Connie Taylor
Major Field
Curriculum St
Minor Field
Cognitive Studies
Contact Information
E-mail: ce.taylor@queensu.ca; contactconnietaylor@gmail.com
Supervisor
Research Interests
My main research interest revolves around the phenomenon of wisdom. For my doctoral thesis, “Wisdom In Action: A Phenomenological Study Of Wise Acts and Practice,” I am exploring the contributions wise acts and wise practice make to the development of wisdom. Related fields of interest are: adult, transformative, experiential, and workplace learning; the social construct of learning; spirituality; and the development of consciousness.
Research Projects
- Master’s Thesis, 2010 - “Wisdom Acquisition Revealed: How Wise Individuals Report Learning Life Lessons”
- For The Arts Network for Children and Youth, 2011 – “Reflections On The Purpose and Structure Of The Artist In Community Education Program At Queen’s University: A Case Study”
- Self Study, 2012 - “Writing Stories Reveal Academic Insights: Transformative Learning Incorporated With Auto-Ethnography”
- For The City of Kingston, 2012 – “Youth Strategy Report: Phase I Research”
- For Queen’s Community Outreach Centre, 2013 – “Family Literacy Examined: A Case Study Exploring The Outcomes Of The Reading and Parents Program (RAPP) Offered By Kingston Literacy & Skills (KL&S) To Parents And Pre-School Children”
- Ongoing since 2009 with the Cooperative Education and Workplace Learning (CEWL) team under the supervision of Dr. Nancy Hutchinson - SSHRC-funded research that examines at-risk students’ successes in co-op education programs that emphasize hands-on-learning.
Teaching
I teach the FOCI-285, “Teaching in Business and Industry,” course for Queen’s Bachelor of Education program. I hold a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Concordia University and MEd from Queen’s. My professional career involved many years of managerial and entrepreneurial work in the for-profit and nor-for-profit business sectors.
Publications
Taylor, C., Hutchinson, N. L., Ingersoll, M., Dalton, C., Dods, J., Godden, L., Chin, P., & deLugt, J. At-risk youth find hope in work-based education. Article accepted for publication, Exceptionality Education International, December 2013.
Taylor, C., Ingersoll, M., Coe, H., & Matheson, I. (2011). Vendor of Record Arrangement for Education Research and Evaluation Services submitted to Ontario Ministry of Education – Technical Report commissioned by Queen’s University, Faculty of Education.
Conference Presentations
Since 2009, I have made 22 conference presentations regarding a variety of research projects and papers to the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Queen’s Faculty of Education, the World Congress on Positive Psychology, the National Consultation on Career Development and Workforce Learning, and the International Journal of Arts & Sciences Conference for Academic Disciplines.
New Research
Do you know a wise person? I am conducting research this Fall in Kingston for my dissertation (GREB approved) on “Wisdom in Action.” If you have known a wise person for more than 5 years, who is over age 30 and may be willing to participate in this research, please contact me at wisenominees@gmail.com or (613) 533-6721.
On August 15, 2013 this research was announced on CBC Ontario Morning. You can listen to the podcast (begins 44.25 minutes into the podcast) http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/ontariomorning_20130815_22941.mp3