Adrienne S. Chan
Vancouver 49° 15' 39.14" N, 123° 6' 50.23" W Academic and Education Academia/Research Person
Adrienne S. Chan was born in Victoria, B.C. There she obtained a BA in Psychology at the University of Victoria. She has stayed close to the West coast of BC most of her life – later obtaining an MSW from the University of British Columbia. She worked as a social worker and then for the past 20 years has worked in higher education. She obtained a PhD at the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK. This was followed by Postdoctoral studies at the University of British Columbia at the Centre for Higher Education and Training, Department of Educational Studies.
Adrienne is currently the Associate Vice-President for Research, Engagement, and Graduate Studies at the University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, British Columbia. [1] [2]
Research Interests
Adrienne’s primary research interest over the last fifteen years has focused on higher education, institutional change, institutional culture, academic culture, policy studies, and issues of diversity in educational institutions. She is particularly interested in institutional behaviour, the role of policy, the role of committees, and the relationship between human agency and power relations within institutions. Throughout this time period, she have presented at numerous conferences, published reports, a book, and peer reviewed journal articles. Her work in the last eight years has focused on social justice in higher education. Adrienne teaches courses in research methods, anti-oppressive practice, child welfare, and theory and ethics. She has a long term interest in issues of equity, diversity, race and anti-racism. Her academic appointment is with the School of Social Work and Human Services.
Awards
At the June 2008 convocation, Dr. Chan won the 2008 Teaching Excellence award. [3]
A two time Social Sciences and Humanities Research (SSHRC) recipient, Adrienne devotes much of her time to research and scholarship. She is the author of three books, two of them co-edited.
Publications
Books, and chapters in books
Chan, Adrienne S. (2010). Challenging notions of identity in the learning journey. In: B. Merrill and J. González Monteagudo (editors) (2010) Educational Journeys and
Changing Lives. Vol.1, Seville, European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA), University of Seville and University of Warwick.
Chan, Adrienne S., & Fisher, Donald. (eds.) (2008). The exchange university. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press.
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Reviewed by Richard Wellen, York University, "Grappling with Academic Capitalism in Canadian Universities," Academic Matters: The Journal of Higher Education, March 13, 2009.
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Chan, Adrienne S., & Fisher, Donald. (2008). Academic culture and the research intensive university. In A.S. Chan & D. Fisher (eds.) The exchange university. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press.
Chan, Adrienne S., (2007). Diversity and change in institutions of higher learning. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press.
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Chan, Adrienne S., (2007). Race based policies in Canada. In R. Joshee & L. Johnson (eds.). Multicultural education policies in Canada and the United States: Symbol and substance. Vancouver: UBC Press.
Chan, Adrienne S., Fisher, Donald, & Rubenson, Kjell. (eds.) (2007). The Evolution of Professionalism. Vancouver: Centre for Policy Studies in Higher Education and Training, University of British Columbia.
Chan, Adrienne S., Fisher, Donald, & Rubenson, Kjell. (2007). Policy Narrative for British Columbia. In: The Evolution of Professionalism. Vancouver: Centre for Policy Studies in Higher Education and Training, University of British Columbia.
Chan, Adrienne S., Fisher, Donald, & Rubenson, Kjell. (2007). Policy Narrative for Alberta. In: The Evolution of Professionalism. Vancouver: Centre for Policy Studies in Higher Education and Training, University of British Columbia.
Chan, Adrienne S., & Fisher, Donald. (2006). Academic culture in Canadian Universities: The context of change. In Y. Gingras & L. Roy (eds.). Les transformations des universités de XIIIe au XXIe siècle. Québec: Presses de l’Université du Québec.
Papers
Chan, Adrienne S., & Merrill, Barbara. (2012) Learning and identity: Life, work and citizenship. Advances in Gender Research, Volume 16, 229–252.
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Chan, Adrienne S., (2010) Women at the boundaries. Forum on Public Policy. Vol 22 (1).September 2010.
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Chan, Adrienne S., & Fisher, D. (2009 ) Academic culture and the research intensive university. The impact of commercialism and scientism. Peking University Education Review. Vol 7. No 1. 29-43.
Chan, Adrienne S., Goertzen, April, & Wolfson, Gloria, K. (2007) Kith and kin care: A review of the literature. UCFV Research Review Vol. 1. Issue 2.
Chan, Adrienne, & Wolfson, Gloria. (2006).Managing change. The International Journal of Knowledge, Culture & Change Management. Vol. 6. Melbourne, AU: Common Ground Publishing.
Chan, Adrienne S. (2005) Policy discourses and changing practice: Diversity and the university college. Higher Education. 50 (1). 129-157
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Presentations/Lectures
"Interdisciplinarity: Disrupting Disciplinary Boundaries" European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA) ESREA Life History and Biography Network, Canterbury Christ Church University. March 2013 [10]