Associate Professor
Department of Educational Studies (EDST)
Dr. Taylor is a sociologist of education whose work explores the relationship between education and the economy. Her research interests include school-to-work transition, vocational education and training, experiential learning, and educational policy, with a focus on equity issues.
Contributions:
Taylor, A. and Foster, J. (2015). Migrant workers and the problem of social cohesion in Canada. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 16(1): 153-172.
Taylor, A. (2014). Community service-learning and cultural-historical activity theory. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 44(1): 95-107.
Taylor, A. and Krahn, K. (2013). Living through our children: exploring the education and career ‘choices’ of racialized immigrant youth in Canada. Journal of Youth Studies, 16(8): 1000-1021.
Taylor, A. and Friedel, T. (2011). Enduring neoliberalism in Alberta’s oil sands: the troubling effects of private-public partnerships for First Nation and Métis communities. Citizenship Studies, 15(6-7): 815-835.
Taylor, A. (2001). The Politics of Educational Reform in Alberta. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Keywords:
Sociology of work; Work and learning; Sociology of knowledge
alison.taylor@ubc.ca
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