Stephanie Chitpin

Biographie

Dr. Chitpin is an Associate Professor of Curriculum Teaching and Evaluation, and Organizational Studies at the Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa. She received her secondary education at the Loreto Convent, Port Louis Mauritius. She holds a B.A (Honours) from the University of Guelph, an M.A in Linguistics from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in Curriculum from the Ontario Institute of Education of the University of Toronto. Dr. Chitpin is known for her work in professional development of teachers using the Popperian approach (Karl Popper - Post­positivist). Her work has been funded by the Social Sciences Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and Ministry of Education, Ontario, Canada; and is international in scope. Her writings examine issues of teacher professional development and teacher leadership.