James Ryan

Biography

Jim Ryan has been a teacher and administrator in schools in Northern Canada. He came to OISE in 1991 from Lakehead University where he was involved in teacher training and graduate studies. His interests are reflected in recent publications and current research activities. They include, among others: the administration of schools with diverse student populations; leadership; inclusion, social justice and equity; micropolitics and leadership; philosophy and theory in educational administration; research methods; social and critical theory; and various organizational approaches to schooling. His books include Race and Ethnicity in Multiethnic Schools, Leading Diverse Schools, Inclusive Leadership, Struggling for Inclusion and Working (With/out) the System: Educational Leadership, Micropolitics and Social Justice. Jim Ryan has been a teacher and administrator in schools in Northern Canada. He came to OISE in 1991 from Lakehead University where he was involved in teacher training and graduate studies. His interests are reflected in recent publications and current research activities. They include, among others: the administration of schools with diverse student populations; leadership; inclusion, social justice and equity; micropolitics and leadership; philosophy and theory in educational administration; research methods; social and critical theory; and various organizational approaches to schooling. His books include Race and Ethnicity in Multiethnic Schools, Leading Diverse Schools, Inclusive Leadership, Struggling for Inclusion and Working (With/out) the System: Educational Leadership, Micropolitics and Social Justice.

Research Interest

the administration of schools with diverse student populations; leadership; inclusion, social justice and equity; micropolitics and leadership; philosophy and theory in educational administration; research methods; social and critical theory; and various organizational approaches to schooling.