About the Authors

DAWN WALLIN, JON YOUNG, AND BENJAMIN LEVIN

Dawn Wallin

Dr. Dawn C. Wallin is the Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs, Partnerships and Research for the College of Education, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Research Leader for the University of Saskatchewan. Her areas of scholarship include educational leadership, rural education and governance, gender and equity issues in education, and teacher education in both K-12 and post-secondary education contexts. Dr. Wallin has held a number of formal and informal leadership/administrative positions over the course of her career in K-12 and post-secondary contexts. She has also held leadership positions for the Canadian Association for Educational Administration, the Canadian Association for Women in Education, and the Canadian Society for the Study of Education.

Jon Young 

Jon Young is a professor emeritus and former head of the Department of Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba.

Ben Levin

Ben Levin served as deputy minister of education in both Manitoba (1999-2002) and Ontario (2004-2007). In addition, he has held the position of Canada Research Chair in Education Leadership and Policy at OISE/University of Toronto and professor at the University of Manitoba.