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Shapiro, Bernard : correspondence

File consists of Axelrod's correspondence exchanged with Bernard Shapiro and others pertaining to the anthology of colloquium essays in his honour, edited by Axelrod, entitled "Opportunity and uncertainty". Included are biographies of contributors to the book. Photographs in this file depict Axelrod, Hanna Gray, and Beatrice Kowaliczko at the colloquium honouring Bernard Shapiro on 20 November 2002.

Professional Learning Program (PLP)

File consists of notes, correspondence, memoranda news releases and articles pertaining to opposition to the Government of Ontario's Professional Learning Program by teacher federations and faculties of education and York University Faculty of Education's decision to register Additional Qualifications courses with the Ontario College of Teachers.

Shapiro article : drafts

File consists of drafts and reader comments pertaining to Axelrod's article entitled "'I had ideas!': the educational journey of Bernard J. Shapiro", published in "Knowledge matters".

OCUFA conference : "Does liberal education still matter?"

File consists of an agenda, correspondence and a draft of this paper presented by Axelrod at the 17 January 2003 Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations conference on "The future of Ontario universities: challenges and opportunities".

Professional education conference

File consists of correspondence, notices and notes on presentation papers pertaining to Axelrod's participation in a symposium held at Dalhousie University on 28 May 2003, "Learning to practise: professional education in historical and contemporary perspective".

Nanaimo conference

File consists of correspondence and notes pertaining to Axelrod's invitation to speak at a conference of the Western Deans of Arts and Science held in Nanaimo on 25-27 September 2003.

OISE review 2003

Item is a paper written by Victoria Chou, David Pearson, Bernard Shapiro and Karen Wixson, reviewing the merger of OISE and the Faculty of Education at the University of Toronto.

Osgoode undergraduate program review

File consists of correspondence, handwritten notes, an agenda and a report pertaining to an undergraduate programme review of Osgoode Hall Law School, co-written by Axelrod, Didi Herman and Stephen Toope.

Pipes episode : anti-Semitism, etc.

File consists of notes, e-mail correspondence, and policy documents pertaining to the visit of Daniel Pipes to speak at York University and a complaint made to Axelrod about the use of the Faculty of Education's e-mail list, First Class, by the Coalition for Academic Freedom to promote a protest against Pipes. Also included in the file is a collection of anonymized e-mail correspondence pertaining to Pipes' guest lecture and the co-sponsorship by the York Centre for International and Security Studies (YCISS) of the event.

Conference presentation : "Public policy in Ontario higher education from Frost to Harris"

File consists of a program, correspondence and copies of this paper presented by Axelrod at "International colloquium: transformation of academic culture: capital accumulation and international competitiveness" in Halifax on 29 May 2003 and at a colloquium honouring Dr. G. Edward Hall at the University of Western Ontario on 12 April 2003.

"Against all odds?" : proofs

File consists of author proofs for this article, co-written by Axelrod, "Against all odds? The enduring value of liberal education in universities, professions, and the labour market", published in the Canadian Journal of Higher Education. Included in the file is an abstract for the article and correspondence pertaining to the re-publication of part of the article as a chapter in a McGill-Queen's University Press book, "Integrating school and workplace learning in Canada".

Jewish studies : Holocaust education program

Item is a publication produced by the Centre for Jewish Studies at York University, entitled "Facing past and future: teaching an portraying the Holocaust a generation later" by Sara R. Horowitz and Mark Joel Webber.

Public Lending Right Commission

File consists of correspondence and title earning summaries sent to Axelrod by the Public Lending Right Commission in 1998 and 2002 pertaining to his earnings for publications he authored or edited.

UOIT-OADE letter

Item is a letter by the Ontario Association of Deans of Education/Council of Ontario Universities regarding an University of the Ontario Institute of Technology application for a Bachelor of Education program.

Shapiro conference : McGill : 2002

File consists of a conference program, correspondence and newspaper article pertaining to a one-day colloquium on the theme of "The evolving university: knowledge, the state and the market", in honour of Bernard Shapiro on the occasion of his retirement as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University, held on 20 November 2002.

Broadcast commentary : radio

File consists of a 1981 script written by Axelrod for CBC Radio about post-secondary education in Ontario, as well as his notes for a Ryerson radio interview, notes for his appearance on CBC Radio's "Metro Morning" program in September 2002, and a transcript of a 1995 episode of CBC Radio's "Ideas" program entitled "Tales out of school: universities", featuring commentary by Axelrod and others.

U of T history conference 2002

Item is a program for a conference held at the University of Toronto's University College on 26 May 2002, "The University of Toronto and its histories: a symposium", at which Axelrod presented a paper entitled "The University of Toronto through historians' eyes".

Publication : UofT historiography article

File consists of records pertaining to Axelrod's presentation of a paper at "The University of Toronto and its histories: a symposium", held on 26 May 2002. Included is an event program, correspondence, notes and Axelrod's draft paper, "The University of Toronto through historians' eyes".

SSHRC application : privatization

File consists of SSHRC grant application documents pertaining to Axelrod's project entitled "Educational privatization and the new economy in Canada".

Conference : Encounter Canada

File consists of correspondence and a program for an Encounter Canada conference on the subject of privatization and education, held at McLaughlin College at York University on 24 October 2002. Axelrod was part of a panel on "the dimensions and options of privatization".

Correspondence re: publication : "Baby boomers in transition"

File consists of correspondence pertaining to a request from Brill Publishers to reprint an article written by Axelrod with Paul Anisef entitled "Baby boomers in transition: life course experiences of the 'Class of '73'", which was originally published by the University of Toronto Press in "Restructuring work and the life course" in 2001.

Correspondence files

Series consists of personal and professional correspondence consisting of manuscript and typescript copies of letters received by Axelrod and, in many cases, copies of letters written by Axelrod himself.

Course syllabus : Education and social change

File consists of course syllabi and examination questions for Axelrod's course entitled "Youth and society" (SOSC 3220) as well as syllabi and examination questions for his course entitled "Education and social change" (SOSC 1910).

John Ibbitson on higher education

File consists of Globe and Mail articles written by John Ibbitson on the subject of post-secondary education, as well as correspondence exchanged between Axelrod and Ibbitson on this subject.

Deanship appointment 2001

File consists of correspondence and candidate requirements pertaining to Axelrod's application for dean of York University's Faculty of Education.

Social science

File consists of correspondence pertaining to Axelrod's departure from the York University Division of Social Science to take the deanship at the Faculty of Education, as well as his 8 September 2000 retirement speech for colleagues Henryk Falkierski and Arthur Siegel.

Publication contracts : assorted

File consists of correspondence, author biographies and contracts pertaining to a review written by Axelrod for Canadian Historical Review and his book chapter for "Alternation education and training: preparing for work in the new economy".

Publication : "Baby boomers in transition"

File consists of page proofs of Axelrod and Paul Anisef's article, "Baby boomers in transition: life-course experiences of the 'Class of '73'", included as a chapter in the book "Restructuring work and the life course". Included is an accompanying letter from the University of Toronto Press, who published the book.

Coroner's inquest

File pertains to Axelrod's participation as a jury member in a coroner's inquest in September 2000.

CHEA 2000 : "Opportunity and uncertainty"

Item is an annotated draft text, "Opportunity and uncertainty: life course experiences of the class of '73", prepared by Axelrod for presentation at the 2000 conference of the Canadian History of Education Association.

Jewish teacher education : Faculty of Education

Item is a publication produced by the Centre for Jewish Studies at York University, entitled "Teaching teachers: inaugurating the Koschitzky Chair in Jewish teacher education" by Alex Pomson, Michael Brown and Sydney Eisen.

SSHRC research grant : Human Ethics Committee

File consists of correspondence and application forms pertaining to Axelrod's project, "A history of schooling in Toronto since 1945", and the process of submitting his project for approval to the York University Office of Research Administration and its Human Participants Review Sub-Committee.

OISE contract 1994-5

File consists of correspondence, a contract and a memorandum pertaining to Axelrod's appointment as a sessional instructor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), teaching a course entitled "The history of higher education in Canada" in the 1995-1996 school year. Also included is a 9 February 2000 letter re-appointing Axelrod as a full member of the Theory and Policy Studies in Education department at OISE.

SSHRC research grants : 2000/03

File consists of correspondence, an application form and supporting documents for Axelrod's SSHRCH grant application for his project, "A history of schooling in Toronto since 1945".

Teaching : course syllabi : Youth and Society

File pertains to Axelrod's course taught in the Social Science Division at York University, Youth and Society (SOC3220), and includes syllabi, correspondence, tutorial questions and examination questions.

Conferences : CSSHE 2001

File consists of a call for conference papers for the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE), correspondence, and copies of Axelrod's paper proposal for the conference.

Class of '73 : assessment of manuscript

File consists of correspondence and notes pertaining to feedback from the University of Toronto Press and its readers for the manuscript for "Opportunity and uncertainty".

Class of '73 : copy edit

File consists of a list of responses to the University of Toronto Press copy editor pertaining to edits of the manuscript for "Opportunity and uncertainty: life course experiences of the class of '73", by Axelrod, Paul Anisef, Etta Baichman-Anisef, Carl James and Anton Turrittin.

Ministry of Education : curriculum validation project : 3

File consists of a meeting schedule, a contract list, notes and resource materials pertaining to Axelrod's membership on a provincial committee established by the Council of Ontario Universities to coordinate a review of the new Ontario grades 11 and 12 curriculum.

SSHRC research grant : class 1973

Item is the final productivity report submitted to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada by Paul Anisef for a project entitled "Assessing the link between education and work: the Ontario cohort of 1973".

Social science retreat 1998 : Axelrod presentation

File consists of records pertaining to the York University Division of Social Science retreat held on 21 Apr. 1998, including a copy of the Division's plan for July 1998 to July 2002, a retreat itinerary, a paper by Judy Hellman, and a copy of Axelrod's paper entitled "Does liberal education have a future?". Included are background materials including a Division of Social Science program review.

Class of '73 : U of T conference paper 1998

File consists of Axelrod's paper presented at this conference on 7 May 1998, "Negotiating the life course: structure and agency in the class of '73", as well as overhead transparencies used in the presentation.

Class of '73 : Axelrod and Anisef paper to conference, 1998

File consists of edit notes and three drafts of this article, "Negotiating the life course: structure, agency and the class of '73", written by Axelrod and Paul Anisef for presentation at the International Symposium on Restructuring Work and the Life Course at the University of Toronto on 7-9 May 1998.

Canadian Security Intelligence Service

File consists of correspondence and application forms pertaining to Axelrod's Access to Information requests for information about student organizations in Canada, including the Canadian Youth Council, in Canada during the 1930s and for access to his own CSIS file.

Tenure and promotion : Faculty of Arts

File pertains to Axelrod's work on the Faculty of Arts' Tenure and Promotion Committee, specifically his departure as chair of the committee in 1998. Included are memoranda, notes and an agenda.

Academic freedom conference

Item is a program from a conference held at the University of Toronto, "Academic issues in Canadian institutions of higher education: focus on fundamentals", at which Axelrod presented a paper entitled "The ironies of academic freedom".

Publication : censorship : admin, correspondence

File consists of correspondence and a sample contract pertaining to a censorship research project and publication of a book, "Censorship in Canada today", edited by Klaus Petersen and Allan Hutchinson and published by the University of Toronto Press in 1999, for which Axelrod authored a paper entitled "The ironies of academic freedom".

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