Sharon Bailin

Professor

Drama Education

 

My research has focused on philosophical investigations in the areas of creativity, critical thinking, aesthetics and arts education, and drama education. This research has been funded by SSHRC Standard Research Grants in 1992, 1996, and 2002 and several internal grants. My book, Achieving Extraordinary Ends: An Essay on Creativity, was awarded the Canadian Association for the Foundations of Education Book Award.

 

 

1983     Ph.D. (Philosophy of Education)                University of Toronto (OISE)

1978     M.Ed. (Philosophy of Education)                University of Toronto (OISE)

1971     B.Ed. (French and Drama)                          University of Toronto (FEUT)

1970     B.A. (Honours, Philosophy)                      University of Toronto

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Selected Publications

Scholarly monographs/books

Bailin, S. (1994). Achieving extraordinary ends:  An essay on creativity.  Norwood, N.J.: Ablex.

Portelli, J., & Bailin, S. (Eds.)  (1993). Reason and value:  New essays in philosophy of education.  Calgary: Detselig.

Book chapters

Bailin, S. (1998). Creativity in context. In D. Hornbrook (Ed.), On the subject of drama. London: Routledge, pp.36-50.

Bailin, S. (1998). Education, knowledge, and critical thinking. In D. Carr (Ed.), Education, knowledge and truth. London: Routledge, pp.204-220.

Articles in refereed journals

Bailin, S. (in press). Invenzione e fantasia: The (re)birth of imagination in Renaissance art. Interchange.

Bailin, S. (2003). Is argument for conservatives, or Where do sparkling new ideas come from? Informal Logic, 23, 1, 1-15.

Bailin, S. (2002). Critical thinking and science education. Science and Education, 11, 4, 361-375.

Bailin, S. (2001). In the spaces between the words: Play production as an interpretive enterprise. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 35, 2, 67-75 .

Bailin, S. (1999). The problem with Percy: Epistemology, understanding, and critical thinking. Informal Logic, 19, 2&3, 161-170.

Bailin, S., Case, R., Coombs, J.R., & Daniels, L.B.  (1999). Common misconceptions of critical thinking. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 31, 3, 269-283.

Bailin, S., Case, R., Coombs, J.R., & Daniels, L.B. (1999). Conceptualizing critical thinking. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 31, 3, 285-302.

Bailin, S. (1998). Critical thinking and drama education. Research in Drama Education, 3, 2, 145-153.

Bailin, S. (1996). Philosophical research in drama education: The case of creativity. Research in Drama Education, 1, 1, 79-86.

Bailin, S. (1995).  Is critical thinking biased? Clarifications and implications. Educational Theory, 45, 2,  191-197.

Entries in encyclopedia or reference work

Bailin, S. & Siegel, H.  (2002). Critical thinking. In N. Blake, P. Smeyers, R. Smith & P. Standish (Eds.), The Blackwell guide to the philosophy of education. London: Blackwell, 181-193.

Bailin, S. (1996). Critical thinking. In J.J. Chambliss (Ed.), Encyclopedia of philosophy of education. N.Y.: Garland, pp.119-123.

Bailin, S. (1994). Critical thinking: Philosophical issues. In T. Husen & T. Postlethwaite (Eds.), International encyclopedia of education. Oxford: Pergamon, pp.1204-1208.

Conference proceedings

Bailin, S.(2000). Truth and reconciliation: Comments on coalescence. Proceedings of the Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation conference - 3, May 1999.

Bailin, S. (1998). Skills, generalizability and critical thinking. In Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain: Conference papers 1998, pp.259-267.

 

Research and Development Projects

2002                 Principal Investigator. Creativity Across Cultures., SSHRC standard research grant, $88,140 for 3 years.

1996 - 99           Principal Investigator. Drama Education and Critical Thinking.  SSHRC standard research grant,  $60,000 for 3 years.

1995 - 97           Principal Investigator. Drama Education and Critical Thinking.  Research project supported by a small SSHRC grant – internal Simon Fraser University fund, $4,658 for 2 years.

1995 - 97           Principal Investigator. Drama Education and Critical Thinking. Research project supported by a President's Research grant -- internal Simon Fraser University fund, $5,500 for 20 months.

1992 - 95           Principal Investigator. Creativity and Drama Education. SSHRC standard research grant, $58,000 for 3 years.

 

Snapshots of Recent Conference Activity

Epistemological Issues in Cross-Cultural Inquiry: Investigating Creativity. Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain, Oxford (April, 2005).

Could An Early Renaissance Artist or Balinese Dancer Be Imaginative? International Network of Philosophers of Education Conference, Madrid (August, 2004).

Is Argument for Conservatives? Keynote address for conference InformalLogic@25, Windsor, (May, 2003).

Invenzione e Fantasia: The (Re)Birth of Imagination in Renaissance Art. International Conference on Imagination and Education, Vancouver (July, 2003).

En Los Espacios Entremedio de las Palabras: La Producci—n de Obras como Trabajo Interpretativo. Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago (August, 2003)

Spirituality Without Spirit? International Network of Philosophers of Education Conference, Oslo (August, 2002)

Creativity: A Philosophical Perspective. Invited address at Symposium: Creativity and Innovation in the Arts and Sciences, sponsored by Humanities and Social Science Federation of Canada, Calgary. (June, 2000).

Skills, Generalizability and Critical Thinking. International Network of Philosophers of Education Congress, Sydney. (August, 2000). (also at World Congress of Philosophy, Boston. (August, 1998)).

In the Space Between the Words: Play Production as an Interpretive Enterprise. Northwest Philosophy of Education Society Meeting, Vancouver. (Jan., 1999).

Truth and Reconciliation: Comments on Coalescence. Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation Conference - 3, St. Catharines. (May, 1999).                                         

Critical Thinking and Science Education. Science as Culture: 5th International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Conference, Como, Italy. (Sept., 1999).

El Pensamiento Critico. Government of Mexico City Experimental Education Program, Mexico City (December, 1999)

The Role of Philosophy in Arts Education and Research. Simposio Internacional: Perspectivas Mundiales de la Educaci—n Hacia el Siglo XXI, Mexico City. (Nov., 1998).

Imaginative Thinking. Seventh International Conference on Thinking, Singapore. (June, 1997).                                                                                                               

The Problem with Percy: Epistemology, Understanding and Critical Thinking. Culture, Democracy and Education Conference, Edinburgh. (Sept., 1997).                       

 

Service (partial list of activity since 1994)

Faculty:

Member, Faculty Tenure Committee, Appointments Committee, Graduate Programs Committee, Field Programs Committee; Coordinator, Graduate Programs in Arts Education

University:

Member, University College, University Appointments Committee, Senate Graduate Awards Committee, University Tenure Committee, Senate Committee for Excellence in Teaching Award.

Scholarly Community:

Executive: President of Philosophy of Education Society, President of Canadian Philosophy of Education Society, Co-President of Association for Informal Logic and Critical Thinking, Secretary-Treasurer of Canadian Association for Foundations of Education, Secretary-Treasurer of Canadian Philosophy of Education Society, Chair of Nominating Committee of Philosophy of Education Society; Member, Program Committee of Philosophy of Education Society,; Editorial Board member, Educational Theory, Paideusis, Interchange, Informal Logic.