RESUME Education - Other training - -2007 2008 PhD in Higher Education and Comparative, International and Development Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto Master s Degree of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa, Co-op Program Bachelor s Degree in Psychology, Université de Montréal Constitutional Law and Parliamentary Procedures Special training with the Quebec General Auditor and Election Director Research-related work experience -2014 Research assistant for Dr. Glen A. Jones: interviews and data analysis for the Research Group on the Governance of Canadian Research-intensive universities. 2006-2007 2004 Research assistant for the Teacher Learning and Leadership Program (Ontario). Research professional: research on Intensive English Second Language courses in Quebec for the Fédération autonome de l enseignement (Teacher Union). Research assistant for the University of Ottawa International Office and its director, Dr. Gilles Breton: research on the globalization of universities. Research assistant in Psychology Laboratory on car driving, Université de Montréal Intern as a research assistant for the Inter-universities Research Center on Science and Technology (CIRST), at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). Other work experience - International Advisor for the CEGEP de l Outaouais: organize study abroad programs, fundraising events, networking activities and communications. 2010 2008- Intern at the International Bureau of Education (UNESCO-IBE) in Geneva: research on inclusive education and curriculum development; translation of pedagogical material; work on databases; and communications. Intern at Cegep international (Quebec Federation of CEGEPs): data analysis and writing a report on the internationalization of CEGEPs, a special issue on teacher mobility and a guide on the recruitment of international students. Intern at the National Assembly of Quebec: assisting a Member of the Parliament, writing of an essay on the educational reform, exploratory mission to Brazil. 1
2008 2006-2007 2003 Civil servant for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Merchants against money laundering and counterfeiting Program. Intern at the Psychology Service of Curé-Antoine-Labelle High school: individual counselling and developing awareness campaign to counter homophobia. Cashing attendant for the Montreal School Taxes Committee (CGTSIM). Other academic work 2015 Guest researcher at the Danish Centre for Studies on Research and Research Policy, Aarhus Univesity, Denmark. 2014-2015 2014 Guest editor for Éducation comparée (Vol. 1 206). Visiting scholar at the Higher Education Management Unit, University of Helsinki, Finland. Reviewer for the journal Higher Education Perspective. Community, artistic and volunteering activities -2014 2008 2007 2007 2003-2002-2003 2002-2003 2002 Member of the Comparative, International and Development Education Student Association (CIDE-SA), OISE, University of Toronto. Create a program to promote a healthy sexuality with adolescents of the Peruvian slum of Villa El Salvador and conduct a needs assessment for the Youth Center CIJAC. Exhibitor to the Victoriaville Book Fair. Member of the Prom Committee for the Department of Psychology. Publication of a poetry book and participation to Off Poetry Festival -Trois-Rivières. Organization and participation to the PsyShow at Club Soda (Montreal). Producer, organizer and manager of an artistic and multidisciplinary show at Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne. Journalist and General Director of the Infomane, Community College Journal. School Council President. Member of the Committee that settled the alternative school program in highschool Organizer and producer of the Poetry Night in high school. Awards, fellowships, scholarships and prizes -2015 2014-2015 2014 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Doctoral W. Garfield Weston Fellow for research abroad University of Toronto School of Graduate Studies Research Travel Grant University of Toronto School of Graduate Studies Conference Grant OISE Dean's Office Graduate Travel Fund OISE Graduate Student Association Travel Fund Ontario Institute for Studies in Education' Academic Excellence Award Award of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Coop student of the year Mobility Grant from the University of Ottawa Coop Office 2
2010 2008- -2008 2003 Mobility Grant from the University of Ottawa International Office Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program Master s Degree Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Joseph- Armand-Bombardier Scholarship. University of Ottawa Excellency Scholarship. University of Ottawa Welcome Scholarship. Award from the Jean-Charles-Bonenfant Foundation for a 10 months Internship in the National Assembly of Quebec. Three times «exceptional student» on the Dean s Honours List at Université de Montréal. Scholarship from Université de Montréal Arts and Science Faculty Claire-Marchand Award from Collège Bois-de-Boulogne for good grades and implication in the community. Quebec Lieutenant Governor Award for academic excellence Papers in refereed journals Bégin-Caouette, O. & Bian, C. (2015). Welfare regimes and academic research in OECD countries, Compare [submitted May 20 2014]. Bégin-Caouette, O., Niflis, K. & Angers, V. (2014). Organizational strategies and participation rate in student mobility projects: The case of technical and vocational education institutions, Community Colleges Journal of Research and Practice, [in press]. Bégin-Caouette, O. & Jones, G. (2014). Student organizations in Canada and Quebec's "Maple Spring", Studies in Higher Education, 39(3), 412-425. Bégin-Caouette, O. (). Think locally, act globally: Comparing urban, suburban and rural colleges' internationalization: The case of CEGEPs, College Quaterly, 16(4). Bégin-Caouette, O. (). Internationalisation of in-service teacher training in Quebec cegeps and their foreign partners, Prospects, 42(1), 41-63. Bégin-Caouette, O., Angers, V. & Magalhaes-Grave, S.K. (). Valeurs des enseignants : comparaison entre les milieux alternatifs et réguliers [Teacher educative values : A comparison between regular and alternative schools], Revue canadienne de l éducation, 34(4), 3-19. Papers in non-refereed journals Bégin-Caouette, O. (). Globally networked learning environments as eduscapes for mutual understanding, Critical Intersection in Education, 1(2), 54-70. Bégin-Caouette, O. (). Les classements internationaux comme mécanisme de gouvernance de la mondialisation universitaire [University world rankings as governance instrument of the globalization of universities], Glob.Idealization Mond.Idéalization, Fall(2),51-74. Bégin-Caouette, O. (). L éducation inclusive dans le cadre du droit à l éducation [Inclusive education in the view of the right to education], Cahier Débat, Les Cahiers du CERIUM. Bégin-Caouette, O. (2010). Parliamentarians' Influence on Public Policy: The Case of Education, Canadian Parliamentary Review, 33(4), pp. 33-57. 3
Bégin-Caouette, O., Turgeon, P.-L. Mission exploratoire au Brésil [Exploratory mission to Brazil], Bulletin de la Bibliothèque de l Assemblée nationale, 38(1), 15-19. Books and book chapters Bégin-Caouette, O. (2014). Les systèmes d'enseignement supérieur sociaux-démocrates et les classements internationaux des universités [Social-democratic higher education systems and world university rankings]. In S. Paquin & S. Lévesque (eds.), La social-démocratie face à la mondialisation: Le Québec comparé aux pays scandinaves. Montréal, QC: Presses de l'université de Montréal. [in press]. Ji, L. & Bégin-Caouette, O. (). The Basic Education in Africa Programme from the Perspective of Inclusive Education. in C. Acadedo & R. Opertti (Eds.), Interregional and Regional Perspectives on Inclusive Education: Follow-up of the 48 th session of the International Conference on Education (pp. 45-56), Geneva: IBE-UNESCO. Bégin-Caouette, Olivier (2007). Un ange aux ailes blessées, Montréal : Melonic [poetry book]. Dissertations, reports and other publications Bégin-Caouette, O. (). Rationales, Approaches, Programs and Strategies in the internationalization of college education, Major Research Paper, University of Ottawa. Cégep international (). Profil des activités internationales des cégeps 2010, Montreal, QC: Cégep international. Cégep international (2010). Les enseignants des cégeps à travers le monde, [http://issuu.com/cegepinternational/docs/cegep-international-mobilite-enseignante-vol-1] Bégin-Caouette, O. (). Influence du pouvoir législatif sur la réforme de l éducation de 1997 [Influence of the legislative power on the 1997 education reform], Fondation JCB, Québec. Bégin-Caouette, O. (2008). Jeunesse et démocratie : une union civile?, rapport de recherche remis à la Direction des programmes pédagogiques de l Assemblée nationale du Québec, [Research report submitted to the Service of educational programs, Parliament of Quebec]. Presentations to academic conferences Bégin-Caouette, O. & Bian, C. (2014). Organizational Features and Academic Research Excellence in Nordic Higher Education Systems, Nordic Fields of Higher Education Conference (NFHE) 2014, Oslo, Norway, October 7-11. Bégin-Caouette, O. (2014). Globally networked learning environments (GNLEs) and instructors' professional development, Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference and AGM, May 2014, St. Catharines, Canada. Bégin-Caouette, O. (2014). Looking for alternatives? The performance of social-democratic higher education systems on world university rankings, 58th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), March 2014, Toronto. Angers, V., Bégin-Caouette, O. & Niflis, K. (2014). How to increase participation in studyabroad programs? The organizational strategies in Quebec CEGEPs, 58th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), March 2014, Toronto. 4
Bégin-Caouette, O., Angers, V., & Niflis, K. (). Democratizing the International Experience: The Case of Québec CEGEPs, 15th World Congress of Comparative Education Societies, June, Buenos Aires, Argentine. Bégin-Caouette, O. (). La voie sociale-démocrate dans la mondialisation de l'enseignement supérieur: elle existe! [The social-democratic voice in the globalization of higher education exists!], Congrès de la Société québécoise de sciences politiques, May, Montréal. Bégin-Caouette, O. (). World-Class Universities: An Exploration of the Transnational Convergence Process, 13 Dean's Graduate Student Research Conference, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto, March, Toronto. Bégin-Caouette, O. & Angers, V. (). Comparer les valeurs éducatives des enseignants des écoles alternatives et régulières au lendemain de la réforme de l'éducation [Comparing the educative values of teachers working in alternative and regular schools after the school reform], 80 th ACFAS Congress, May, Montreal. Seminars, symposiums, guest lectures and workshops Niyozov, S., Mahjanovich,,S. Anwarruddin, S., Bégin-Caouette, O. & de Arcila, C. T. (2014). Knowledge production and publications: Center-periphery relations. RICE/CIDEC Symposium Working with, against and despite global 'best practices'. OISE, University of Toronto, April 2014, Toronto. Bégin-Caouette, O. (2014). How to publish in comparative, international and development education journals? CIDEC Seminar Serie, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto, January 2014, Toronto. Bégin-Caouette, O. (). Internationalization of Technical Education Institutions, Higher Education Seminars Serie, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto, January, Toronto. Bégin-Caouette, O., Thériault, S., & Vaudrin-Charrette, J. (). Innovative Strategies and Partnerships to Successfully Internationalize Colleges, 46 th Conference of the Canadian Bureau for International Education, November, Montreal. Gaudreault, S. & Bégin-Caouette, O. (). Being Unique in a Globalized World: The Rationales, Strengths and Challenges of Internationalization in Cegeps, Panel of the 45 th Canadian Bureau for International Education, November, Ottawa. Bégin-Caouette, O. (). Dans le respect de la différence, vive le pluralisme! [While respecting differences, long live pluralism], Annual Congress of the Marguerite-Bourgeois Schoolboard, November, Montreal. Bégin-Caouette, O. (). Unicité, pluralisme et decentralisation [Uniqueness, pluralism and decentralization], Team building session of the Bois-Franc Schoolboard, May, Plessisville. Bégin-Caouette, O. (). Rêves complémentaires, école plurielle, [Complementary dreams, plurial school], conference pronounced at Congress of the Association of School Boards General Directors, Montreal, May. 5