Recent Publications - Dr. Avril Aitken
Referred book chapters
Aitken, A. (accepted). Finding “stories of identity” through digital self-portraits. In K. Sanford & T. Strong-Wilson (Eds.). The Emperor’s New Clothes?: Issues and Alternatives in Uses of the Portfolio in Teacher Education Programs. New York, NY: Peter Lang.
Aitken, A. (2010). Comprendre le processus de construction identitaire: Une démarche essentielle chez les enseignants. In L. Lafortune, S. Fréchette, N. Sorin, P.A. Doudin, & O. Albanese (Eds.). Approches affectives, métacognitives et cognitives de la compréhension (pp. 183 – 200). Quebec, Presses de l’Université du Quebec.
Aitken, A. & Kreuger, E. (2010). Working within and against governance in Quebec:
Understanding competency evaluation in the field placement. In T. Falkenberg & H. Smits (Eds.). Field experiences in the context of reform of Canadian teacher education programs (2 vols., pp. 67-78). Winnipeg, MB: Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba.
Peer-reviewed articles in scholarly journals
Aitken, A., & Radford, L. (2012). Aesthetic archives: Pre-service teachers symbolizing experiences through digital storytelling. Journal of the Canadian Association of Curriculum Studies. [Special issue] Volume 10.
Aitken, A. (2010). Becoming an academic: Professional identity on the road to tenure. Journal of Educational Thought. [Special issue] 44(1), 55-68.
Aitken, A. (2008). The novice with expertise: Is there a leadership role for pre-service teachers in times of educational change? Learning Landscapes 1 (2), 127-139.
Non-refereed books
Lafortune, L., Prud'homme, L., Sorin, N., Aitken, A., et al. (2011). Manifeste pour une ecole competente. Quebec, Presses de l’Université du Quebec. [A collective text of 31 authors representing all universities in Quebec with faculties or schools of education].
Lafortune, L. with Chantale Lepage, Franca Persechino, Kathleen Bélanger and Avril Aitken (2009). A professional accompaniment model for change, Quebec, Presses de l’Université du Quebec.
Lafortune, L. with Chantale Lepage, Franca Persechino, Kathleen Bélanger and Avril Aitken (2009). Guide for accompanying change, Quebec, Presses de l’Université du Quebec.
Lafortune, L. with Chantale Lepage, Franca Persechino and Avril Aitken (2009). Professional competencies for accompanying change, Quebec, Presses de l’Université du Quebec.
Refereed papers presented at scholarly meetings
Aitken, A., & Radford, L., (accepted - 2013, June 4). Working the Spaces of Complicated Places and Times: Interdisciplinarity and Sustainability in Teacher Education. @ the Edge, CSSE Conference 2013, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC.
Brushwood-Rose, C., Radford, L., & Aitken, A. (accepted - 2013, June 3). Symposium: Troubling Stories: The Promise and Challenge of Digital Storytelling in Education. @ the Edge, CSSE Conference 2013, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC.
Aitken, A., Kreuger, E., Lau, S. M. & Kingsley, J. (accepted - 2013, June 2). Collaborative Learning: Teacher Educators and Associate Teachers Act on a Close Reading of Teacher Competencies. @ the Edge, CSSE Conference 2013, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC.
Aitken, A., Radford, L. & Young, A. (2013, March 13). Beyond perceived barriers to Education for Sustainable Development among pre-service teachers: A study of curriculum for Teacher Education. The 57th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Educational Society. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Aitken, A., (2013, February 23). Remembrance as a Digitally Mediated Practice of Pedagogy. 6th Biennial Provoking Curriculum: As Strong Poets Conference. University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON.
Aitken, A., & Radford, L., (2013, February 22). Digital Dream-work: Becoming Teachers' Stories of Trauma. 6th Biennial Provoking Curriculum: As Strong Poets Conference. University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON.
Aitken, A., & Radford, L., (2012, May 26). Learning to teach: Pre-service teachers symbolizing experiences through digital storytelling. Canadian Association of Curriculum Studies Bi-Annual Pre-Conference - Art in Times of Conflict: Curricular Explorations. Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, ON.
Radford, L., Aitken, A., & Karagiosis, N. (2011, October 22). Vulnerable sites and guises: Studies of adult symbolizing experiences in three venues of education.5th Biennial Provoking Curriculum Conference - Provoking Curriculum Studies as an Aesthetics of Vulnerability. University of Alberta, Edmonton, AL.
Aitken, A. & Robinson, L. (2011, July 1). Inquiring Together: Participatory Action Research for Literacy Learning and Naskapi Language Preservation. BILINGLATAM IV - De escuelas y sociedades bilingües a escuelas y sociedades multilingües, interculturales e igualitarias. Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca. Oaxaca, Mexico.
Aitken, A. (2011, May 11). Les enseignantes et enseignants associés en action dans le contexte du changement dans la formation à l’enseignement : une professionnalisation de et pour qui? Curiosité, diversité, responsabilité: Le 79e congrès de l'Acfas. Université de Sherbrooke et Université Bishop’s, Sherbrooke, QC.
Aitken, A. (2011, May 1). Pre-service Teachers Grapple with the Role in Promoting a Sustainable Future. The 55th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Educational Society. Montreal, QC.
Aitken, A. & McKenzie, A. (2010, Oct. 22). Naskapi curriculum development – 1997-2010: The challenges, goals, and outcomes of a participatory action research project. The 42nd Algonquian Conference. Memorial University, St. John’s, NL.
Aitken, A. & Robinson, L. (2010, Sept. 18). Learning together: Community-based participatory action research for literacy learning and language preservation. First Nations, Lasting Nations: Community and University Partnerships in Indigenous New England. University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.
Aitken, A., Kreuger, B., Kingsley, J., Beauchamp, C., & Bures, E. (2010, June 1). Meeting the identified needs of associate teachers in a context of change through collaborative action research. Connected Understanding, CSSE, Concordia University, Montreal, QC.
Kingsley, J., Aitken, A., Beauchamp, C., Bures, E., Millington, D. & Orzechowski, R. (2009, Oct. 14) Expanding notions of community in teaching: Six teachers educators develop a conceptual framework for a teacher education program. EDGE Conference: Inspiration and Innovation in Teaching and Teacher Education, St. John’s, Nfld.
Aitken, A. & Lafortune, L. (2009, Oct. 14). Teacher identities under construction: Finding the meanings of success when leading peers through change. EDGE Conference, St. John’s.
Lafortune, L. & Aitken, A. (2009, Oct. 14). A Framework of Eight Professional Competencies for Accompanying Change. EDGE Conference, St. John’s.
Aitken, A. (2009). Accompaniment-Research-Training Project: Supporting teachers and educational leaders through sustainable change and professional development. LWL/CLCF Research Workshop: Sustaining Teachers in Change, McGill, Montreal, April 29.
Aitken, A. (2008, June 5). La notion d’identité professionnelle : Comprendre son rapport avec connaissances professionnelles et action. 15th AMSE-AMCE-WAER Conference, Mondialisation et éducation vers une société de la connaissance, Marrakesh, Morocco.
