Marvin Wideen, Professor Emeritus, Teacher Education
1971
Ph.D.
University of Colorado 1964
M.Ed.
University of Saskatchewan 1954
B.A., B.Ed.
University of Saskatchewan 1952
Teaching Certificate
Saskatchewan Teachers College
Selected Publications Articles Howey, K & Wideen, M (in press).
World trends in teacher education.
In N.J. Smelser & P.B. Baltes (Eds) (2001). The International Encyclopedia of the
Social and Behavioral Sciences. Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford. Wideen, M. F., Mayer-Smith, J., &
Moon B. (1998). A critical analysis of the research on
learning-to-teach. Review
of Education Research, 68(2), 130-178. Wideen, M.F., Boote, D., Mayer-Smith,
J., & Moon, B. (1997).
Trends in Canadian anglophone teacher education programs. Journal
of Professional Studies, 5(1), 6-17. Wideen, M.F. (1997). High-stakes testing and the teaching of
science. Canadian
Journal of Education, 21(4),
428-444. Wideen, M.F. (1996). The teacher as agent: Hope in tough times. British Journal
of Educational Psychology, 66(2), 284 - 285. Wideen, M. (1994). Alleviating
alienation in student teachers: Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Journal of Education for Teaching,
20(2),
193-194. Wideen, M. (1994). Collaboration:
New fad or new possibility.
Research Forum, 13,
23-26.
Book Chapters Wideen, M.F., Boote, D., Mayer-Smith,
J., & Moon B. (1998).
Teacher education in anglo-phone Canada:
Trends and developments. In M. Tardiff, C. Lessard, &
C. Gauthier, Formation des Maitres et conrextes social. Paris: Presseuniversitaires De France. Wideen, M.F., & Grimmett, P. (1997).
Exploring futures in initial teacher education:
The landscape and the quest.
In A. Hudson & D. Lambert, Exploring future in initial
teacher education. London: Institute
for Education Press. Wideen, M.F. (1997). Exploring future in initial teacher education: A fix and a millennium perspective. In A. Hudson & D. Lambert, Exploring
future in initial teacher education. London: Institute for Education Press. Wideen, M.F., Mayer-Smith, J., &
Moon, B. (1996). Knowledge, teacher development and change.
In A. Hargraves & I. Goodson, The professional actions
and cultures of teaching. London: Falmer
Press.
Books Wideen, M & Lemma, P. (1999). Ground level reform in teacher education. Calgary, Alberta: Detselig Enterprises. Wideen, M., & Courtland, M.C. (Eds.). (1996). The struggle for curriculum: Education, the state and the corporate sector. Burnaby: Institute
for Studies in Teacher Education, Simon Fraser University. Wideen, M., & Grimmett, P. (Eds.). (1995). Reconceptualizing or reconceptualization in teacher education. London: Falmer Press. Wideen, M. (1994). The
struggle for change: The
story of one school. London: The Falmer Press. Wideen, M., & Pye, I. (1994). Collaborative research in teacher education. Burnaby: Institute
for Studies in Teacher Education, Simon Fraser. Funded Research and Development Projects 1996 - 1999 Teacher educators: The missing link in teacher education
reform.
$140,000, SSHRC. 1995
The effects of preservice teacher education and school socialization
on learning to teach.
$4,889 SSHRC, small grants and $9,000 from President’s
Research Committee. 1995 - 1997 The faculty associate role
in bridging the gap between school and University.
$77,020.00 SSHRC (with
Dawson, Wyatt, Beynon, Evans, Warsh).
Sample of Recent Conference Activity (1999). Beliefs and practices of
inservice educators: A
case study. (Jointly with Boote, D., Mayer-Smith,
J., & Moon, B.). A
paper presented at the annual meeting of AERA, Montreal, QC. (1998). Masters programs and professional
development: Effects
of supportive work contexts. (Jointly presented with
Balcaen, P., & Boote, D.).
A paper presented at the annual meeting of AERA, San Diego. (1995). How do programs of teacher
education help beginning teachers learn to teach. (Jointly with Mayer-Smith and Moon). A paper presented at the
annual meeting of AERA, San Francisco. (1994). Learning to teach within
the two cultures of the sciences and humanities. (Jointly with Mayer-Smith and Moon),
A paper presented at the annual meeting of AERA, New Orleans. (1994). Methodological problems
in research on learning to teach. (Jointly with Mayer-Smith and Moon). An interactive session
at the annual meeting of CSSE, Calgary. (1994). Improving the links between
university and school. Symposium presentation at
the annual meeting of CSSE, Calgary. (1994).
Knowledge teachers use.
Symposium presentation at the annual meeting
of CSSE, Calgary.
Service Activity
and Consulting 1.
I have served on Faculty and University committees and contributed
to the in-service activity of teachers by working in schools. 2.
My recent consulting activities include: a.
Consultant to the Inter-Development Bank and the Ministry of
Education, Jamaica for the Primary Educational Support Project (JA-0059). 1999—2000 b
Consultant to SEMP and the Ministry of Education, Trinidad
& Tobago. c.
Teacher in a Masters program for three participating groups
of students from Vietna d.
Mentor and supervisor for students in Irian Jahai working on
a PhD program at Simon Fraser University.
Ministry of Education professionals in a masters program from
Universitas Turbuka
Awards and Distinctions 1.
Outstanding publication award from American Education Research
Association (AERA), for the best review paper published in an AERA
journal in 1998. A critical analysis of the research on
learning-to-teach. Review
of Education Research 68(2),
130-178. 2.
Outstanding publication award from Division K, AERA for a report,
British Columbia Ministry of Education, 1991 B.C. Science Assessment. 3.
Award of Merit from Science Education for paper, "World views projected by science teachers:
A study of classroom dialogue."
Graduate Students'
Supervision (since 1993) Theses
completed :
2 - Ph.D. (senior supervisor), 2 Ph.D. (committee member)
3 - M.Sc., MA, (senior supervisor), 7 M.A., M.Ed. (committee
member) Theses
in progress:
2 Ph.D. (senior supervisor), 1 Ph.D. (committee member)
Click here to view this page as a printable PDF file.
To view the PDF file, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to download Acrobat viewer.
|
