Dr. Christine Helen Arnold
I am a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education at the University of Toronto/ Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
My research interests include the student experience in post-secondary education with a focus on student mobility and credit transfer systems. My multi-institutional doctoral dissertation examined the extent to which the Ontario college-to-university transfer information system is performing efficiently, and identified symmetries and asymmetries in stakeholders’ understanding of this process. I hold a Ph.D. in Higher Education from the University of Toronto and M.Ed. in Teaching, Learning and Development, B.A., and B.Ed. from Brock University.
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2015, Ph.D. Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, University of Toronto/Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
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2009, M.Ed. Teaching, Learning and Development Specialization, Brock University
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2008, B.Ed. Intermediate/Senior Concurrent Education, Brock University
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2008, B.A. English Major Honors, Visual Arts Teachable, Brock University
Education
Research Interests
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Student development and success in post-secondary education
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Student mobility and credit transfer systems
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Access and attainment of underrepresented student populations
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Quality assurance and learning outcomes
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Organizational structures and leadership in student affairs/services
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Role of qualifications and community college/vocational education
Current Research
Qualifications: The Link Between Educational and Occupational Pathways and Labour Market Outcomes
Organizational Structure and Culture of Student Services Divisions and Students’ Year-to-Year Persistence and Graduation
Student Services' Information Structures and High-School Students’ Utilization of Services and Retention in First Year Post-Secondary Education
Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation
Blueprints for Student Success Project
SSHRC
Pathways to Education and Work Project
SSHRC, ARUCC and HEQCO
Supporting Student Success Project
Canadian Transcript And Transfer Credit Nomenclature
Efficiency of the College-University Credit Transfer Information System and Stakeholders' Comprehension of the Processes
ARUCC and PCCAT
Transcript and Transfer Credit Nomenclature Project
SSHRC
Transfer Literacy, Assessing Informational Symmetries and Asymmetries Project
Upcoming Events
Conference Schedule
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American College Personnel Association (ACPA)
​March 6th-9th 2016, Montreal, Quebec​
Presentation: "Embracing the Impact of International Students on our Campuses"
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Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO)
March 23rd-24th 2016, Toronto, Ontario
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American Educational Research Association (AERA)
April 8th-12th 2016, Washington, District of Columbia
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Ontario Council on Articualtion and Transfer (ONCAT)
April 25th and 26th 2016, Toronto, Ontario
Presentation: "Provincial Policy Frameworks and Patterns: Links Between Post-Secondary Education Sectors and the Labour Market"
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Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE)
May 29th-31st 2016, Calgary, Alberta
Presentation: "What Role Do Faculty Subcultures Play in Shaping Campus Culture and Student Success?"
Presentation: "Qualifications in Canada: Links between Educational and Occupational Pathways Provincially and Nationally"
Invited Panel: "From Admission to Graduation: Supporting Specific Subpopulations of Post-Secondary Students"
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Association for Research in Post-Compulsory Education (ARPCE)
July 8th-12th 2016, Oxford, United Kingdom
Presentation: "A Policy Framework for Developing Pathways"
Presentation: "Mapping the Typology of Transition Systems in a Liberal Market Economy: The Case of Canada"
CACUSS Webinar
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Research in Canadian Student Affairs Month
Paper: "An Investigation of Student Affairs Professionals’ Perceptions of their Department’s Undergraduate Student Retention Efforts"
Award Ceremony
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Ontario Graduate Policy Research Challenge (OGPRC) Award Ceremony
Paper: "Credit Transfer Information Symmetries and Asymmetries Among Ontario Stakeholders"
