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Ruth Hayhoe

Professor

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education

  • Professor
    Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education

BIO

Bio

Ruth Hayhoe is a professor in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education in the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Recognized globally for her work, Prof. Hayhoe's research has mainly related to Chinese higher education and educational relations between East Asia and the West. She teaches courses in the Higher Education program in comparative education theory and methodology and international Academic relations.

She has received many honors including an Honorary Doctorate in Human Letters from Victoria University in Toronto (2019, as well as honorary doctorates from the Open University of Hong Kong (2015) and the Hong Kong Instituteof Education (2002. In addition she holds the Silver Bauhinia Star from the Hong Kong SAR Government and is Commandeur dans l’ordre des Palmes académiques (Paris, France).

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DEGREES

  • PhD.
    University of London Institute of Education, London, United Kingdom3 Sep 1979 - 30 Jun 1984
  • M.A.
    University of London Institute of Education, London, United Kingdom4 Sep 1978 - 30 Oct 1979
  • Honor B.A.
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada9 Sep 1963 - 9 Jun 1967

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • SSHRCC Postdoctoral Fellow
    O.I.S.E. University of Toronto, Higher Education, Toronto, Canada3 Sep 1984 - 30 Jun 1986
    Comparative Higher EducationSupervised by Watson C

LANGUAGES

  • Chinese (Cantonese)
    Can read, write, speak and understand
  • Chinese (Mandarin)
    Can read, write, speak and understand
  • French
    Can read, speak and understand

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