Peace Education Studies Symposium. March 25.

33. Feuerverger, G. Reading for the Love of It 29th

Annual Language Arts conference, Feb.

10, 2005 at Westin Harbour Castle, (2 talks on Feb. 10) Reclaiming the Voices of ESL

Students: Building Bridges Toward Cross-Cultural Understanding and Literacy

Development.

34. Feuerverger, G. CTD conference Teacher Inquiry for Professional Development

November 11, 12, 2004. Building Cross-Cultural Understanding in Diverse Classrooms

35. Feuerverger, G. World Congress of Comparative Education Havana, Cuba, Education

and Social Justice, October 25-29, 2004. Dreams of Peaceful Coexistence.

36. Feuerverger, G. 2nd

Annual Conference on Anti-Bias Education, Arizona State

University, Tempe, AZ, June 10-13, 2004. Inter-group Relations for Peaceful

Coexistence and Conflict Resolution.

37. Feuerverger, G., 10th

LinguaPax Congress, Barcelona, Spain. May 20-23, 2004.

Language Diversity, Sustainability and Peace.

38. Feuerverger, G. Canadian Commission for UNESCO Annual General Meeting, Halifax,

May 6-11, 2004. Schools for Peace.

39. Feuerverger, G. AERA 2004 Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. April 12-16, 2004. SIG

International Studies; Cross-Cultural Studies in International Contexts. An International

Role Model for Conflict Resolution.

40. Feuerverger, G. AERA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. April 23, 2003. A Reflexive

Ethnographic Inquiry into a Jewish-Palestinian Village in Israel. (International Studies

Committee SIG)

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41. Feuerverger, G. AERA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. April 23, 2003. A Role Model for

Social Justice and Equity in Education, April 24, 2003. Division L. Issues of Identity,

Justice and Teaching in Transnational, Transcultural, Transgendered Contexts,)

42. CIESC (Comparative and International Education Society of Canada) and CERN

(Citizenship Education Research Network) at the May 25-28, and May 29, 2002.

43. Invitation-only: Curriculum Inquiry/Blackwell Conference on Experiential Approaches

to the Study of Multicultural Education. Building Bridges of Peace and Hope. May 16-

19, 2002.

44. Feuerverger, G. 23rd

Annual Ethnography Forum at the University of Pennsylvania,

March 1-3, 2002. Title: Building Bridges of Peace: A Reflexive Ethnography of a

Jewish-Palestinian Village in Israel. March 2, 2002.

45. Feuerverger, G. Reading for the Love of It Conference (East York- Scarborough Reading

Association) on February 7 and 8, 2002. Title: Oasis of Dreams: A Role Model for

Conflict Resolution and Intercultural Harmony.

46. Feuerverger, G. Fifth National Metropolis Conference, Ottawa October 16-20, 2001,

Ottawa, Ontario. Immigration, Integration and Cultural Diversity in Education.

47. Feuerverger, G. UNESCO 46th

Session of the ICE conference Education For All

(September 5 - 8, 2001) in Geneva, accompanying the Canadian delegation (Canadian

Commission for UNESCO). A Time for Peace.

48. Feuerverger, G. Reading for the Love of It Conference (East York- Scarborough Reading

Association) on February 8 and 9, 2001. Title: Telling Our Multicultural Stories.

49. Feuerverger, G. Invited Speaker to the Israeli Association for Research in Jewish

Education, School of Education, Bar-Ilan University December 11-12, 2000. Belonging

in Diaspora: Hebrew Language Learning and Jewish Identity in Canadian Society.)

50. Feuerverger, G. Invited speaker to the JCT Conference on Curriculum Theory and

Classroom Practice, Bergamo Conference Centre, Dayton, Ohio October 25-28, 2000.

Language Loss and Recovery: A Social-Psychological Study. Single Paper Session.

51. Feuerverger, G. Language Loss and Recovery: A Personal Narrative. Paper presentation

at the Internationalization of Curriculum Conference (organized by William Pinar, LSU)

April 27-29, 2000 Baton Rouge, LA.

52. Feuerverger, G. AERA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA., April 2000. a) Narratives of

Peace: A Reflective Interview Study about Teachers and Learners in a Jewish-

Palestinian School in Israel, Peace Education SIG symposium, Monday April 24, 2000.

b) Empathy, Ethics and Emotions in a Study of Academics in Education, Symposium on

Feminist Theory and the Politics of Citizenship in the Millenium: The Case of

Education, April 26, 2000.

53. Feuerverger, G. One-Day Conference Bringing the World into the Classroom through

World Languages at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, April 5, 2000.

54. Ethnocultural Equity conference at the Centre for Womens‟ Studies, New College,

University of Toronto, March 31, 2000.

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55. Feuerverger, G. Second International Symposium on Language Policy: Language Policy

at the Millennium, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel, November 23-25, 1999.

Plurilingual Policies and their Problems.

56. Feuerverger, G. IAIMTE Conference (International Association of the Improvement of

Mother Tongue Teaching) on the teaching and learning of language and literature.

University of Amsterdam, July 14-16, 1999. Telling Our Multicultural Stories in

Toronto and Montreal: An Exploratory Canadian School Literacy Programme

57. Feuerverger, G. Third International Conference on Teacher Education Almost 2000:

Crises and Challenges in Teacher Education, Israel June 27-July 1, 1999 .

58. Feuerverger, G. CEICI Forum (Centre de L‟Education Interculturelle et de

Comprehension Internationale), Montreal, April 29-30. L‟integration scolaire des eleves

immigrants et l‟education a la citoyennete dans une perspective mondiale.

59. Feuerverger, G. AERA Annual Conference: Peacemaking in A Community of Moral

Education, (Peace Education SIG) Montreal, April 19-23, 1999.

60. Feuerverger, G. (with Acker, S.) Invited Paper Presentation at the Gender and Education

Conference: Hearing Others and Seeing Ourselves: Ethics, Empathy,and Emotions in a

Study of Canadian Academics. University of Warwick, England, March 29-31, 1999.

61. Feuerverger, G. Invited Paper Presentation at International Conference on Teacher

Education: Teacher Effectiveness and Teacher Development in the New Century, The

Hong Kong Institute of Education, February 22-24, 1999. (in absentia)

62. Feuerverger, G. Colloque International Histoires de Vie et Dynamiques Langagieres,

Universite de Rennes, France, September 28-30, 1998 (personally funded by the

Consulate General of France to Canada).

63. Feuerverger, G. Universite de Rabat, Maroc, September 25-28, 1998. La Coexistence des

Langues dans L’espace Francophone.

64. Feuerverger, G. Invited Paper Presentation at Teachers‟ International Conference at

Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Sept. 23-25, 1998. Teachers and their

University Education at the Turn of the Millennium.

65. Boyd, M., Muzzin, L., Feuerverger, G., Baines, C., & Acker, S. Transforming the

academy: women in leadership, mentoring and collegiality. For International Women's

Leadership Conference. Nice, France, June 1998.

66. Acker, S., Baines, C., Boyd, M., Feuerverger, G., & Muzzin, L. Making a difference: a

symposium on the experiences of women academics in education, social work,

pharmacy and dentistry. Canadian Association for Studies of Women in Education

(CASWE) Institute, May 31-June 1, 1998.

67. Feuerverger, G. Conference on Academic Partnerships Israel and U of T, Hart House,

May 14, 1998.

68. Feuerverger, G. Teaching Conflict Resolution. Paper Presented at AERA Annual

Meeting, San Diego, April 16, 1998

69. Feuerverger, G. Invited Speaker to Colloque du Congres Annuel de la SCEE, mai 1998.

Titre: La Seduction dans la Relation Pedagogique en Contexte Minoritaire.

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70. Feuerverger, G. International Conference on Multiculturalism and Minority Groups:

From Theory to Practice, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, June 24-26, 1997.

71. Feuerverger, G. Emancipatory Discourse of A Peace Education Program in Israel. Paper

presented at the AERA Annual Meeting, Chicago, March 27, 1997.

72. Feuerverger, G. Etudes Recentes en Linguistiques de Contact, Centre de Recherche sur

le Plurilinguisme, Brussels, May 28-31, 1997.

73. Feuerverger, G. Issues on Moral Education for the Millenium, University of Lancaster,

United Kingdom, July 13-18, 1996. Topic: An Israeli Educational Approach to

Negotiation and Coexistence. (In absentia)

74. Feuerverger, G. Linguistic Laments for Lost Voices. Mifgash conference on Identity in

the Academe, University of Toronto, Hart House, November 17-19, 1995.

75. Feuerverger, G. The Semiotics of Moral Dilemmas and Conflict Resolution in a Jewish-

Arab Israeli Educational Community. Invited Paper presented at the Conference on

Semiotics as a Bridge Between the Humanities and the Sciences, Victoria College,

University of Toronto, November 5, 1995.

76. Feuerverger, G. University Students' Perceptions of Multiculturalism in Canada. Paper

CSSE Conference, Montreal, Quebec, June, 1995.

77. Feuerverger, G. Echos of Peace in a Land of Conflict: A Jewish-Arab Community

Initiative. AERA Annual meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 21, 1995.

78. Feuerverger, G. Comparative Perspectives on Multicultural Teacher Education. Second

Research Seminar on Language Awareness, at Cambridge University, December 12-15,

1994.

79. Feuerverger, G. Sharing Cultures at the Tower of Babel. Invited Participant in

Colloquium on Language Awareness From Canadian and European Perspectives.

Organized by the Association for the Unity and Integration of Knowledge (AUIK)

(Learned Societies), University of Calgary, June 16-18 (presentation June 17), 1994.

80. Feuerverger, G. The School as a Moral Community for Conflict Resolution and

Peacemaking: An International Perspective. Invited Speaker to CSSE, (CIESC),

(Learned Societies), University of Calgary, June 15-19, 1994.

81. Feuerverger, G. Oasis de Paix: Une Éthnographie d'un programme d'Éducation

Communautaire Bilingue et Biculturel. Invited Speaker to the Association Francophone

de l'Éducation Comparée (AFEC), Université de Montréal, May 9-13, 1994.

82. Feuerverger, G. Multicultural Literacy Initiatives in the Toronto School System.

International Seminar on Language Awareness, Wolfson College, University of

Cambridge. December 7-10, 1993.

83. Feuerverger, G. Cross-cultural Factors in Disputes and Dispute Resolution. 1993.

SPIDR Annual Conference on Seeking Common Ground: Enhancing Understanding by

Examining Diversity, Toronto, October 21-24, 1993.

84. Feuerverger, G. University Students' Perceptions of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in

Multicultural Toronto. Invited Speaker, 10th World Congress of Applied Linguistics,

Amsterdam, August, 8-14, 1993.

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85. Feuerverger, G. 1993. Second Sikh Educational Conference, Toronto, July 25, 1993.

86. 11th World Association for Educational Research (WAER): The Role and Place of the

Humanities in Education for the World of the 21st Century, Jerusalem, Israel, June 27 -

July 2, 1993.

87. Feuerverger, G. A Multicultural Literacy Intervention for Minority Language Students

in a Democratic Society. International Conference on Education for Democracy in a

Multicultural Society, Jerusalem, June 6-10, 1993.

88. Feuerverger, G. Narrative and Voice: Marginalized Perspectives in Teacher Education.

AERA Annual meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, April 12-16, 1993.

89. Feuerverger, G. Une intervention de Litéracie Pour les Étudiants Minoritaires à Toronto.

Invited Opening Speaker to the Premier Colloque du Centre des Études Ethniques (Les

Langues Patrimoniales: Une Richesse à Developper), Université de Montréal,

November 21, 1992.

90. Feuerverger, G. A Social Psychological Perspective on Ethnic Identity Maintenance in

Multicultural Toronto. Invited Speaker, Conference of the Association for the

Advancement of Baltic Studies, Symposium on Multicultural Stories of University

Students Within Canadian Society: Explorations in the Meaning of Ethnicity, Victoria

College, University of Toronto, June 12-14, 1992.

91. Feuerverger, G. Narrative and Voice in Teacher Education: Immigrant, Student,

Prisoner, Teacher, and Researcher Perspectives. 20th Learned Societies Annual

Conference (CSSE), University of Prince Edward Island, June 5-8, 1992.

92. Feuerverger, G. Biliteracy and ESL Students: The impact of encouraging First

Language Literacy Development Within the Mainstream Curriculum. 20th Learned

Societies Annual Conference (CSSE), University of Prince Edward Island, June 5-8,

1992.

93. Feuerverger, G. Collaborative Research in Teacher Education. Canadian Association of

Teacher Education and Among Teachers Community Pre-Conference to CSSE Annual

Conference, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, June 3-4, 1992.

94. Feuerverger, G. 1) Home-School Partnership in a Multicultural Literacy Project in

Toronto. 2) The Transformative Power of Multicultural/Multilingual Children's

Literature in a Toronto Inner City School. Inaugural Among Teachers Community

Conference, Lake Simcoe, Ontario, April 3-5, 1992.

95. Feuerverger, G. University Students' Perceptions of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in

Toronto. 17th Annual Conference of the California Association for Bilingual Education,

San Francisco, Feb. 26-29, 1992.

96. Feuerverger, G. Portraits of our Canadian Multicultural Heritage: Conversations with

University Students. International Society for Educational Biography Symposium on

Narratives in Education, Faculty of Education, University of Toronto, April, 1991.

97. Feuerverger, G. Interviews with University Students: Individual Multicultural Portraits.

Conference on Multicultural Education and Community Services, OISE, February 1991.

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98. Feuerverger, G. Learning Hebrew and French by Jewish-Canadian Students in Montreal

and Toronto. VII World Congress of Comparative Education, Université de Montréal.

June 26-30, 1989.

99. Feuerverger, G. Common Interests of English as a Second Language, French as a

Second Language and Heritage Language Teaching from the Italo-Canadian Perspective.

Invited speaker at the Italian Language Conference on Current Issues in Second

Language Learning and Teaching sponsored by the Consulate General of Italy in Toronto

in conjunction with McMaster University, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

and York University, October, 1988.

100. Feuerverger, G. Attitudes Towards Ethnolinguistic Group Vitality and Language

Maintenance: A Study of Italo-Canadian Students in Integrated and Non-Integrated

Heritage Language Programs in Toronto. TESL Canada Summer Forum, Concordia

University, Montreal, July, 23, 1988.

101. Feuerverger, G. Italo-Canadian Students in Toronto: Attitudes towards Heritage

Language Learning in Integrated and Non-Integrated Programs. Eleventh Annual

Heritage Languages Symposium, November, 1987.

102. Feuerverger, G. Jewish-Canadian Ethnic Identity and the Learning of Non-Native

Languages. Tenth Annual Heritage Languages Symposium, November, 1986.

103. Feuerverger, G. The Relationship of Ethnic Identity and Language Maintenance

towards Attitudes in Italian Language Learning. Ontario Modern Language Teachers

Association (OMLTA) Conference, Queen's University, October, 1981.

h. Keynote/Plenary Addresses

1. City Adult Learning Centre (CALC) Toronto, June 11, 2009. “Teaching, Learning and

Other Miracles: Immigrant and Refugee Issues in Schools.”

2. The Chinese Buddhist Language School Graduation Ceremony at the Taiwan Cultural

Centre, Toronto, June 7, 2009. “Holistic Dialogues for Cross-Cultural Understanding.”

3. Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO (May 7-9), Ottawa,

May 8, 2009. “Intercultural Competence as a Vehicle To Human Rights.”

4. Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 19, Berkeley City Council Chambers, “Never

Again: What You Do Matters.”

5. The Hillel Children‟s Workshop (for parents) housed in the Alan Howard Waldorf

School in Toronto, April 5, 2009. “A Pathway Toward Peace: Reconciliation and

Redemption.”

6. Canadian Friends of Haifa University in Honour of the Jewish-Arab Center at Haifa

University, Beth Tzedek Synagogue, April 2, 2009. “Designing for Diversity.”

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7. Inaugural International Education for Peace Conference in Vancouver, November 14-17,

2007. Panelist, Plenary Session, “The Role of Educators in Peace Education.”

8. NAME (National Association of Multicultural Education) Conference, Baltimore, MD.

October 31- November 4, 2007. “Meet The Author” Plenary Session, Re: Teaching,

Learning and Other Miracles.

9. Jaipur Peace Conference, January 4-6, 2007, Jaipur, India. S.S. Jain Subodh College, in

affiliation with University of Rajasthan. Peace and Conflict Resolution in a Globalised

World: Issues of Culturalism. A Grassroots Peace Education Innovation in a Co-

operative Jewish-Palestinian Village in Israel: Mahatma Gandhi’s Concept of

Satyagraha in Action.

10. Québec Inaugural Peace Conference, McGill University, October 20-22, 2006. Plenary,

Academic Panel. Building Pedagogical Bridges Toward Peace.

11. Rotary Club of Bradford, meeting on August 9, 2005. Learning to Live in Peace: A

Personal Journey to a Jewish-Palestinian Village in Israel.

12. Association for Jewish-Muslim Relations at Temple Emanuel, Toronto, February, 21,

2005, 8 pm. Learning to Live in Peace: An Israeli-Palestinian Approach.

13. Centro Scuola Italian-Canadian Cultural Centre under the auspices of the Toronto

Catholic District School Board, Department of Community Relations, for International

Languages Teachers Conference, February 11, 2005. A Role Model for Intercultural

Understanding in a Jewish-Palestinian Village in Israel.

14. Hadassah Women‟s Group, 8 p.m., November 15, 2004. The Challenge of Peace: Fact

and Fiction

15. UNESCO International Conference, Bar-Ilan University, Israel. December 1-3, 2003.

Education for a Culture of Peace.

16. Canadian Institute of International Affairs, (CIIA) October 24, 2003 at Dinner Banquet,

Hamilton District Chamber of Commerce, Ontario. United Nations Association in

Canada - CIIA / ICAI, Educators Building Bridges for Peace.

17. 2002 Canadian Bureau of International Education (CBIE), Annual Conference, Theme:

Building Human Security through Education: Celebrating the International Decade of

the Culture of Peace. November 2, 2002. Plenary: Peace Education: Canada's Role on

the World Stage.

18. 22nd Annual International Languages Symposium, November 27, 1998. Title:

Reflections on Teaching and Learning International Languages for the New Millennium.

19. Awards Event for Race and Ethnic Relations Multiculturalism of the Toronto Catholic

School Board (formerly MSSB) May 25, 1998. Title: School Narratives of

Multiculturalism in the Post-Modern World.

20. Feuerverger, G. Plenary Session of the Second Annual U of T Symposium for Women

Faculty and Librarians on Issues and Realities for Women in Research, Hart House,

April 22, 1998. Title: Women in the Academe: The Caring versus the Research Script.

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21. International Conference on Conflict Resolution and Education in Eastern Europe,

United World College, Montezuma, New Mexico, January 31-February 4, 1994. Title:

Children of War: A Personal and Professional Perspective.

22. Heritage Language Teachers Association, Edmonton, Alberta November 1990. Title:

State of the Art in Heritage Language Education Across Canada.

i. Invited Lectures

1. Educazione all Pace, Reunione dei Cittadini Contro La Guerra, Florence, Italy. June 21,

2007. (in Italian)

2. Universita Per Stranieri, Siena, Shalom, Salaam, Pace. June 15 , 2007. (in Italian)

3. University of Siena, Italy. Centro Siena-Toronto, Oasi di Sogni: Educazione alla Pace

June 12, 2007. (in Italian)

4. Berkeley City Club, UC Berkeley, CA. May 3, 2007. Lecture on Teaching, Learning and

Other Miracles.

5. The Art of Living, Foundation, Bangalore, India. January 16-17, 2007. The Art of

Peaceful Coexistence.

6. Lafayette Peace Dialogue Group, Lafayette, CA., Oakland, CA, Conflict and

Reconciliation Sunday August 14, 2005.

7. Beth Tikvah Synagogue, November 27, 2005. A Bilingual, Bicultural Village in Israel.

8. Hadassah Women‟s Group, December 12, 2005, Peace is Possible: A Reflective Journey

to a Jewish-Palestinian Village in Israel.

9. University of California at Berkeley, sponsored by International House and the Center for

Middle Eastern Studies at April 3, 2003. Social Justice and Human Rights in an Israeli-

Palestinian Educational Project.

10. Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, November 18, 2002. Sponsored by the Faculty

Senate of Temple University and the College of Education, Jewish Studies, Middle

Eastern Studies. Teaching and Learning Peace in a Bilingual, Bicultural Context.

11. School of Education and Human Development SUNY Binghamton and Intercultural

Education Anna Taylor Building, Cornell University, May 12- 15, 2002. A Role Model

for Human Rights and Social Justice.

12. TDSB/MLC conference Celebrating Linguistic Diversity on April 22, 2002. Title:

Peacemaking through Emancipatory Discourse: A Reflective Inquiry into Bilingual

Education in a Jewish-Palestinian Elementary School in Israel.

13. Rockway Mennonite Collegiate in Kitchener, Ontario to address the whole school at

Chapel and then lead discussions in individual classrooms. Full day, April 18, 2002.

Struggling Toward Peace.

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14. CERIS (Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement) on Language,

Settlement and Identity, March 6, 2002 5-7 pm. Title: Settlement Issues in a Jewish-

Palestinian Village in Israel: A Reflective Inquiry into Peaceful Coexistence.

15. National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia. Title: Living in the Oasis of Peace: A

Grassroots Community of Israelis and Palestinians. March 3, 2002, 3 - 5 p.m. A

reception followed.

16. Student Program sponsored by the Ackerman Centre for Democratic Citizenship, Purdue

University. Title: A Child's View of the Holocaust: A Personal Story. (350 upper

elementary students and parents) March 22-March 24, 2002, March 22, Purdue

University, West Lafayette, Indiana

17. Titles of my presentations: 1) Working Together for Common Needs and 2) Learning

Peace - Living Peace. March 22-March 24, 2002, March 23,Purdue University, West

Lafayette, Indiana

18. Diocese of Lafayette and Hillel Foundation - St. Thomas Aquinas Center, Title:

Resolving Differences as a Facilitator. 21st Annual Holocaust Remembrance Conference.

Theme: Post-Holocaust Global Terrorism, March 22-March 24, 2002, March 24 --

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

19. 23rd

Annual International Languages Symposium sponsored by Centro Scuola e Cultura

Italiana in cooperation with the Toronto Catholic District School Board, Toronto District

School Board and York Region Catholic District School Board, Friday, October I, 1999 at

the Columbus Centre, Toronto: International Languages: A Passport for the Millennium.

20. Centro Scuola and Cultural Italiana Institute, (in conjunction with the Italian

Government): Multicultural Literacy as a Vehicle for International Languages Teaching.

Toronto, November 17-21, 1997.

21. Freie Universitat, Berlin: Methodological Issues in Sociolinguistics and Narrative:

Empirical Research in Toronto. b) Issues of Change in Quebec Universities: Stories of

Academics in Transition, Berlin, May 21-25, 1997.

22. Potsdam Universitaet, Sociolinguistics, Minority Language Learning and Methodological

Issues. May 26, 1997.

23. Harbord Collegiate Institute, Toronto, June 9, 1994. Topic: Conflict Resolution and

Peacemaking in Personal and Professional Contexts.

24. Beit Berl Teachers College, Kfar Sava, Israel. June, 1993. Title: Multicultural Literacy

Development in Canada.

j. Invited Workshops

1. Interchange for Peace-building Storytelling Workshop, OISE. Living in Two Worlds:

Autobiographical Musings. July 6, 2009

2. Pre-departure Workshop for Teachers‟ Educational Tour in East Africa, Canadian Centre

for Genocide Education, OISE. A Personal Narrative of Inter-Generational Trauma.

June 27, 2009

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3. Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies Workshop Dec. 14-15, 2006, Teachers College,

Columbia University, NYC.

4. Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies Network, University of Peace, San Jose, Costa

Rica, September 6-9, 2006.

5. UNESCO Annual General Meeting, Omni Mont-Royal Hotel, Montreal, March 16-18,

2006

6. UNESCO Annual General Meeting, Toronto, Sheraton, 2005.

7. Humiliation and Violent Conflict, Columbia University Conflict Resolution Network,

New York City, December 15-16, 2005 (invitational) A Role Model for Conflict

Resolution: The School for Peace.

8. University of Montreal: 15 Years After Bill 101, 1993. Topic: The Integration of Ethnic

Minority Students in the Montreal French Language Public Schools.

9. CIDEC Seminar Series, March 2, 2005, OISE/UT. An International Model for Peace.

10. Noe Valley Ministry, Workshop San Francisco, August 23, 2004, Autobiography and

Ethnic Identity Issues.

11. Opening of Photo Exhibition of Givat Haviva Peace Coexistence organization (Israel)

Through Their Eyes at the Downtown Jewish Community Cenre, September 16, 2004.

12. Canadian Commission for UNESCO Annual General Meeting, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

May, 6-11, 2004.

13. Couchiching Seminar, Faculty Club U of T, Roundtable, Religion in Canada, June 24,

2004.

14. American Friends Service Committee: A Peace Education Model Group meeting,

Oakland, CA, Sunday August 29, 2004.

15. Spirituality and Activism Forum, East Bay Church of Religious Science, Oakland, CA,

August 28, 2004. Learning to Listen to the Other.

16. Center for Peace Studies at the University of Winnipeg. March, 2003. A Role Model for

Peace.

17. UNESCO pre-conference and conference on Intercultural Education, June 15-18, 2003,

Espoo and University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. Title: Building Bridges to Peace A Global

Role model for Intercultural Education and Social Justice in a Jewish-Palestinian

Village in Israel.

18. International Association for Human Values, Zellerbach Auditorium, UC Berkeley, May

14, 2003. Innovative Education and Spirituality.

19. Day of Mutual Recognition: Humanizing the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Dialogue

between Jewish and Arab Students on UC Berkeley Campus. Sunday, May 4, 2003.

20. National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) We The People, Building

Bridges for Peace and Social Justice. Crystal City, Virginia (Washington, D.C. area).

October 30-November 1, 2002.

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21. Invitation to workshop meetings at UNESCO with Director of Education for Universal

Values and with Canadian Ambassador to UNESCO, May 2- 8, 2002.

22. York University sponsored by the Department of Jewish Studies. The Future of Memory:

Holocaust and anti-Racist Education. February 10, 2002.

23. A Jewish-Catholic Dialogue, St. Michael's College, October 22, 2001. Grassroots Inter-

Faith Experiments.

24. The Transformative Learning Conference, November 2-4, 2001. Pre-conference Peace

is Possible Seminar, November 1, 2001. Title of talk: Living in Intercultural Harmony:

It is Possible

25. Department of Citizenship and Immigration (CIC) in Ottawa, Fall 2001. Education:

Immigration Policy and Practice in Canada.

26. Workshops at the Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico, Centro de Idiomas, May 15-19,

2000. Apprender Idiomas en Situacion De Minoridad en Canada.

27. Workshops at the 23rd Annual International Languages Symposium, Toronto, October 1,

1999. Title: The Power of Story in a Rainbow of Cultures.

28. Toronto Catholic School Board) Primary/Junior/Intermediate Educators (Special

Education, Heritage, Support Staff, Librarians, Administrators) Toronto, April 29, 1998.

Title: Making and Learning With Bilingual Books.

29. Race and Ethnic Relations Multiculturalism Department of the Toronto Catholic School

Board regarding in-service teacher development,1998.

30. Co-Organizer of Conference on Multicultural Issues in Teacher Education at Beit Berl

Teachers College, Kfar Sava, Israel, June 23-29, 1996.

31. Workshop on Knowledge in Education: The Challenge of Gender, Ethnicity and

Language. (Canada-China Project). In collaboration with Canadian International

Development Agency (CIDA), at OISE, May 24-27, 1995.

32. Organizer of Multicultural Event: Celebration of Yiddish Language/Literature/Song, at

OISE, May, 17, 1995. Co-presented with Women Educational Resources Centre at OISE

and with the Committee for Yiddish: Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto. In

collaboration with the Goethe-Institut of Toronto.

33. International Languages Teachers, East York Board of Education, Topic: Multicultural

Literacy in the Mainstream Curriculum. February 3, 1995.

34. Beit Berl Teachers College, Kfar Sava, Israel. June 20-24, 1993. Multicultural Literacy

Programs.

35. Facing History and Ourselves Curriculum Conference. Breaking the Legacy of Silence:

A Dialogue between Children of Holocaust Perpetrators and Children of Holocaust

Survivors, Brandeis University, Boston, July 29-August 2, 1993. Surviving the

Survivors.

36. Heritage Language Instructors Association, East York Board of Education, March 22,

1993. Topic: Partnerships Between Home, School and Community: A Multicultural

Collaboration.

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37. Spring Series of Lectures in Ethnicity, Ethnic Immigration and Pluralism Studies,

University of Toronto, Topic: Multicultural Literacy Development within a Canadian

Context of Diversity. March 12, 1993.

38. Workshop Organizer, OISE Conference on Jewish Women's Voices: Past and Present,

February 19-21, 1993. Topic: Poetry and Prose Readings on Yiddish Language,

Culture, Identity and History.

39. University of Wollongong, Centre for Multicultural Studies, August 26, 1992. Topic:

Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Australia

40. JCTD Narrative Seminar Series, OISE, January 27, 1993. Topic: A Multicultural

Literacy Intervention for Minority Language Students. (with J. Cummins) Topic: A

Visual Narrative of a Multicultural Literacy Project in an Inner-City Toronto School.

Topic: Parental Involvement with Home Language Books in the School Library.

41. Parents‟ Meetings at Crescent Town Public School (East York), January 30, 1992,

February 1, 1992.

42. Modern Language Centre Colloquium, OISE, April 10, 1992. University Students’

Perceptions of Ethnic Identity Maintenance Programs.

43. 20th CSSE Annual Conference, Charlottetown, P.E.I., June 5-8, 1992. Les Intéractions

Sociales et les définitions de situation à une innovation scolaire en milieu pluriethnique.

44. Conference on Power Within Diversity, OISE, November 11-14, 1992. Topic: The Neve

Shalom Bilingual Community School: A Role Model for Intercultural Education.

45. International Development Series at Mount Allison University (postponed).

46. Ontario Library Association Conference, Dangerous Liaisons: The Challenge of

Partnerships. November 13-16, 1991, Hamilton. Topic: Serving the Multilingual Needs

of our Community: A Collaboration between Home and School.

47. Conference on ESL and Multicultural Race Relations Policy, East York Board of

Education. April 4, 1991. Topic: Biliteracy and ESL Students: Encouraging First

Language Literacy within the Mainstream Curriculum.

48. Strengthening Canada's Heritage in A Changing World. Association of Multicultural

Heritage Language Schools of Eastern Ontario, St. Paul's University, Ottawa, October

28, 1990. Topic: Heritage Language Resource Materials in Canada.

49. Modern Language Centre Colloquium, OISE, October 5, 1990. Topic: Some Recent

Perspectives on Language, Ethnic Identity and Multiculturalism in Canada.

50. Ontario Multicultural Association (OMA) Annual Conference, Markham, Ontario. April

27-28, 1990. Community Development, Education and Equity.

51. Ethnicity Core Colloquium in the Sociology Department, University of Toronto. January

27, 1989. Topic: Ethnicity as a Thesis Subject: Methodological Issues and Problems.

52. Heritage Language Teacher Training Conference, National Heritage Language Resource

Unit, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, January, 1988.

53. International Research Conference on Jewish Education, Hebrew University, Jerusalem,

June 1984. Topic: Jewish Identity in the Diaspora.

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54. Fourth Annual Heritage Languages Symposium, Toronto. Sponsored by Centro

Canadese Scuola e Cultura Italiana (Canadian Centre for Italian Culture and

Education), November, 1980. Topic: Developing More Effective Communication

Strategies between Heritage Language Instructors, French Language Teachers and ESL

Teachers.

55. Parents' Workshop on French, Toronto Board of Education, February 1980. Topic: Third

Language Learning.

Media Coverage

General Newspaper Interviews

Interview with Canadian Jewish News regarding participant observation in a bilingual-

bicultural school in Israel. (“Neve Shalom School Program Seen as Useful Model for

Canada.") April 9, 1992.

Interview with Corriere Canadese regarding Third language learning and French Immersion

programmes in Canada. Toronto, June 8, 1990.

Interview with New Perspectives (a Ukranian newspaper) regarding Multiculturalism in

Canada. Toronto, December 20, 1988.

Research on heritage language education, cited by A. Grande (MPP) in Hansard Reports of

Provincial Parliamentary Debates, December 1986.

Interview with Telecorriere (Multicultural TV, Channel 47) regarding Heritage language

education. Toronto, December 18, 1986.

Interview with local newspaper of St. Joseph de Beauce, “Une Immersion dans la Vie de la

Beauce.” August 1977.

Media Publications about Oasis of Dreams

Newspaper/Magazines

Telephone Interview with Derek Penslar of Activist Magazine, July 8, 2006, 2pm (half-hour)

re: Oasis of Dreams”. Article will appear in the magazine.

Book Review Tikkun (an American-Jewish magazine, New York, Los Angeles) in

Spring/Summer 2003).

Internationaliste, Vol 13. No 3 Fall/ Automne. 2002. “Promoting Peace Through

Education/Promouvoir La Paix Par L‟Education.”

Bittar, Doris. Interviewed by Al-Jadid Arab-American Cultural Magazine (Los Angeles),

Interview: "Dialogue in Diaspora: Lure of Hope in Bicultural Village" and Book Review:

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"Oasis of Storytelling: Narrative as a tool for Change in Jewish-Palestinian Dialogue" June

2002.

Brawarsky, Sandee. Book Critic. In "New books offer insights about the Israeli-Arab conflict

and the kind of society Israel is becoming." (Book Cover is featured as well as review.) New

York Jewish Week (Manhattan Edition). May 3, 2002.

Richardson, Mark. "Village Example of Peace at Work". The London Free Press, April 10,

2002.

Patterson-Neubert, Amy. "Holocaust Conference: Grace Feuerverger encourages Hope for

Peace on Earth". Journal and Courier, Greater Lafayette, Indiana. Sunday, March 24, 2002.

Remsen, Jim. "A Jewish-Palestinian Village in Peace". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Saturday,

March 2, 2002.

Books Editor Martin Levin. Book Review under "Other Notable Books", The Globe and

Mail, Saturday March 2, 2002.

Rinehart, Dianne. An Oasis of Peace, Homemakers Magazine, February Issue, 2002.

Sieben, Hermann. Beiblatt zum Rundbrief Dezember 2001 der "Freunde von Neve

Shalom/Wahat Al Salam." (also to appear in Freiburger Rundbrief shortly.)

Saujani, Sheyfali. "Israel's Tiny Oasis of Peace". The Toronto Star, September 22, 2001.

Page M16.

Kirshner, Sheldon. "OISE Scholar Explores Mideast Co-Op Community." The Canadian

Jewish News, September 13, 2001.

Santanna, Julia. "Um Oásis de Tolerância em Israel: Familias Palestinas e Israelenses

Convivem em Paz Mantendo as Tradições em Pequena Comunidade no Centro do PaÍs".

Jornal do Brasil. Domingo, 5 de Agosto de 2001.

Noordermeer, Judy. "Finding Hope in an Oasis of Dreams: A Daughter of Holocaust

Survivors is Inspired by Jewish-Palestinian Friendship". University of Toronto Bulletin, July

23, 2001. Page 5.

TV and Radio Coverage re: Oasis of Dreams and Teaching, Learning and Other Miracles

Interview with Meghan Housley, student reporter, Ryerson University on motivation in

language learning. December 7, 2009

Interview with Cheryl Jackson, Host/producer “Your Voice” (a parenting and education

show) TVO re: children and learning multiple languages. December 3, 2009

Interview with Amanda Kwan for Take 5 current affairs radio program on CIUT 89.5 re:

French language education in Canada 40 years later. Sept. 25, 2009

Interview with Mike Crisolago, Arts and City editor for NewsFIX.ca on immigrants in

Canada. September 15, 2009

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Feature in the Annual 2005-2006 OISE/UT Report for my peace education research and

fieldwork.

Telephone Interview with Gaya, November 22, 2006 for Ryerson paper re: ESL Ss in Toronto

Telephone Interview Radio-Canada September 20, 2006 with Genevieve Chacon Re:

international languages programs in Toronto

Telephone Interview with Derek Penslar of Activist Magazine, Sat. July 8, 2006, 2pm (half-

hour) re: Oasis of Dreams

Telephone Interview with Donna Lee June 20, 2006 re: The Meaning of Multiculturalism in

Canada Today” in preparation for CBC “Canada Now: Behind the Headlines” with Ian

Hanamansingh

Telephone Interview with Martha Warrick (CTV) „Peace and War‟ May 18 2006

Discussion with Sandra Lalancet, Radio Canada Quebec, November 16, 2005

Discussion with Jessie Lorraine 570News Toronto re: intercultural issues in schools June 4,

2005

Invited Radio Interview with Paul Cross, host of “Toronto Weekend” on Radio 640, Toronto,

April 23, 2005. 2:30-3:00 pm. (producer, Sarah Mehan)

San Francisco Bay Area KESTAM Live Radio Interview with host Matthew Fox. Spirit in

Action. 8-9 am. August 28, 2003.

Berkeley/San Francisco Bay Area KPFA Live Radio Interview, (Producer: Eric Park) The

Morning Show, A half-hour interview with Philip Maldari and call-in show. .July 11, 2002.

Discussion with journalist Jennifer Tuffaha for CBC News World, April 19, 2002.

Discussions with consultant Julia Hammid for the "Marc Steiner Show" in Baltimore,

Maryland, to organize a radio interview with several villagers on NPR Radio, April 5, 2002.

CBC Radio Interview on "Tapestry" with Don Hill: "Jews and Palestinians Living Side by

Side in Peace" aired on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2002 at 2 p.m. (advertised in the Globe and

Mail on Saturday, March 30, 2002),

Interview on News Radio Station in Philadelphia on Friday March 1, 2002.

Vision TV Interview Sadia Zaman, Senior Producer, and Honey Khan, producer "Oasis of

Dreams", aired on Thursday, December 13, 2001 9 p.m. and Friday December 14, 2001 at 2

p.m.

CBC Radio Cross-Country Check-up with Rex Murphy. Sunday December 9, 2001. Call-in

Show.

CTV Canada Am Live Interview with Rod Black, (Heather Cheifetz, Producer) "Oasis of

Dreams." 8 a.m. Monday, December 3, 2001.

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I. University and Wider Academic/Community Service

OISE/UT

External Examiner for the PhD Final Oral Examination of Amani Alghamdi at the University

of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, December 2, 2005. Dissertation “ Quilted Narratives

of Arab Muslim Women’s Tapestry: Intersecting Educational Experiences and Gender

Perceptions.”

Journal Article Reviews 1996- (approx. 30)

International Council, OISE/UT, 2005-

CIDE (Comparative and International Development in Education) Collaborative Program,

OISE/UT, 2003-

CTL Council, OISE/UT, 2003-

Outreach Committee Member for JCTD 1995.

Comprehensive Exams Committee Member, 1995, 1996.

Curriculum Department Admissions Committee Member, 1994-95.

Member of the JCTD Professional Development Committee, Joint Centre for Teacher

Development (OISE/FEUT), 1993-present.

Faculty Advisor to the JCTD Student Orientation Committee, Joint Centre for Teacher

Development (OISE/FEUT), 1991, 1992.

Curriculum (CTL) Department Awards Committee Member, 1991-

Promotions Committees

Member of Internal Teaching Evaluation Committee Report for the Promotion to Full Professor,

January 2009, CTL

Member of Internal Reading Report for Probationary Three-Year Review, September 2009,

SESE

Member of Internal Reading Committee for Research and Scholarship for Promotion to Full

Professor, December 2009, SESE

Member of Internal Reading Committee for Research and Scholarship for Promotion to

Associate Professor and Tenure, December 2009, CTL

Member of Tenure Committee (Internal Report): Dr Karyn Cooper, completed December

2006.

Member of Tenure Committee: Dr. Wanja Gitari, 2005-2206.

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Member of Tenure Committee (Internal Report): Dr. Nathalie Bélanger, completed December

2002.

Report for the three-year probationary review of Dr. Jo-Anne Dillabough, completed August

31, 2000.

Report for the three-year probationary review of Dr. Nathalie Bélanger, completed June 12,

2000.

Member of Tenure Committee (Internal Report): Dr. Mary Kooy, CTD. (1999-2000).

Member of Tenure Committee (Internal Report): Dr. Carola Conle, CTL. 1997-1998.

Member of Tenure Committee: Dr. Tara Goldstein, CTL. 1997-1998.

Hiring Committees

Search Committee, CIDE, Tenure-track Assistant Professor position, CTL, 2004-2005.

Search Committee, Centre for Urban Schooling, CTL. Tenure-track Assistant Professor

position, 2005-2006

University of Toronto

I am member of the Ethnic and Pluralism Studies Interdisciplinary Program,

Department of Sociology, 2006-

I regularly attend seminars/colloquia at the Munk Centre for International Studies

I am involved in collaborative peace initiatives with CISEPO (Canada International

Scientific Exchange Program), Faculty of Medicine, 2002-

I am involved in meetings at CERIS (Centre of Excellence in Research on Immigration

and Settlement), 1999-

I was invited to serve on the Provincial OGS Scholarship Selection Panel for 2010 and

onward.

Consultation

Discussions with colleagues at the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Institute, Jerusalem. May 2009

Discussions with the Director of the Yiddish Theatre Symposium sponsored by McGill

University and the Segal Centre for the Performing Arts, June 17-25.

Discussions with the JDC (Jewish Joint Distribution Committee) in New York City, a non-

profit organization, to help in the development of a school and community project for orphan

children in East Africa, July 18.

Vetting of a research proposal from Tufts University to examine a pilot project to evaluate

the psychological development of vulnerable children in a particular community in East

Africa for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), September 2009.

Continuing Discussions with the Director of “Facing History and Ourselves” regarding the

inclusion of my book Teaching, Learning and Other Miracles into their workshop curriculum

materials on issues of war and genocide. Fall 2009.

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Initial Meeting with Professor Michael Gervers (History, U of T) and Professor Clare Pain

(Psychiatry, U of T) regarding curriculum development for war-affected children in Sub-

Saharan Africa. Oct. 19, 2009

Discussions initiated with the Directors of the Canadian Centre for Genocide Education

regarding professional development, June 2009 and ongoing.

Appraisal of International Research Grant Proposal. January 2008

Discussions with colleagues at the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Institute, Jerusalem. January

2008

Contacted by the Director of “Operation Respect” in New York City, a non-profit

organization, to help in the development of curriculum materials for their “Don’t Laugh At

Me” video which focuses on issues of “difference” and “outsiderness” in diverse classrooms.

March 2008

Vetting of DVD and Teacher‟s Guide, “Traditions and Transitions” a project of the

Women‟s Intercultural Network (W.I.N.) Winter, 2008

Initial Discussions with Director of “Facing History and Ourselves” regarding the inclusion

of my book Teaching, Learning and Other Miracles into their workshop curriculum materials

on issues of war and genocide. October 2008

UNESCO Consultation Membership (Education Sector), 2002- present

Member of Committee to Promote Multiculturalism in North York Schools, North York

Board of Education, Department of Community and Continuing Education, 1976-1977.

Inter-Cultural Liaison Consultant, CFTM (Tele-Metropole) Television. (Sovereignty-

Association Referendum Day, May, 1980).

Inter-Cultural Liaison Consultant, CFCF-TV (CTV Television Network). Quebec provincial

elections. April 1981, December 1985, and September 1989.

Inter-Cultural Liaison Consultant, CFTO-TV. National elections. September 1984.

Inter-Cultural Liaison Consultant, CFTO-TV. Ontario provincial elections. September 1987.

Inter-Cultural Liaison for CTV Television Network, CFTO Studio, Toronto. Referendum

Night. October 26, 1992.

Consultative meeting with the Centre for Coexistence and Democracy, Israeli Ministry of

Education, Jerusalem, June 17, 1993.

Local and International Professional Activities and Memberships

Board of Directors, World Literacy of Canada organization (commencing 2008)

Advisory Board of the “International Human Rights Committee” at the United Nations,

2007-

1000 Women for Peace: Peace Women Across the Globe Partnership Project, 2007-

Board of Directors, Canadian International Peace Project (CIPP), 2006-

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Board of Directors, Peace Education Commission of the International Peace Research

Association (IPRA), 2006-

“United to End Racism” (international non-profit organization (Seattle, Washington),

2006-

Research and Development with Executive Director at Berkeley, CA “YMCA”. 2004-

Board of Directors, the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies group embedded within

the Columbia University Conflict Resolution Network in New York. 2006-

Centre Internationale de Résolution de Conflit et Médiation, International Center for

Conflict Resolution and Mediation, (ICCRM), Montréal, 2003-

Member of Advisory Committee of the School of Early Childhood Education at Ryerson

University. 2003-

Regular UNESCO Education Sectoral meetings (Ottawa) 2003- present.

UNESCO Education Sectoral Commission, 2002-

Canadian Commission for UNESCO, Ottawa, 2002-

“Palestinians for Peace and Democracy” and with Bethlehem University and Al-Quds

University in East Jerusalem regarding Israeli-Palestinian peace education initiatives.

1999-

Multilingual Research Center in Brussels, Belgium, 1999-

European Union in Strasbourg, France regarding comparative issues of minority language

education in Europe and Canada, 1997-

Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie which is an international research organization

of francophone universities. This group focuses on sociolinguistique et dynamique des

langues. (Communications office at Université Paul Valéry – Montpellier III), 1997-

Book review editor of Heritage Language Journal, University of Toronto and

Multiculturalism Canada. 1994-1996

Language Policy Research Center at Bar-Ilan University, 1993-

Israeli Association for Research in Jewish Education and the Ministry of Education in

Israel, 1993-

Cultural and Language Awareness Group, Wolfson College, Cambridge University,

1993-

Contact Research Liaison at OISE for "Department of Special Projects and Outreach",

Beit Berl Teachers College, Israel, 1993-

Member of “Canada-Italy Relations Committee”, Dimensione Europea, Rome, Italy,

1992 -present.

Board of Directors of the Canadian Modern Language Review. September 1992–2001.

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Facilitator and participant in Multicultural Literacy Project, In-service Teacher

Development work in collaboration with East York School Board, January 1990 -

present.

Patents/Copyrights pending or granted:

Feuerverger, G. The Canadian Ethnocultural Questionnaire. Copyrighted 1989, Ottawa.

Feuerverger, G. The Jewish Ethnodynamic Questionnaire. Copyrighted January 1985,

Ottawa.

Other Publications (e.g. book reviews, policy papers, curriculum materials, CDROMS):

Public Acknowledegment of Review of DVD and Teacher‟s Guide, “Traditions and

Transitions” a project of the Women‟s Intercultural Network (W.I.N.) Gala event with

Minister of Education Kathleen Wynne in attendance. March 6, 2008

CDROM titled Ways of Promoting a Culture of Peace with colleagues at the University of

Jyvaskala, Finland, Storlund, V. University of Jyvaskala ; Ketkoski-Rexed, Ambassador,

Ministry for Foreign Affairs; Lasonen, J. University of Jyvaskala; (eds.). This is a video of a

group of international academics and members of NGOs who came together by invitation to a

seminar at Espoo, Finland on peace and rehabilitation in international settings. 2005

Telling Our Multicultural Stories: The Crescent Town First Language Project. Preservice

and Inservice videotapes and resource guide for teachers outlining the process and outcomes

of L1 literacy promotion (includes classroom activities, interviews with students, teachers,

parents). OISE 1995

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