Queen's University
FACULTY OF
Education

Terry Milnes

Major Field

Cultural and Policy Studies

Contact Information

terry.milnes@queensu.ca

Supervisor

Dr. Elizabeth Lee

Research Interests

  • education policy studies
  • implementation of education policy
  • school boards as meso-level actors in education policy implementation
  • second language teaching and learning
  • instructional and assessment strategies for English language learners in content-area classes

Publications

Milnes, T. (2009). Investigating language policy in Ontario: Globalized influences and local priorities. In Susan Caitlin (Ed.), Graduate Student Symposium: Selected Papers, Volume 4, 2007-2008 (pp. 68-78). Kingston, ON: Queen’s University Faculty of Education.

Milnes, T. & Cheng, L. (2008). Teachers’ assessment of ESL students in mainstream classes: Challenges, strategies, and decision-making. TESL Canada Journal, 25(2), 49-65.

Conference Presentations

Milnes, T. (2011). ELLs in mainstream classes in Ontario’s high schools: Applying implementation theory to language policy. Paper presented at the 2011 annual conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Milnes, T. (2008). Globalized influences and local priorities: Investigating language policy in Ontario. Paper presented at the 2008 annual Graduate Students in Education Symposium, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.

Milnes, T. (2007). “Teachers of all subjects as ESL teachers”: Interrogating Ontario policy. Paper presented at the 2007 annual conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Milnes, T. (2005). Diversity in high school classrooms: Assessment challenges for teachers of ESL students in mainstream classes. Paper presented at the 2006 annual conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Toronto, Ontario