Dr. Cornelia Schneider
Associate Professor
Office: Seton 413
Phone: (902) 457-6206
Fax: (902) 457-4911
E-mail: msvu.ca
Research and Teaching Interests
- Inclusive education, mainstreaming
- Disability studies, special educational needs
- Comparison of educational systems and inclusive education (inclusion in Europe)
- Sociology of education
- Sociology of childhood
BackgroundI have a strong European background. Born and raised in Nuremberg (Germany), I did my first academic studies at the University of Würzburg in Bavaria and graduated from there with Special Education Teacher Training in 2001. I then achieved my Master’s degree in Educational Sciences from University René Descartes in Paris (Faculté des Sciences humaines et sociales – Sorbonne) in 2002. In 2002 I began lecturing in Sociology of Education and Disability at the University René Descartes in Paris. I accomplished my PhD in Peer Relationships in Mainstream Classrooms Between Children With and Without Disabilities in 2006.
My work focuses on people who are involved in educational processes, especially children themselves, in the perspective of sociology of childhood and disability studies, recognizing children as actors. Furthermore, my comparative approach is a very interesting viewpoint on issues in educational and inclusive policies, strategies and practices.
Research Projects
Current
- Since 2008. The Neighbourhood Dollar Store: Life Course Transitions of Young Adults with Disabilities. Financed by MSVU internal grant. An ethnographic study of a training business that prepares young people with disabilities for the transition into the workworld.
Recent
- Since 2007. Research project on innovating teacher training in France in cooperation with the CERSE, Université de Caen; funded by l’UNSA (French teachers’ union)
- Since 2006. International research project financed by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC): “Students experiencing difficulties at school and inclusive education in international contexts. Towards innovative strategies and models” in cooperation with the University of Ottawa
- Since 2006. European research project, financed by Comenius (European Union) : « Children with special educational needs in inclusive settings - Early Childhood Education » in cooperation with the Universities of Siegen (Germany), Paris Descartes (France), Budapest (Hungary), Mälardalen Hökskola (Sweden) and Minho (Portugal).
PublicationsPeer Reviewed Publications
Book
- Schneider, C. (2011). Une étude comparative de l'éducation inclusive des enfants avec besoins particuliers en France et en Allemange: Recherches dans onze salles de classe = A comparative study of the inclusion of children with special needs in mainstream schools in France and Germany : case studies of eleven classrooms. Lewiston, N.Y: Edwin Mellen Press.
Articles
- Schneider, C. (2010). La figure de Terry Fox : Handicap et Performance et les conséquences pour l’éducation. Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies, 8(1), 99-117; available at https://pi.library.yorku.ca/ojs/index.php/jcacs/article/viewFile/23377/28396
- Schneider, C. (2010). ‘Ready for work’: feeling rules, emotion work and emotional labour for people with disabilities, Interactions, vol. 4; available at http://www.revue-interactions.fr/revue/pagint_en/revue/article.php?cidarticle=72
- Schneider, C. (2010). « Prêt pour le travail » : règles de sentiment, travail émotionnel, marchandisation des émotions pour les jeunes en situation de handicap, Interactions, vol. 4 (version française de ‘Ready for work’) ; available at http://www.revue-interactions.fr/revue/pagint/revue/article.php?cidarticle=72
- Schneider, C. & Harkins, M. J. (2009). Transatlantic Conversations about Inclusive Education: France and Nova Scotia, Research in Comparative and International Education, 4 (3), 277-288, retrieved at http://www.wwwords.co.uk/rcie/content/pdfs/4/issue4_3.asp
- Schneider, C. (2009). Equal is not enough - Current Issues in Inclusive Education in the Eyes of Children, International Journal of Education 1(1): E1. retrieved at http://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ije/issue/current
- Schneider, C. (2007). Être intégré, être en marge, être reconnu ? L’enfant en situation de handicap et son statut social dans une classe ordinaire, Education et Sociétés, 20, 149-166
- Plaisance E., Bouve C. & Schneider C. (2006). Petite enfance et handicap. Quelles réponses aux besoins d’accueil ? Recherches et previsions, 84, 53-66
- Schneider C. (2000). Intégration préscolaire en France et en Allemagne : à la recherche d’un tissu social, Handicap - Revue des sciences humaines et sociales, 87, 55-77
Book Chapters
- Plaisance, E. & Schneider, C. (2010). Le cas d’une école privée catholique dans le 20e arrondissement de Paris : l’école Trinité. In : Bélanger, N. & Duchesne, H. (eds). Des écoles en mouvement. Inclusion d’élèves en situation de handicap ou éprouvant des difficultés à l’école, (p. 73-109), University of Ottawa Press
- Schneider C. (2010). Les relations entre pairs : être membre de la culture enfantine quand on a des besoins éducatifs particuliers. In: Delalande J. & Arleo A. (eds). Les cultures enfantines. Universalité et diversité (p. 211-221), Presses universitaires de Rennes
- Schneider C. (2010). Intégration scolaire des enfants avec besoins éducatifs particuliers en France et en Allemagne. In: Malet, R. (ed, 2010). Ecole, médiations et réformes curriculaires. Perspectives internationales (p. 87-95), DeBoeck, Brussels
Editor Reviewed Publications
Book Chapters
- ECEIS (Early Childhood Education in Inclusive Settings) Autorenteam (2010). Chapters 4 to 10 in: Kron, M., Papke, B. & Windisch, M. (eds., 2010), Zusammen aufwachsen. Schritte zur frühen inklusiven Bildung und Erziehung. Klinkhardt, Bad Heilbrunn, 99-227
- Schneider C. (2009). Solidarité enfantine et intégration scolaire des enfants en situation de handicap. In: Delalande J. (ed., 2009). Des enfants entre eux. Des jeux, des règles, des secrets, (p. 94-109) éditions autrement, collection Mutations, Paris
Articles
- Schneider C. (2011, in press). Education inclusive : Et si on écoutait les enfants ?La nouvelle revue de l’adaptation et de la scolarisation
- Schneider C. (2009). Comment former à l’éducation inclusive: la formation des enseignants en Nouvelle-Ecosse au Canada, La nouvelle revue de l’adaptation et de la scolarisation, Special Issue 5, 205-209
- Plaisance, E. & Schneider C. (2009). Inclusion: le concept et le terrain, La nouvelle revue de l’adaptation et de la scolarisation, Special Issue 5, 25-34
- Schneider C. (2007). Auf der Suche nach dem tissu social. Behindertenpädagogik 46(3/4), 319-342
- Plaisance E., Belmont B., Vérillon A. & Schneider C. (2007), Intégration ou inclusion ? Éléments pour contribuer au débat, La nouvelle revue de l’adaptation et de la scolarisation 37, 159-164
Book Reviews
- Schneider, C. (2011, accepted). Exploring Disability. A sociological introduction (by Barnes C. & Mercer, G. 2010). International Sociology
- Schneider, C. (2009). What Games can tell us about Girls, Girlhood Studies 2(2), 148-152
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