My research compares education reform in the United States, Canada, and France. I’m particularly in interested in the interaction between national reform policies and discourses and local initiatives – as I have been finding, there is a great deal of international and intranational specificity within the general thrust of market-based reform. The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship is aiding my investigation by allowing me to take coursework that gives me a comparative view of global economic and political phenomena that are nevertheless nuanced in the Canadian context. English-language learning, welfare policy, and nationalist discourses are just some of the broader trends that inform my more specific work into education.<\/p>\n
In addition, FLAS is giving me flexibility to study French language, which is useful in two ways: first, I am reading French-language scholarly literature produced by both Canadian and French academics that will allow me to get a fuller picture of my area of study. Second, I am increasing my language skills in a way that will allow me to most effectively communicate with Qu\u00e9becois and French colleagues in the future. I plan to pursue independent studies in the winter and spring quarters during which I’ll meet one-on-one with French department faculty to read both classic social science works and contemporary authors.<\/p>\n
Chris Lizotte is a Masters student in the Department of Geography at the University of Washington. He was awarded a FLAS Fellowship for 2010-11. His work centers on citizenship and neoliberal governance with a focus on public education reform. He is particularly interested in the way in which governance at national and international scales interacts with local initiatives in carrying out reform.<\/p>\n
The Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship are provided by funding from the Center\u2019s Title VI grant, U.S. Department of Education, Office of International Education Programs Service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My research compares education reform in the United States, Canada, and France. I’m particularly in interested in the interaction between national reform policies and discourses and local initiatives – as I have been finding, there is a great deal of international and intranational specificity within the general thrust of market-based reform. The Foreign Language and<\/p>\n