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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.

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.

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".

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.

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.

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".

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".

Coroner's inquest

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

Academic planning

File consists primarily of memoranda sent and received by Axelrod during his tenure as Dean of York University's Faculty of Education.

Maple Leaf Gardens

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Item is a photocopy of a letter written by George 'Punch' Imlach, general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs , to Jim [?] regarding details about the season's hockey training camp.

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.

Course evaluations

File consists of student evaluations for a course taught by Axelrod at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in the fall of 2000 (TPS 1801), as well as student evaluations for his York University course, History of Higher Education in Canada (EDUC 5410), held in summer of 2010.

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.

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.

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.

"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".

Deanship : becoming Dean : 2001

File consists of correspondence sent and received by Axelrod pertaining to his application for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Education, as well as notes for his interviews and the text of his presentation to the Faculty on 4 May 2001. Included is a document written by Axelrod about his recollections regarding the process of becoming the Dean.

Faculty of Education celebrations

File consists of programmes, speaking notes and song lyrics pertaining to social gatherings, retirement parties and award ceremonies of York's Faculty of Education. Also included is a 2003 Christmas card list.

Off-campus sites : teacher education

File consists of a newspaper clipping about the Faculty of Education's off-campus teacher education centre at Georgian College and e-mail correspondence pertaining to the establishment of other off-site locations.

Professional Learning Program conflict

File consists of memoranda, correspondence and news release pertaining to the cancellation of the Government of Ontario's Professional Learning Program for teachers, and York University's Faculty of Education withdrawal from the program.

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.

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".

Academic planning

File pertains to Axelrod's tenure as Dean of York University's Faculty of Education. These records are a Dean's agenda of concerns for an undergraduate program review (Nov. 2002), the Faculty's five-year plan (Feb. 2003), a York University planning, budget and accountability report (2001-2002), and a review of current procedures in the Faculty of Education, prepared by Grace Kim for the Dean in March 2007.

Deanship appointment 2001

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

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".

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.

Hildafest conference

File pertains to a conference pertaining to the work of Hilda Neatby, at which Axelrod presented a paper, sponsored by the University of Saskatchewan and held on 26-27 March 2004. Included is an agenda, a notice and correspondence.

Convocation citations

File consists of scripts prepared by Axelrod to introduce these recipients of York University's Faculty of Education honorary degrees: Jean Little (2002), Phoebe M. Asiyo (2003), and John Willinsky (2008).

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.

Ontario Teacher Qualifying Test

File consists of Axelrod's e-mail correspondence, notes, briefing notes, notices, Government of Ontario news releases, and articles pertaining to the Ontario Ministry of Education's new Ontario Teacher Qualifying Test, the logistics of administering the test to York's Faculty of Education students, and the eventual cancellation of the teacher testing in 2004. Included in the file is a photocopy of a 2002/2003 Ontario Teacher Qualifying Test information booklet.

Photographs : miscellaneous

File consists of photographs of Axelrod with others at events mostly pertaining to his role within the Faculty of Education at York University, including a Council of Ontario Universities awards dinner and the 2008 York University President's Staff Recognition Awards. Also depicted in these photographs are Martha Piper, James Downey, Ali Jahangir, Michael Brown, Tara Somaroo, Mamdouh Shoukri, Lillian Nasello, and Jean Augustine.

Faculty News

File consists of Faculty of Education news briefs prepared by Axelrod pertaining to the activities of faculty members.

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.

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".

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".

Curriculum reform 2003

File consists of handwritten notes, proposals, e-mail correspondence and draft course descriptions pertaining to curriculum reform and program development at York University's Faculty of Education.

Ministry of Education

File consists of correspondence, notes and memoranda pertaining to Axelrod's interaction with representatives of the Ontario Ministry of Education on behalf of the Ontario Association of Deans of Education and York University's Faculty of Education pertaining to a variety of subjects, including the Ontario Teachers Qualifying Test and the New Teacher Induction Program.

Regent Park : Faculty of Education

File consists of correspondence and notes pertaining to York University's Faculty of Education teacher education site in Regent Park in Toronto and the effect of community redevelopment projects on York's program in 2008. Included is a video recording of Axelrod speaking at the 2002 opening of the Faculty's teacher education site in Regent Park.

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.

Shapiro interviews

File consists of Axelrod's notes and draft interview questions pertaining to his interviews conducted with Bernard Shapiro on 2 July 2003 and 7 August 2003. Also included is a copy of Shapiro's CV and a newspaper clipping about Shapiro's appointment as Ethics Commissioner of Canada.

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".

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".

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