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File consists of student book reviews of "Values in conflict" from Professor Lesley Andres's UBC class, HIED510, in 2003.

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.

File consists of correspondence and grant applications pertaining to the organization of this conference, sponsored by the Faculty of Education, York University.

Item is a report by Richard Wellen entitled "Economists and public education activists examine Ontario universities at OCUFA conference".

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.

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.

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.

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.

File consists of correspondence and chapter proofs pertaining to the final editing process for this book, edited by Axelrod.

File consists of Axelrod's completed author questionnaire sent to McGill-Queen's University Press.

File pertains to Axelrod's work as an journal article assessor/commenter for journals including the Alberta Journal of Educational Research, the Canadian Historical Review, the Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, the Canadian Journal of Education, and the Journal of Youth Studies. Records in this file are copies of Axelrod's assessments/reviews and correspondence from journal editors.

File consists of four issues of Edible News, the student publication of York's Faculty of Education, which feature Axelrod's "Message from the Dean". Draft copies of his 2004 and 2005 welcome messages are also part of the file.

File consists of correspondence and newspaper articles pertaining to controversy about tax breaks for donations made to fund the building of a stadium at York University.

Item is a report entitled "Revitalizing SSHRC: a vision for social sciences and humanities research in Canada", compiled by a steering committee of York University academics, chaired by Axelrod.

File consists of correspondence, memoranda, a work plan and a report pertaining to the position of research officer in York's Faculty of Education between 2004 and 2006.

File consists of copies of contracts between Axelrod and the contributors for this book, as well as correspondence exchanged with editors and contributors pertaining to edits of the manuscript of "Knowledge matters".

File consists of the draft essays that comprise this book, edited by Axelrod.

Item is a grant proposal for a conference entitled "The Canadian student experience: patterns, prospects and politics" to be held in November 2004 and sponsored by the York Network for the Study of Schooling and Higher Education, the York Faculty of Education and Office of the Vice-President.

File consists of correspondence, an agenda, and Axelrod's notes for a workshop on universities and public policy, "What does government want from universities? Recent patterns in higher education policy", held on 10 September 2004 at the University Club of Toronto. Axelrod was invited to the workshop by Allan Tupper, a political science professor from the University of British Columbia and its Associate Vice President (Government Relations).

File consists of a letter sent to Axelrod from the Ontario College of Teachers regarding an update to the College's casebook. Included is a table of contents for a publication entitled "Cases for teacher development: preparing for the classroom". Axelrod contributed content to chapter two of this publication, "Is the teacher's gender an issue in a kindergarten classroom?".

File consists of correspondence pertaining to an Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (EFTO) bursary for a student enrolled in each faculty of education in Ontario.

File consists of a memorandum and notes pertaining to an evaluation by Axelrod, in his role as dean of the Faculty of Education at York University, of the discussion paper produced by the Rae Commission.

File consists of a memorandum entitled "The York University Foundation: the tail that wags the dog (suggestions for further research)" by York University history professor David Noble regarding the composition of the York University Foundation, many of whom were Jewish, and its influence on York University policies. Also included are newspaper articles and press releases detailing the negative reaction to Noble's comments.

Item is a copy of an address given by Axelrod to the Danforth Jewish Circle's Rosh Hashanah service on 5 October 2005, entitled "Pondering the sovereignty of God".

File consists of correspondence, a publication agreement and a reader review pertaining to Axelrod's article, "Beyond the progressive education debate: a profile of Toronto schooling in the 1950s", published in the journal Historical Studies in Education.

File consists of Axelrod's notes and a draft summary of discussion from a meeting of the "Ginger Group" on the proposed Council on Higher Education, held on 19 April 2005.

File pertains to Axelrod's participation in 19 April 2005 meeting of the "Ginger Group", an informal group of academics and education professionals sharing ideas about the proposed Council on Higher Education, recommended in the Rae Report. Items in this file include a summary of discussion from that meeting as well as Axelrod's notes and a letter from fellow attendee David Lindsay.

File consists of correspondence pertaining to the extension of Axelrod's term as Dean of the Faculty of Education. Also included is a copy of his 1 December 2005 Dean's report and statement on the deanship.

File consists of an agenda and minutes for the 23 November 2005 meeting the Faculty of Education's Coordinating and Planning Committee. Also included is a draft of Axelrod's final address to the Faculty Council on 6 June 2008.

File consists of notes, statements and correspondence pertaining to a student demonstration and the police response at a meeting of the York Senate on 20 January 2005.

File consists of a memorandum and a Faculty of Education proposal for a chair on education achievement and at-risk students at York University.

File consists of a notice and correspondence pertaining to the 2006 move of the Faculty of Education from the Ross Building to Winters College.

File consists e-mail correspondence pertaining to a talk given by Ontario Lieutenant-Governor James Bartleman at York University's Faculty of Education on 20 January 2005.

Item is a spreadsheet reviewing tenure-stream appointments in the Faculty of Education between 1991 and 2005.

Item is a publication entitled "A maturing community: Jewish women and seniors in Canada", the seventh volume of York University's Centre for Jewish Studies Annual, by Michael Brown and Leo Davids.

File consists of correspondence, notes, agendas, press releases and resource materials pertaining to the activities of the Learning to 18 working table, on which Axelrod served as a member.

File consists of spreadsheets detailing Faculty of Education tenure-stream appointments between 2001 and 2005 and external research grants awarded to faculty members between 1999 and 2005.

File consists of resource information about the history of education in Ontario from the Archives of Ontario and the Council of Ministers of Education.

File consists of a memorandum and application form from the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities regarding funding for a postsecondary education pilot project to support improved access and success for Aboriginal students.

File consists of Axelrod's e-mail correspondence pertaining to the visit of James Bartleman to York's Faculty of Education on 20 January 2006.

File consists of correspondence pertaining to York's Faculty of Education payment policies for host teachers and a complaint made by the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (EFTO) about discrepancies in pay between elementary and secondary host teachers.

Item is an article from York University's student newspaper, Excalibur, detailing the salaries of the faculty heads and other administrators at York, including Axelrod.

Item is a fundraising brochure entitled "York to the power of 50", published by the York University Foundation in 2006.

File consists of correspondence pertaining to First Generation scholarships for post-secondary education, provided by the Government of Ontario, and York University's allocated funding for 2006/2007.

File consists of a video recording featuring Steve Mason, a professor of history at York University, created as a test for a project to promote the humanities at York. Included is Axelrod's letter to the file, which explains the context for the creation of the video.

File consists of correspondence and supporting documents pertaining to Axelrod's nomination for the Canadian Education Association's Whitworth Award for Education Research in 2006.

File consists of draft text for an entry on normal schools written by Axelrod for the Routledge International Encyclopedia of Education, published in 2008. Also included is correspondence and the Routledge standard contract and style guide.

File consists of Axelrod's notes on his meeting with Lorna Marsden and then-Ontario Minister of Education Kathleen Wynne pertaining to a variety of education topics, including education for the deaf.

Item is e-mail correspondence exchanged between Harriet Lewis, Lorna Marsden, Axelrod and Sheila Embleton regarding an appeal decision to exclude a faculty candidate's reference letters from access under FIPPA.

Item is a brochure for a York University international symposium entitled "Internationalizing Canada's University". Axelrod was a presenter at this conference.

Item pertains to a conference held at York University while Axelrod was dean of its Faculty of Education.

File consists of correspondence and job descriptions pertaining to the search to replace Axelrod as Dean of the Faculty of Education. Included is a memorandum announcing the appointment of Alice Pitt as the new dean in 2008.

File consists of a memorandum from the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities regarding funding to York University for a graduate diploma in post-secondary education. Also included is an agenda for a meeting of the York University Senate on 14 December 2006, which includes a proposal for the creation of the diploma at York.

File consists of two reports published by the Ontario government's Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat: "Unlocking potential for learning: effective district-wide strategies to raise student achievement in literacy and numeracy" and "Schools on the move: lighthouse program".

File consists of copies of correspondence sent by Axelrod to Christopher Bentley, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, as well as a letter from Shamira Madhany and Martin Hicks of the Ministry sent to Lorna Marsden regarding access to opportunity funding for first generation projects.

Item is a memorandum written by Sheila Embleton to Axelrod on the subject of information for ranking and comparing Faculties of Education in Ontario, including her notes about the unique features of the Faculty of Education at York University.

File consists of speaking notes and a copy of this paper, "The character of Canadian higher education: an historical perspective", presented by Axelrod at the 2006 conference of the Canadian Study of Higher Education at York University.

File consists of correspondence pertaining to the organization of this conference and Axelrod's participation as the chair of a session entitled "Policy perspectives, provincial".

File consists of e-mail correspondence exchanged between Axelrod and Adrienne Chan regarding revisions to this chapter for publication in "The exchange university: corporatization of academic culture", edited by Chan and Donald Fisher.

File consists of a draft article written by Axelrod and Charles Levi entitled "A comparative perspective on universities in Canada and Great Britain during the Two World Wars", to be published in "Cultures, communities, and conflict: histories of Canadian universities and war", edited by Paul Stortz and E.L. Panayotidis. Included is a draft table of contents, correspondence, reader notes and suggested revisions for the article.

Item is a copy of a letter sent by Axelrod to the principal of C.W. Jeffreys Secondary School Collegiate regarding the death of Jordan Manners.

Item is a letter written by Axelrod to his colleagues in York University's division of Social Science on the occasion of his appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Education and his departure from the division.

File consists of a letter and a report of a meeting of the Council of Ontario Universities pertaining to the David C. Smith Award for Significant Contribution to Scholarship and Policy on Higher Education in Canada, awarded to Axelrod in 2007.

File consists of Axelrod's travel notebook and an article he wrote about his experience in Kenya for "Education Canada" (48, no. 3), published in 2008.

File consists of correspondence and reader comments pertaining to this article by Axelrod, included as part of "Framing federalism for the twenty-first century: essays in honour of John T. Saywell".

File consists of records pertaining to an Ontario College of Teachers leadership casebook entitled "Cases for leadership development", to which Axelrod contributed commentary for a case. These records are drafts of Axelrod's commentary, correspondence and notes.

File consists of correspondence and a copy-edited version of this review by Axelrod of Jeffrey D. Brison's book, "Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Canada: American philanthropy and the arts and letters in Canada", published by the American Historical Review.

File consists of correspondence, a list of community organizations and Axelrod's speaking notes for a 4 May 2007 community field placement reception.

File consists of copies of newspaper articles pertaining to the activities of Axelrod as president of the Council of the York Students Federation in 1970-71.

File consists of correspondence, notes, a memorandum and job descriptions pertaining to the search to replace Axelrod as Dean of the Faculty of Education in 2007. Due to the absence of an appropriate candidate, Axelrod was asked to stay an extra year, which he did. Alice Pitt was eventually selected to succeed Axelrod in July 2008.

Item is a DVD of a film directed by Kathleen Gould Lundy, accompanied by a handwritten note by Axelrod about the production.

File consists of promotional materials, programs, correspondence and speaking notes pertaining to the launch of the Jean Augustine Chair in Education in the New Urban Environment at York University and Axelrod's involvement as Dean of the Faculty of Education.

File consists of Axelrod's handwritten notes and his letter to Sheila Cary-Meagher, a Toronto District School Board trustee.

File consists of a Toronto Star newspaper article by Carol Goar about the National Inner-City Conference and a conference paper entitled "Home and school learning in the Firgrove Model School" by Harpreet Ghuman, Rebeca Gutierrez, and John Ippolito.

Item is a report entitled "Professional master degrees in education: a report to the Ontario Association of Deans of Education" written by Allen Pearson and Pamela MacLeod-Roberts.

File consists of Axelrod's handwritten notes pertaining to presentations given at this conference.

File consists of pamphlets, notes, working documents, a year-one progress report, governance and membership policies, agendas and minutes pertaining to the York Centre for Education and Community and its steering committee, on which Axelrod served as a member.

File consists of correspondence, notes, resource materials and itineraries pertaining to a trip to China by a York University Faculty of Education delegation, which included Axelrod, in conjunction with the Jiangsu Education Services for International Exchange.