ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
Ph.D., University of Alberta, 2006, Department of Educational Policy Studies,Educational Administration and Leadership
M.A., Simon Fraser University, 1997, Faculty of Education, Educational Philosophy
B.Ed. (With Distinction), University of Alberta, 1992, Secondary Education
OTHER CREDENTIALS
Alberta Permanent Professional Teaching Certificate #179490L
CURRENT AND RECENTLY COMPLETED RESEARCH
The influence of stakeholder perceptions on the implementation of school community councils policy in Saskatchewan. (SSHRC-funded, 2009-2012). This interpretive policy analysis aims to explore the manner in which stakeholder conceptualizations of the parental role in school improvement and education influence policy implementation.
Parent presence in post-secondary education: Practical and policy implications. (University of Saskatchewan President’s SSHRC Fund, 2008-2009). This study investigated the impact upon university personnel (e.g. Associate Deans, Admissions personnel, Registrar, Student Housing personnel, etc.) of the increasing desire of parents to be included in and informed about their university children’s educational experiences.
School community councils: From policy meaning to practice. (University of Saskatchewan Research Grant, 2007-2009). This study investigated parents’ and principals’ perspectives of the transformation of parental roles from social supporters to curriculum advisors through the legislation of School Community Councils policy in Saskatchewan.
A beginning exploration of Aboriginal perspectives on the parents’ role in education. (John Ranton McIntosh Research Grant, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan, 2007-2008). This fund afforded the completion of a literature review on Aboriginal parent involvement in schooling.
Stakeholder analysis of school community councils policy in Saskatchewan. (University of Saskatchewan President’s SSHRC Fund, 2007-2008). This study completed the first phase of an interpretive policy analysis of the School Community Councils policy in Saskatchewan.
HONOURS (MEDALS, FELLOWSHIPS, PRIZES)
Nominated for University of Saskatchewan New Researcher Award (2011)
Nominated for Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada 2009 Aurora Prize (1 of 24 nominated for outstanding new researcher)
Teaching Excellence Award, University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union, 2008
Honorary Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship, University of Alberta, 2005
Andrew Stewart Memorial Graduate Prize, University of Alberta, 2005
Dr. Bernal Walker Graduate Scholarship, University of Alberta, 2005
Walter H Johns Graduate Fellowship, University of Alberta, 2005
David L. Clark Award, University Council of Educational
Ivy A Thomson and William A Thomson Graduate Scholarship, University of Alberta, 2004 (one of 3 recipients from U of A)
Province of Alberta Graduate Fellowship, University of Alberta, 2004, (declined)
Provost Doctoral Entrance Award, University of Alberta, 2004
J Gordon Kaplan Graduate Student Award, University of Alberta, 2004
First Place, International Journal of Leadership in Education Graduate Student Manuscript Competition, 2004
Certificate of Commendation, Health and Physical Education Council of the Alberta Teachers Association
Fellowship in Education, Simon Fraser University, 1996
COURSES TAUGHT
EADM 425.3: Legal and Institutional Contexts of Education
EADM 892.3 Parents and Education
EADM 821.3: Organizational Behavior
EADM 811.3: History and Development of Organizational Theory
EADM 830.3: Education in Rural and Sparsely Populated Areas
EADM 885.3: Doctoral Seminar in Research
ERES 800.3: Introduction to Research Methods
ERES 845.3: Introduction to Research Methods
COURSES DESIGNED AND INSTRUCTED
EADM 892.3 Parents and Education
EADM 892.3: Issues and Trends: Gender Roles in Educational Administration
EADM 892.3: Issues and Trends: Qualitative Data Analysis
PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters
Stelmach, B. (2011). Metaphor as insight into parents’ conceptualizations of their role in school improvement. In C. Hands & L. Hubbard (Eds.), Including families and communities in urban education (pp. 17-40).Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Stelmach, B. (2010). Filling in the pieces: Interpreting “parent involvement” at the secondary level.In. K. Anderson (Ed.), The leadership compendium: Emerging scholars of Canadian educational leadership (pp. 215-238). Fredericton, NB: The Atlantic Centre for Educational Administration and Leadership (ACEAL).
Stelmach, B. (1999). A dialogue between generations for the ‘soul’ purpose of understanding Immanuel Kant’s categorical imperative. In A. E. Hooke (Ed.), Virtuous persons, vicious deeds (pp. 106-117). Mountainview, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company. (Reprinted from Cogito, 10, 142-151, 1996).
Refereed Journal Articles
Stelmach, B. (2011). A survey of international rural education issues and responses.Rural Educator, 32(2), 32-42.
Stelmach, B., & von Wolff, S. (2011). A challenge to metrics as evidence of scholarity. European Educational Research Journal, 10(1), 64-83.
Stelmach, B., & Renihan, P. (2010). Parents and community, and school: A general overview. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 114. [Online.] Available: [http://www.umanitoba.ca/publications/cjeap/currentissues.html]
Stelmach, B., & von Wolff, S. (2010). The construction of parental roles at eight Western Canadian universities. The Journal of Educational Administration and Foundations, 21 (1).
Brien, K., & Stelmach, B. (2009). Legal and cultural contexts of parent-teacher interactions: School councils in Canada. International Journal About Parents in Education, 3(1), 1-14. http://www.ernape.net/ejournal/index.php/IJPE/article/view/80/58
Stelmach, B. (2009). Research or in-search? A non-Aboriginal researcher’s retrospective of a study on Aboriginal parent involvement. First Nations Perspectives, 2(1), 35-56.
http://www.mfnerc.org/images/stories/FirstNationsJournal/Volume2/006_stelmach.pdf
Stelmach, B. (2008). Five Aboriginal mothers’ views on the role of parents in secondary school improvement. The Journal of Educational Administration and Foundations, 19(2), 1-18.
Stelmach, B., & Preston, J. (2008). Cake or curriculum? Principal and parent views on transforming the parental role in Saskatchewan schools. International Studies in Educational Administration, 36(3), 59-74. Online
Stelmach, B. (2006). High school students’ perspectives on the role of parents in school improvement. Journal of School Public Relations, 27(1), 50-83.
Stelmach, B. (2005). A case study of three mothers’ experiences in the Alberta Initiative for School Improvement: Having a voice versus getting a hearing. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 8(2), 167-185. Online
Stelmach, B. (2004). Unlocking the schoolhouse doors: Institutional constraints on parent and community involvement in a school improvement initiative. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 31. [Online.] Available: [http://www.umanitoba.ca/publications/cjeap/issuesOnline.html].
Professional Journal Article
Stelmach, B., Parsons, J., & Frick, W.C. (May, 2010). Fear and loathing in the academy. Academic Matters. Available http://www.academicmatters.ca/web_exclusive_articles.current_articles.gk
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS IN PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AND ABSTRACTS
Stelmach, B. (2007). Engaging parents in education: From policy to practice in rural school contexts. Proceedings of the Twelfth National Congress on Rural Education, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, March 25-27, 11 pp. (Refereed)
Stelmach, B. (2007). Parents’ views on their role in school improvement: A northern Canadian secondary school perspective. Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI, 41 pp. (Refereed)
BOOK REVIEWS
Stelmach, B. (in press). Teaching about hegemony: Race, class and democracy in the 21st Century. Canadian Journal of Education. Editor: Dr. Carla DiGiorgio.
Stelmach, B. (2012). Love the questions: University education and enlightenment. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 42(2), 82-84.
Stelmach, B. (2010). Selling out: Academic freedom and the corporate market. The Journal of Educational Administration and Foundations, 21(1).
Park, J., & Stelmach, B. (2008). The literacy principal: Leading, supporting, and assessing reading and writing initiatives (2nd ed.). Canadian Journal of Education, 31(4), 1100-1103.
Stelmach, B. (2007). Managing to be different: Educational leadership as critical practice. Canadian Journal of Education, 30(4), pp. 1120-1123.
Stelmach, B. (2004). The essential conversation: What parents and teachers can learn from each other. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 50(2), pp. 207-208.
Stelmach, B. (2003). Ethical leadership. The Journal of Educational Administration and Foundations, 17(1), 104-108. (Invited to write book review. Accepted December 2004).
INVITED LECTURES/CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Stelmach, B. (July, 2012). Working with parents toward school improvement. Invited presentation to Masters of Educational Studies graduate class, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
Stelmach, B. (May, 2012). How to write an effective literature review for your dissertation. Creating the ARGUMENT, not proving how much you’ve read. Presentation for the Graduate Students Seminar for the Canadian Society for the Study of Educational Administration, Waterloo, ON.
Brien, K., & Stelmach, B. (December, 2010). Legal and cultural contexts of parent-teacher interactions. Invited presentation to the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
McKay, M., Meyers, S., McKenzie, M., & Stelmach, B. (October, 2010). What is feminism? Invited panel presentation to the Social Justice and Anti-Racist, Anti-Oppressive Forum on Education (SAFE) Conference. Saskatoon, SK.
Stelmach, B. (May, 2010). Woodhouse as academic archaeologist: A response to and discussion of Selling Out: Academic Freedom and the Corporate Market. Invited book response to the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Montréal, QC.
Stelmach, B. (October, 2009). An effective literature review: Not “proof” of how much you’ve read, but ARGUMENT for your research. Invited lecture to University of Saskatchewan College of Education Graduate Students. (1.5 hr. 41 students, faculty)
Stelmach, B., & Squires, V. (October, 2009). Academic conferences. Invited lecture to University of Saskatchewan College of Education Graduate Students. (1.5 hrs)
Hetherington, R., & Stelmach, B. (October, 2009). Engaging parents and engaging staff for a successful rural school. Presentation to the Western Canadian Educational Administrators’ Conference, Edmonton, AB (20 superintendents) (1.25 hr).
Stelmach, B. (March, 2009). If we build it, will they come? Parent policy, practices, programs: Potential possibilities and problems. Pre-conference presented to the Fourteenth National Congress on Rural Education, Saskatoon, SK.
Stelmach, B. (March, 2009). Working with parents: The black, the white, and the grey. Invited lecture to Dr. David Burgess’ EADM 425.3, University of Saskatchewan.
von Wolff, S.D., & Stelmach, B. (March, 2009). The performativity of metrics in educational research: The re/shaping of scholarly identity. Poster presented at University of Saskatchewan, College of Education Open House, Saskatoon, SK.
Stelmach, B. (February 2009). Engaging parents in education. Invited lecture to Dr. Michael Cottrell’s EADM 425.3, University of Saskatchewan.
Stelmach, B. (February 2009). Writing an academic curriculum vitae. Invited lecture to Education Graduate Students Association, University of Saskatchewan. (1.5 hrs; 6 students attended)
Stelmach, B. (January, 2009). Writing an effective literature review. Invited lecture to graduate students, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan. (1.5 hrs; 33 graduate students attended)
Stelmach, B. (May 2008). The schoolhouse door: Can/should parents walk through it? Secondary student and parent perspectives. Public talk delivered at University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB. (1 hr; professors, graduate students, teachers, and school board members attended)
Stelmach, B. (May 2008). The long and winding river: A non-Aboriginal research perspective on research with Aboriginal parents. Seminar presentation to Faculty of Education, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB. (1 hr; professors and graduate students attended)
Stelmach, B. (2008, March). In the wake of research: A non-Aboriginal researcher’s learning about Aboriginal parents . Keynote presentation to the Nurturing Relationships: FNMI Parent and Community Engagement Conference, Edmonton, AB. (1.5 hrs; 335 delegates).
Stelmach, B. (2008, February). “Think”shop on engaging parents: School community councils and other parental roles in education. Presentation to Showcase 2008, Saskatoon, SK. (2 hrs).
Stelmach, B. & Preston, J. (2007, October). Cake or curriculum? Will school community councils transform the parental role in Saskatchewan. Paper presented to the College of Education Research in Motion Series, Saskatoon, SK. (1 hr).
Stelmach, B. (July, 2007). The role of parents and community in schools and education. Workshop presented to Tianjin Principals cohort. Saskatoon, SK. (1 day)
Stelmach, B. (2007, May). Filling in the pieces: Interpreting parent involvement from student and parent perspectives. Invited panel presentation to the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Saskatoon, SK. One of 9 members of panel of emerging scholars who have chapters accepted for publication in K. Anderson’s (Ed.), Leadership compendium (title pending).
Stelmach, B., & Preston, J. (2007, March). School community councils: From policy meaning to practice. Poster presented at University of Saskatchewan College of Education Open House, Saskatoon, SK.
Stelmach, B. (2006). Experiences with research. Seminar presentation to master’s level graduate students (25). EDU 513: Leadership for Educational Change/EDU 514: Preparing for Educational Change, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (1 hr).
Stelmach, B. (2005). Parent involvement in school improvement. Presentation to the Western Canadian Educational Administrators’ Conference, Edmonton, AB (20 superintendents) (1 hr).
Stelmach, B. (2005). A review of literature on Aboriginal education/culture. Interactive workshop delivered to Holy Family Catholic Regional Division No. 37, Peace River, AB (20 administrators and coordinators) (2 hrs).
Stelmach, B. (2004). Lessons learned from fieldwork and research proposal writing. Seminar presentation to master’s level graduate students (12). EDPS 581: Introduction to Evaluating Educational Research, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (1 hr).
Stelmach, B. (2004). Getting your message across. Interactive workshop presentation to the Alberta Home and School Councils’ Association Annual Conference, Edmonton, AB. (50 parents) (1.5 hrs).
Foster, R., & Stelmach, B. (2004). Leadership in professional learning communities. Interactive workshop presentation to the CASS/Alberta Learning Annual Conference, Edmonton, AB. (20 superintendents) (1.5 hrs).
Stelmach, B. (2004). Extending the school community: Parents and community as partners in education. Presentation to the CASS/Alberta Learning Annual Conference, Edmonton, AB. (15 superintendents) (1.5 hrs).
Stelmach, B. (2003). Leadership and school improvement: Exploring the connection. Invited panel presentation delivered at Western Canadian Educational Administrators’ Conference, Edmonton, AB. (20 superintendents) (1 hr).
PRESENTATIONS AT ACADEMIC CONFERENCES
Stelmach, B. (forthcoming, January 2013). Factors influencing the development of capacity building in secondary school councils. Accepted paper presentation to the 11th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education. Honolulu, HI.
Stelmach, B., Claypool, T., & Molnar, T. (May 2011). Tenure performances and scholarly identity. Paper presented to the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Fredericton, NB.
Stelmach, B., & Cimpric, L. (September 2010). Parent involvement in post-secondary education: The impact on administrative and academic personnel at four Western Canadian universities. Paper presented to the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration & Management conference, Hosting and Harvesting: Creating the Change We Wish to See in the World. Sydney, AU.
Fallon, G., Paquette, J., & Stelmach, B. (May 2010). Policy deliberation and management of contracting school districts: Preliminary findings from a case study of an urban school district in British Columbia. Paper presented to the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Montréal, QC.
Stelmach, B, & von Wolff, S. (September 2009). A challenge to metrics as evidence of scholarity. Paper presented to The European Conference on Educational Research, Vienna, AT.
Parsons, J., Frick, B., & Stelmach, B. (May 2009). Do professors hate their jobs? What is the academy like as a place to live? Presentation to the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Ottawa, ON.
Stelmach, B. (May 2009). Artistry, alternativeness, and creativity in the academy: Bending the bars of the iron cage of publishing and sharing research. Presentation to the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Ottawa, ON.
von Wolff, S.D., & Stelmach, B. (May 2009). Adjudicating scholarity through publication quantification: Impact factor, citation half-life, analytics, bibliometrics and other ‘-trics’ of the trade. Proposal accepted for presentation to the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Ottawa, ON.
Brien, K., & Stelmach, B. (September, 2008). Parent-teacher interactions with schools and schooling: Legal and cultural contexts. Paper presented to the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration & Management conference, Think Globally. Act Locally: A Challenge to Education Leaders, Durban, ZA.
Stelmach, B. (July, 2008). Parent involvement by fiat? Three Canadian case studies
documenting parents’ perspectives on mandated parental roles. Paper presented to the Paris International Conference on Education, Economy and Society, Paris, FR.
Stelmach, B. (May, 2008). Supervising/mentoring the “new” graduate student in colleges/faculties of education: A proposal for a CASEA conversation. Presentation to the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Vancouver, BC.
Stelmach, B., & von Wolff, S. (May 2008). Parenting, partnership, presumption, paternalism: Constructing parental roles at Western Canadian universities. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Vancouver, BC.
Stelmach, B., & Preston, J. (March, 2008) Cake or curriculum? Principal and parent perspectives on transforming the parental role. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
Preston, J., & Stelmach, B. (January, 2008). Unveiling school community councils in Saskatchewan: Principal hopes and concerns. Poster presented to the Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.
Stelmach, B. (2007, May). Research as in-search: Possibilities for non-Aboriginal researchers. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Saskatoon, SK.
Stelmach, B. (2007, February). What role will parents have in my high school? A “think”shop for examining assumptions about parent involvement. Interactive workshop presented at WestCAST, Winnipeg, MB.
Stelmach, B. (2007, January). Parents’ views on their role in school improvement: A northern Canadian secondary school perspective. Paper presented to the annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.
Stelmach, B. (2006, May). Aboriginal views on parent involvement in school improvement: Epistemological and ontological distinctions. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Toronto, ON.
Stelmach, B. (2006, April). Meaningful parental involvement in high school improvement: How do parents and students define it and live it? Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA.
Stelmach, B. (2005, November). Parent involvement through the voices of high school students. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the University Council of Educational Administration, Nashville, TN.
Stelmach, B. (2005, November). The role of parents in high school improvement: Northern Alberta Aboriginal parent and student perspectives. Paper presented to the Speaking with One Voice: Cross-cultural/Anti-racism Education conference, Edmonton, AB.
Foster, R., & Stelmach, B. (2005, May). Leadership in improving secondary schools: A northern perspective. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, London, ON.
Stelmach, B. (2005, May). Moat, boat, ferry, feet: Educator and parent metaphors for parent involvement. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, London, ON.
Foster, R., & Stelmach, B. (2004, November). Leadership and secondary school effectiveness in Alberta initiative on school improvement (AISI) schools. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the University Council of Educational Administration, Kansas City, MO.
Stelmach, B. (2004, May). Explicating the parents’ perspective. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Winnipeg, MB. |
