Ratna Ghosh
Distinguished James McGill Professor Emerita
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Ph.D in Comparative and International Education,
Department of Educational Foundations,
University of Calgary
M.A. in Comparative and International Education, Department of Educational Foundations,
University of Calgary
B.A. Honours in English with Distinction,
University of Calcutta
Music Diploma in Pianoforte and Theory,
Trinity College of Music,
London, England
Research Interests
- Education & Diversity (Inclusion, multiculturalism, race relations)
- Education and Development (women in development
- Refugee Education
- Education and Security (hate, violent extremism)
- Religion and Education (values education)
Academic and Scholarly Positions
Year |
Position |
| 2023 | Distinguished James McGill Professor Emerita, McGill University |
| 2023-2029 |
Reappointed Professor, Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE) |
| 2018 |
Distinguished James McGill Professor, McGill University |
| Feb-Apr 2014 |
Fellow, Australia India Institute, University of Melbourne, during Sabbatical Leave |
| Sept 2014 | Research Partner, PREVNet (Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence) a National Network Centre of Excellence, Canada |
| Sept 2014 | Senior Affiliate, The Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society (TSAS) |
| Jan-June 2013 |
Sabbatical leave: Jawaharlal University, Delhi; East West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jan 2004- Dec 2010 | James McGill Professor, McGill University |
| Jan-April, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
MMSH (Maison méditerranéenne des sciences de l'homme), (C.N.R.S., Universités d’Aix-Marseille I et III) Institute recherches et d’etudes sur le monde Arabe et Musulman (IREMAM-CNRS) Aix-en-Provence, France |
| May-June, 2005, 2006 | Sabbatical Leave Visiting Fellow, Et. Edmund's College, Cambridge University, England |
| March, 2004 | Sabbatical Leave University of Turin, Italy |
| 1998 - 2003 | Dean, Faculty of Education, McGill University |
| 1998 | Half year sabbatical leave in Mexico |
| 1996 - 1997 | Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Cultures & Values in Education, McGill University |
| 1994 | William C. Macdonald Chair in Education, McGill University |
| 1988 | Full Professor, Faculty of Education, McGill University |
| 1995 - 1998 | Department of Cultures & Values in Education, McGill University |
| 1988 - 1995 | Department of Administration & Policy Studies in Education, McGill University |
| 1995 - 1997 | Director of Research, Department of Cultures & Values in Education, McGill University |
| 1985 | Visiting Scholar, St. Edmunds College, University of Cambridge, U.K. |
| 1981 - 1988 | Associate Professor, Department of Administration & Policy Studies in Education, McGill University |
| 1982 - 1983 | Sabbatical Year, Senior Research Scholar, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, New Delhi, India |
| 1977 - 1981 | Assistant Professor, Administration & Policy Studies, Faculty of Education, McGill University |
| 1976 - 1977 | Visiting Assistant Professor, Educational Foundations, University of Calgary |
Research Grants, Development Projects and Fellowships
Unless otherwise indicated, amounts are in Canadian dollars
| 2025–2028 |
The Gendered Aspect of Human-Wildlife Conflict and Climate Change in the Sundarbans: Tiger Widows in the World’s Largest Mangrove Forest. SSHRC Insight Grant, PI. $177,953 |
| 2022–2025 | TRaCE Transborder: PhD grads driving change by telling their stories. SSHRC Partnership Grant, Collaborator. $200,000 |
| 2018-2019 | Preparing professionals to dialogue about extremism and radicalization: A look at the ERC programs in French and English Montreal. Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society Principal Investigator (TSAS) $15,000 |
| 2016-2017 | Educational Trajectories of radicalized females in Montreal. Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society Principal Investigator (TSAS) $14,285 |
| 2016-2018 | Pathways to radicalization among multicultural youth in Canada. Partnership Development Grants- Community and College Social Innovation Fund. Social Science and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC) Co-Investigator ($240,000) |
| 2015-2023 | Countering religious extremism through education in multicultural Canada. Insight Grant, Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Principal Investigator. [more information] |
| 2015-2022 | Research on Terrorism, Security and Society in Canada: A Collaborative Approach. SSHRC Partnership Grant. Co-applicant. $1,595,080 over 7 years. |
| 2015-2016 | Acculturative Stress, Identity, and Self-Esteem Issues among Immigrant Seniors withCompromised Autonomy in MontrealMcGill, SSHRC Internal Sub-Committee ($3,000) |
| 2014-2015 | Education and Security: A Literature Report. Tony Blair Faith Foundation, London, UK. |
| 2011-2013 | Middle class educated women in India: Caught between dichotomies of globalization and a patriarchal social matrix. ($180,000) Social Science Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Principal Investigator. [more information] |
| 2009 - 2011 | Women’s Empowerment and Education: Panchayats and Women’s Self Help Groups in India. Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Grant, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. $80,000 |
| 2009 - 2012 | Exacerbating Conflicts – Promoting Peace? The Role of Social Science and Language Textbooks in South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka). R. Ghosh, co-Investigator. Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, TrancCoop-Programm. 37,000 Euros |
| 2008 - 2009 | 2008-2009 The National Knowledge Commission Report, 2006; Its Implications for Women's Education in West-Bengal, R. Ghosh Principal Investigator, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute Development Seed Grant: $20,000. |
| 2007 - 2008 | Values and teacher Education: Project funded by the Chilean Ministry of Education. Santiago, Chile |
| 2006 - 2009 | Construction of the “Other” in Curricula and Textbooks: A Post-Structuralist Analysis of Nationalist Identities in India and Pakistan, R. Ghosh Principal Investigator, Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC): $145,542 |
| 2005 - 2009 | Écoles, culture et santé mentale: une articulation a repenser dans une societé en transformation. Team Grant : Total $50,000 my portion $12,000. Fonds de la recherché en santé Quebec (FRSQ). (Project: Educational and Mental Health Issues faced by Bangladeshi Students in Montreal) |
| 2005 - 2008 | Co-Applicant Rousseau, Cécile. Conséquences du terrorisme sur la santé mentale et le développement moral des enfants: Repenser les modèles d'intervention et de prévention Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Operating Grant, Rousseau, C., Ghosh, R., Guzder, J., Hussain, M., Lashley, M., Measham, $124,279 |
| 2003 | Education and democracy in Islamic societies: Implications for human security. $20,000 conference grant, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade |
| 2003 - 2006 | Multicultural approaches to education, North American Mobility Project (NAFTA) $160,000 team grant |
| 2002 - 2007 | Consolidation of food security in India, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). $5 million team grant (Gender Specialist) |
| 2002 - 2003 | Multicultural approaches to education: North American Mobility Project (NAFTA) |
| 1999 - 2000 | Intercultural values and their relationship to education: a comparative study of Japan and Canada. International Council for Canadian Studies. $8,000 (Principal Investigator) |
| 1998 - 2001 | Economic liberalization and its impact on women and women’s education in India and China. Fonds pour la formation de chercheurs et l’aide à la recherche du Québec (FCAR) $70,000. (Principal Investigator) |
| 1999 - 2002 | Impact of private professional college education on young women, and their attitude towards marriage and work in India (Individual Grant) Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. $ 71,413. |
Fields of Research and Study
Academic Areas
- Comparative and International Education
- Multicultural education; race relations; human rights and education; identity
- Teacher education in cross-cultural perspective
- Women in comparative perspective
- Sociology of racial, ethnic and religious minorities, and socio-economically deprived groups in comparative perspective
- Globalization and social justice
Sociology of Education in Developing Areas
- Education and development
- International development and cooperation (bilaterial, non-governmental)
- The impact of globalization and economic liberalization policies on education
Women in Development
- The impact of globalization and economic liberalization policies on women
- Women in science, engineering and technology
- Women, Education and employment: micro‑enterprises/ agriculture
Review of Educational Institutions
| 2016 | Member of External Review Committee Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. |
| 2011 | University of West Indies (Mona Campus, Jamaica) Department of Educational Studies |
| 2006 | University of West Indies (Cave Hill Campus, Barbados) School of Education |
| 2004 | Islamia Educational Colleges, Amman, Jordan |
| 2003-2005 | Royal University for Women Academic Partnership Project , Kingdom of Bahrain (Team Leader) |
| 2002 | The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta |
Selected publications
Books
Ghosh, R. (2026). Tagore and Education. Key Ideas in Education series, Routledge.
Bakhsae, M., McAndrew, M., Ghosh, R., Singh, P. (eds.). (2021) The Invisible community: Being South Asian in Quebec. Montreal, Kingston, London, Chicago: McGill Queen’s University Press, pp.235.
Ghosh, R., (2014). Redefining multicultural education: Inclusion and the right to be different (3rd ed. with Mariusz Galcznyski). Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Scholars’ Press. (Redefining Multicultural Education. 1996, 1st ed., Toronto: Harcourt Brace & Co.; 2004, 2nd ed., Nelson Thomas Learning)
Ghosh, R. & Abdi, A. (2013, 2nd ed.) Education and the Politics of Difference: Canadian Perspectives. Toronto: Canadian Press. (Foreword by Carlos Torres). (Foreword for the 2004 edition by Henry Giroux)
Kurian, G., & Ghosh, R. (Eds.). (1981). Women in the family and economy: An International Comparative Survey. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Chapters in Books
Ghosh, R. (2026). Including the excluded in educational institutions. In Halder, S. (Ed.) Handbook of Sustainability, Equity and Inclusion in Education. Springer Nature, pp. 253–270.
Ghosh, R. (2025). Religion, education and extremism. In Gearon, L. & Kussisto, A. (Eds.) Oxford Handbook on Religion and Education, Ch. 38, pp. 653–671. Oxford University Press.
Ghosh, R. & Abdi, A. (2025). Education and Religion in Colonial/Postcolonial Contexts: The Case of Indigenous Canada. In Gearon, L. & Kussisto, A. (Eds.) Oxford Handbook on Religion and Education, Ch. 25, pp. 449–460. Oxford University Press.
Ghosh, R. (2025). Gender Mainstreaming: Gender, Social Justice and Sustainable Development — The Asian Perspective. In Haque, T. & Chowdhury, J.A. (Eds.), Gender, Social Justice and Sustainable Development: The Asian Perspective, pp. 1–23. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Ghosh, R. (2024). The Concept of Lifelong Learning and the Relevance of Tagore’s Philosophy of Education. In Deb, P. & Bhattacharya, A. (Eds.) Adult Education in India. Brill, pp. 126–139.
Ghosh, R. (2023). Rabindranath Tagore and Democratic Education. Culp, J., Drerup, J. & Yacek D. (Eds.) The Cambridge Handbook of Democratic Education.(pp.108-126). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Ghosh, R. (2022). Education, Identity and Diversity. Tierney, R., Rizvi, F., & Ercikan, K. (Eds.) International Encyclopedia of Education 4th edition. In volume on Diversity, Democracy, and Social Justice in Education.(pp.83-92) Oxford: Elsevier Press.
Ghosh, R. (2022). Critical multicultural education as a platform for social justice education in Canada. In A. Abdi (Ed.) Equity and social justice education perspectives in Canada.(pp. 17-30) Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press.
Ghosh, R., Sherab, D., Calderón-Moya, M., & Maraj, A. (2022), ‘Adult Education as a Site for Integration? Experiences of Syrian Refugee Young Adults in Québec’ in Belonging in Changing Educational Spaces: Negotiating Global, Transnational and Neoliberal Dynamics, ed Karen Monkman and Ann Frkovich. (pp.87-104). New York: Routledge.
Maraj, A., Sherab, D., Calderón-Moya, M., & Ghosh R. (2023), ‘Shifting Aspirations: The Experience of Syrian refugees in Adult Education in Québéc’, in Education for Refugees and Forced Im/Migrants across Time and Context, eds Alexander Wiseman and Lisa Damaschke. Bingley, U.K.: Emerald Publishing.
Ghosh, R. (2021). Can education contribute to social cohesion? In B. Lindsay (Ed.). Reflecting on Comparative and International Education: Leading Perspectives from the Field. (pp.87-104). New York /London/Shanghai: Palgrave.
Ghosh, R. (2021). Challenges to Internationalization in Education during and after the Pandemic in Raj Kumar, C., Mukherjee, M., Belousova, T., and Nair, N.(Eds.) Global Higher Education during and beyond COVID-19: Perspectives & Challenges. (pp. 205-218). Singapore: Springer
Bakhshaei, M., McAndrew, M. & Ghosh, R. (2021). Introduction. In M. Bakhshae, M. McAndrew. R. Ghosh & P. Singh (Eds.). The Invisible Community: Being South Asian in Quebec.(pp.4-16) McGill Queen’s University Press
Ghosh, R., McAndrew, M., Babaei, M. (2021). The context of reception. In M. Bakhshae, M. McAndrew, R. Ghosh & P. Singh (Eds.). The Invisible Community: Being South Asian in Quebec. (pp. 10-51) McGill Queen’s University Press
Ghosh, R., Babaei, M., & McAndrew, M. (2021). The demographic portrait (Toolbox 1). in M. Bakhshae, M. McAndrew, R. Ghosh & P. Singh (Eds.). The Invisible Community: Being South Asian in Quebec. (pp. 52-63) McGill Queen’s University Press
Singh, P. & Ghosh, R. (2021). Conclusion – South Asians in Quebec” A specific Experience? In M. Bakhshae, M. McAndrew, R. Ghosh & P. Singh (Eds.). The Invisible Community: Being South Asian in Quebec. (pp.285-297). McGill Queen’s University Press
Ghosh, R. (2020). The emerging area of education and security. In A. Abdi (Ed.). Critical theorizations of education. (pp.73-86) Leiden, Netherlands: Brill.
Ghosh, R., Sherab, D., Dilimulati, M., Hashemi, N. (2019) Creating a Refugee Space in the Canadian School Context: The Approach of an Inclusive Society. In Wiseman, A., Damaschke-Detrick, L., Galegher, E., & Park, M.F. (Eds.) Comparative Perspectives on Refugee Youth Education: Dreams and Realities in Educational Systems Worldwide. (pp.102-130). New York: Routledge. DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429433719
Ghosh, R., (2019). Juxtaposing the educational ideas of Gandhi and Freire. In C. Torres (Ed.). The Wiley handbook of Paulo Freire (pp.275-290). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Dilimulati, M., Dhali, H.H., Ghosh, R. (2019), The radicalization of youth in the West – How can Canadian teachers effectively approach this issue in their classrooms? A. Jule (Ed.), The compassionate educator (pp. 229-250). Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press.
Ghosh, R., (2019). Teacher education in a globalized world. In J. Mueller, & J. Nickel (Eds.), Globalization and diversity in education: What does it mean for Canadian teacher education? (pp. 416-443). Ottawa, ON: Canadian Association for Teacher Education. http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/38779
Ghosh, R. (2019) Education, religion and religious extremism. In B. D. Lundy, A. G. Adebayo & S. W. Hayes (Eds.), Atone: religion, conflict, and reconciliation (pp. 25-42). Lanham, MD, Lexington Book.
Ghosh, R., & W. Y. Alice Chang (2017) The role of religious education (RE) in countering religious extremism in diverse and interconnected societies in M. Sivasubramaniam & R. Hayhoe (Eds) Religion and Education: Comparative and International Perspectives, Oxford: Symposium Books. (pp. 335-351). (Oxford Studies in Comparative Education Series with Professor David Phillips as series editor).
Ghosh, R., and Galcszynski, M. (2016) Shaping Leadership in Epstein, E. (ed). Crafting a Global Fieldpp. (pp.188-198). NY: Springer.
Ghosh, R., (August 2015) Education in Secular Democratic Societies: the challenge of religious diversity. In Sikka, S., Puri, B. & Beaman, L. (Eds.) Living with Religious Diversity. (pp.137-152). New Delhi: India, Routledge.
Galczynski, M., Tsagkaraki, V., & Ghosh, R. (2015). Further unpacking multiculturalism in the classroom: Continuing to explore the politics of difference through current events. In L. Wong & S. Guo (Eds.), Multiculturalism in Canada: Theories, Policies and Debates. (pp. 289-310). Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
Ghosh, R. Naseem, A., Vijh. Ashok. (2012).Tagore and Education: Gazing beyond the Colonial Cage. In A. Abdi (Ed.) Decolonizing Philosophies of Education.(pp. 59-71). Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
Naseem, M.A. and Ghosh, R. (2010) Construction of the ‘Other’ in History Textbooks in India and Pakistan in Pampanini, G., Adly, F. and Napier, D.B. (Eds.) Interculturalism, Society and Education. (pp.37-44). Rotterdam: Sense
Ghosh, R. and Chakravarti, P. (2010) (Released at the World Council of Comparative Education Societies in June 2010) Women’s Education in India at the start of the Twenty-First Century: Implications of the National Knowledge Commission Reports. In Masemann, V., Majhanovich, S., Truong, N and Janigan, K. (eds.). A Tribute to David N. Wilson: Clamouring for a Better World, (pp.221-238). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
R. Ghosh (2004; 2nd updated edition 2010). Canada a Multicultural Policy. In Iris Rotberg (ed.).Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform, (pp.261-282). Lanham:Maryland, U.S.A.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group
Ghosh, R., Abdi, A. and Naseem, A. (2008). Identity in colonial and postcolonial contexts: select discussions and analyses. In A. Abdi & G. Richardson (Eds.), Decolonizing democratic education: trans-disciplinary dialogues. (pp.75-66). Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers
Ghosh, R. (2008). Globalization, Education and Women in India in Abdi, Ali A. & Guo, Shibao (Eds.) Education and Social development. (pp. 105-127). Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers
Ghosh, R. and Abdi, A.(2007) Schooling and Society: Perspectives on Knowledge, Culture, and Difference. In Laurence Behrens, et al, (Eds.). Writing and Reading Across the Disciplines. Toronto: Pearson Longman.
Ghosh, R. (2007). Women’s Education as Human Rights Education in Abdi, Ali A. & Shultz, Lynette (Eds.) Educating for Human Rights and Global Citizenship. (pp.81-93). Albany, NY: SUNY Press,
Ghosh, R. (2006) Preface. Gender Equality in Iranian History: From Pre-Islamic Time to The Present. New York: The Edwen Mellen.
Ghosh, R., Tarrow,N., & Elizondo, A.,(2003) "Program Differences in Values Teaching in Teacher Education Programs: Canada, Mexico and the United States." In F. Salili and R. Hoosain, (Eds.).Teaching, Learning, and Student Motivation in a Multicultural Context, (pp.173-192). Connecticut: Information Age Publishing.
Ghosh, R., Gupta, M., & Dhar, S. N. (1998). Women and entrepreneurship in India. In R. N. Kanungo (Ed.), Entrepreneurship and innovation: Models for development. New Delhi/Thousand Oaks/London: Sage, pp. 156–175.
Ghosh, R. (1996). Teacher education in Canada. In M. Craft (Ed.), Teacher education in plural societies. London: Falmer Press, pp. 45–56.
Ghosh, R., & Talbani, A. (1996). Women, education and development in India. In G. Mak (Ed.), Women, education and development in Asia. New York: Garland Press, pp. 165–186.
Ghosh, R. & Vijh, A.K. (2003) “Science, Gender and Multiculturalism.” In A. Richardson and G. Merchant, (Eds.). The Canadian Multicultural Experience: Myth and Reality, (pp.77-88). Edmonton: ICRN Press.
Articles in Refereed Journals
Moya, M.C., Sherab, D., Maraj, A., Ghosh, R. (2026). Resilient Learners: Experiences of Syrian Refugee Youth in Adult Education in Quebec. Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 37(02).
Maraj, A., Sherab, D., & Ghosh, R. (2026). Equity and exclusion in refugee education: perspectives of Syrian refugee youth and educators in Quebec. Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 1–19.
Halder, S., Ruiz-Casares, M., Yamaguchi, S., Dhali, H.H., Mukherjee, R., Calderon-Moya, M., Mandal, A., Rankin, S., Guzder, J., Ghosh, R. (2025). Nature, Causes, and Impact of Human–Wildlife Interactions on Women and Children Across Cultures. World, 6, 55.
Dilimulati, D.M., Dhali, H., Ghosh, R. (2024). Talking about violent extremism: Experiences of Canadian secondary school teachers in four metropolitan areas. Journal of Deradicalization, 40, 72–113.
Ghosh, R., Jing, X.L., & Xie, Y.J. (2024). Inclusive Education in global perspective: Conceptualization, policy evolution and diverse practices. Tsinghua Journal of Education, 45(2), 24–32.
Ghosh, R. (2024). Improving Education for a More Equitable World. Beijing International Review of Education, 6, 14–25.
Ghosh, R. (2023) The moral challenge to violence in schools, International Review of Education – Journal of Lifelong Learning (UNESCO).
Jing, X., Ghosh, R., Gong, S., McHardy, D., and Ding, R. (2023). Multilevel Research on Factors Impacting International Branch Campuses’ Global Integration and Local Responsiveness: An Empirical Investigation of Two Canadian Cases. Studies in Higher Education, DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2023.2187366
Jing, X., Ghosh, R., and Liu, B. (2023). Resisting neocolonial harm and localising global standards at international branch campuses: A comparative study of two Canadian cases. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 45(3), 276-290. DOI: 10.1080/1360080X.2022.2150799. (SSCI Q2, IF: 2.553)
Ghosh, R., Tiflati, H., Dhali, H., Mahmut, D., and W.Y. A. Chan. (2023). Social-ecological Portrait of Two Women from Montreal who Joined ISIS. Contemporary Voices, 3(1). DOI. 10.15664/jtr.1626
Ghosh, R. (2023). Ubuntu: Applying a Southern theoretical paradigm to Counter Youth Radicalization. Special Issue on uBuntu and Education, (Ed.) N’Dri Lassie-Lumumba), Bandung: Journal of the Global South, 10, 64-79. Brill/Springer Open. https://brill.com/view/journals/bjgs/bjgs-overview.xml
Jing, X. L.,Ghosh, R., Liu, B. C., and Fruchier, T. (2023). A decade review and bibliometric analysis. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 53 (3) 506-524. (SSCI Q2, IF: 1.658) DOI: 10.1080/03057925.2021.1932422 (first published online in 2021)
Maraj, A., Sherab, D., Calderón-Moya, M., and Ghosh, R. (2023) ‘Reflecting on the experiences of Syrian refugee young adults in adult education in Québéc: the practitioners’ perspective’ Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 29(1), 233-254 https://doi.org/10.1177/14779714221089362
Dhali, H., Mahmut, D., Ghosh, R. & Tavakoli-Khou, A. (2022). The Potential of Quebec’s Ethics and Religious Culture (ERC) Program in Preventing Violent Extremism. Religion & Education, 49(2), 192–211.
Maraj, Arianne; Mahmut, D.; Ghosh, Ratna. (2021). What role do French society and its education system play in promoting violent radicalization processes?. Journal for Deradicalization, [S.l.], 27, 238-283, Jun. 2021. ISSN 2363-9849. Available at: <https://journals.sfu.ca/jd/index.php/jd/article/view/469>.
Ghosh, R. and Jing, X. (2020). Fostering Global Citizenship through student mobility: COVID-19 and the 4th wave in internationalization of education. Special Issue edited by Misiaszek, G. & Misiaszek, L. Issue on Trends and Tensions in Comparative Education. Beijing International Review of Education, 20, 1-18. (Brill). DOI: 10.1163/25902539-02040009
Jing, X., Ghosh, R., Sun, Z. and Liu, Q. (2020). Mapping global research related to international students: a scientometric review. Higher Education 80, 415-433. Springer Nature B.V.. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-019-00489-y
Ghosh, R. (2020). Gandhi, the freedom fighter and educator: A Southern Theorist. Special Issue Mousumi Mukherjee & Nandita Koshal (Eds) “Other ways of knowing and doing”: Globalizing social science knowledge in higher education. The International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives. 19(1), 19-29 http://iejcomparative.org
Jing, X., Qiang, L., Ghosh, R., Wang, L. and Sun, Z. (2019). Global integration and local responsiveness in managing international branch campuses: An empirical investigation of McGill MBA Japan Program. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management (CJHE), 42 (3), 300-315. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360080X.2019.1679326
Koirikivi, P-M., Kallioniemi, A., Ghosh, R. (2019) Religion as a human right and a security threat- investigating young adults’ experiences of religion in Finland. Religions, 10 (55), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel10010055
Ghosh, R. (2018). The potential of the Ethics and Religious Culture (ERC) program for combating violent extremism among youth in McDonough, K. and Chan, A. (eds.) Religion and Education. 45 (3), 370-386. Special Issue on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the ERC Program 2018. https://doi.org/10.1080/15507394.2018.1546509
Ghosh, R. (2018). Multiculturalism in a Comparative Perspective: Australia, Canada and India, Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal. 50 (1), 15-36.
Ghosh, R., Chan, A., Manuel. A., Dilimulati, M. (2016) Can Education Counter Violent Religious Extremism? Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, 22(3). 117-133. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/11926422.2016.1165713.
Ghosh, R., Chakravarti, P., and Mansi, K. (2015). Women's Empowerment and Education: Panchayats and Women's Self-help Groups in India, Special Issue: Indian Education at the Crossroads of Postcoloniality, Globalization and 21st Century Knowledge Economy in Policy Futures in Education, (Mousumi Mukherjee, ed.), 13(3), 294-314. Oxford, U.K.: Symposium Journals.
Ghosh, R. (2013). Diversity and Quality in Higher Education: A comparison of preferential policies in India and the U.S. In Higher Education Forum Vol.10, 35-49. Research Institute for Higher Education (RIHE), Hiroshima University.
Galczyinski, M., Tsagkaraki, V. and Ghosh, R. (2013) Unpacking Multiculturalism in the Classroom: Using Current Events to Explore the Politics of Difference. Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal 43(3). 145-164.
Ghosh, R. (2012). School Effectiveness: Pursuing Excellence and Inclusion. Asia Pacific Journal of Educational Development, 1(2),1-6. DOI： 10.6228/APJED.01.02.01
Ghosh, R. (2012). Diversity and Excellence in Higher Education. Comparative Education Review, 56(3), 349-365. DOI: 10.1086/666545
Ghosh, R. and Guzder, J. (2011). Re-bordering Immigrant and Refugee Identities in Quebec’s Multicultural Society: the case of South Asian (SA) youth. In Contemporary Issues in Diversity and Education (R. Ghosh and D. Lussier Eds.) Special Issue of Canadian and International Education, 40(2),12-33. DOI:10.5206/cie-eci.v40i2.9177
Ghosh, R, (2008). Education, Women and Development: The Anomaly of Women’s Education in India. Journal of Education and Development in the Caribbean, 10, (1).
Ghosh, R., Mickelson, R. and Anyon, J., (2007). Introduction to the Special Issue on New Perspectives on Youth Development and Social Identity in the 21st Century [Special issue]. Teachers College Record, 109, (2), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1177/016146810710900207
Ghosh, R. (2004). Public Education and Multicultural Policy in Canada: the special case of Quebec. International Review of Education, 50, (5-6), 543-566. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4151617
Ghosh, R. (2004). Globalization in the North American Region: toward renegotiation of cultural space. McGill Journal of Education, 39, (1), 87-101. https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/8730
Ghosh, R. & Naseem, A., (2003). Colonial and Post-Colonial Construction of Identity: A Comparison of Teenage Identities in Macau, Hong Kong and Goa [Monograph]. PICRA (July-August).
Ghosh, R. & Naseem, A., (2003). Education is That Which Liberates: Educational Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore [Special issue]. Journal of Post-Colonial Studies.
Special Issues
Ghosh, R., & Lussier, D. (Eds.). (2011). Contemporary issues in diversity and education. Special Issue of Canadian and International Education. 40(2). https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cie-eci/vol40/iss2/
Ghosh, R., & McDonough. K. (2011). Diversity and education for liberation. Special Edition of Canadian Issues/Thèmes Canadiens for the 55th Annual Conference of the Comparative and international Education Society (CIES) (Spring).
Anyon, J., Ghosh, R., & Mickelson, R. (2007) New perspectives on youth development and social identity in the 21st century. Special issue of Teachers College Record, p(2).
Important Non-Refereed Publications
Ghosh, R. (2021). Diversity and Multicultural Policy in Canada. Canadian Diversity, 18(1), 13–17.
Ghosh, R. (2021). What has Multiculturalism achieved in Canada and what are its challenges? In Kymlicka, W. (Guest Ed.) Multiculturalism @ 50 and the promise of a just society. Canadian Issues, pp. 75–80.
Ghosh, R. (Oct. 2017). Gandhi and global citizenship education. Global Commons Review, Issue 1, 12–17.
Ghosh, R. (2017). South Asian Immigration to Canada. In Our Immigration Saga: Canada @150. Canadian Issues, Spring Issue, 53–56.
Ghosh, R., Manuel, A., Chan, A., & Dilimulati, M. (2016, Feb.). Education and security: A global literature report on countering violent extremism. Tony Blair Faith Foundation, pp. 1–81.
Ghosh, R. (2016, Feb. 10). How education, not surveillance, is most effective in countering violent extremism. Open Canada.org.
Ghosh, R. (2013). Roots of violence against women. In A. Jain (Ed.) Violence against women: All pervading. Toronto: Elsworth Heyworth Center for Women, pp. 83–87.
Ghosh, R. (2008). Racism: A hidden curriculum. Education Canada, 48(4), 26–29.
Elizondo Huerta, A., Ghosh, R. & Tarrow, N. (2002). Valores y formación docente: Una perspectiva interregional México, Canadá y Estados Unidos. México: Universidad Pedagógica Nacional.
Ph.D. Dissertations Completed
| L. Bombas 1988 | W. VanBalkom 1991 | J. Hirschberg 1988 | A. Talbani 1991 |
| J. Abagi 1990 | C. O’Brien 1998 | A. Abdi 1998 | A. Isaac 2001 |
| M. Gupta 2001 | M. Derayah 2002 | B. Ghezzi 2001 | Muhammad Ayaz Naseem 2004 |
| R. Gibbs 2003 | Adeela Arshad 2006 | Mona Taji 2004 | Kyung-Hwa Yang 2012 |
| David Roemmele 2012 | Ziya Toprac 2014 | Vilelmini Tsagkaraki 2015 | Tahiya Mahbub 2015 (with Kevin McDonough) |
| Rachel Zellers 2017 (with Charmaine Nelson, Art History) |
Alice Chan 2020 |
Mehdi Babaei 2020 |
Dilimulati Maihemuti (Dilmurat) 2021 |
| Nazeeha Khoja 2021 | Helal Hossain Dhali 2022 | Jing Xiaoli 2022 | Arianne Maraj 2023 |
Current Students: PhD
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Léa Abi Zeid Daou 2026 |
M.A. Theses Completed
| M. Rehmatulla 1979 | D. Wilkinson l985 | B. Bains l979 | V. Silver 1985 |
| J. Officer 1979 | P. Browne 1986 | S. Devi 1979 | R. Keshavjee 1987 |
| F. Ruparanganda l980 | S. Amato 1987 | P. Whiticar 1980 | M. Dufour 1987 |
| H. Hassan‑Yari 1981 | I. Melnick 1987 | K. Elliot 1982 | W. Merry 1988 |
| K. McLaughlin 1988 | S. Neudorfor 1988 | S. Kityo 1988 | J. McGregor 1990 |
| A. Kaler 1990 | T. Jones 1990 | K. Marciniak 1990 | R. Mong 1991 |
| Y. Norikane 1990 | R. Waite 1991 | M. Lubega 1992 | A. Maraj‑Guitard 1992 |
| S. Corbeil 1993 | E. Goudreau 1993 | R. Jha 1994 | B. Ghezzi 1994 |
| M. Taji 1994 | S. Chisholm 1994 | Patrick Elbaz (M.Ed. project) 1994 | R. Peera 1995 |
| I. Ahmad 1995 | N. Dhar 1996 | M. Takahashi 1996 | A. Varma 1997 |
| C. Hambly 1998 | N. Nathani 1999 | L. Gilman 2002 | Samuel Veissiere 2005 |
| Nathalie Rivard 2006 | Wenhua Liu 2008 | Tomoya Tsutsumi 2009 | Katherine Mikic 2008 |
| Pauline Carpenter, co-supervised 2009 | Ashley Manuel 2015 | Lisa Trotto (Project) 2015 | Rashida Islam 2017 |
| Jihae Park 2019 | Wei Yang 2018 | Debbie Edanyjilil 2019 | |
| Sarah Hashemi 2019 | Sneha Pandey 2020 | Meghri Bakarian 2021 |
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Masha Bakhshaei (2015-2016)
Pia-Maria Niemi (2018–2019), Finland
External Supervision
| Ozge Ozdemirci |
PhD student, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey (Jan.–Oct. 2018) |
| Sophia Butt |
PhD student, University of Birmingham, UK, Universitas 21 program (July 2018) |
| Guangqiang Du | Beijng Normal University 2nd year PhD student (current 2015-2016) |
| Jianguo Huo | Ministry of Education, Hebei Province, China (Jan- December 2003) |
| Zongzhi Huang | Ministry of Education, Jilin Province, China (Jan-December 2003) |
| Cony Sanger | UNAM, Mexico: North American Mobility Project (Sept-Dec. 2003) |
| Elizabeth Valenzuela |
University of New Mexico, U.S.A. North American Mobility Program (July 2004). |
Oral Presentations (communications) Webinars (Since pandemic)
- Ghosh, R. (August 7, 2023) Gender Mainstreaming in Bangladesh. International Conference on Gender, Social Justice and Sustainable Development - The Asian Perspective. Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Centre for Gender and Development Studies, Dhaka University, Bangladesh (Invited Presenter)
- Ghosh, R. (October 5, 2022) Education and Revolutionary developments in technology. Second International conference on SMART EDUCATION, Women’s University, Multan, Pakistan (Keynote speech)
- Ghosh, R. (August 8, 2022) Women’s Access to Justice in Bangladesh: Availability, Accessibility and Inclusion. International Conference organized by Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Centre for Gender and Development Studies, Dhaka University, Bangladesh (Keynote speech)
- Ghosh, R. (May 14, 2022) Multiculturalism and the Right to be Different. City U in Canada, Vancouver, BC. (Invited speaker)
- Ghosh, R. (December 4, 2021) Balancing career & family for women in India. National Webinar on Women at the Workplace: is Gender Equality still at Crossroads? West Bengal State University, Kolkata, India (Keynote speech)
- Ghosh, R. (December 3, 2021) Social Justice and Educational Equity. International Conference on Global Challenges of Education: Resilience and Reinvention. SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, India (Invited speaker)
- Ghosh, R. (November 29, 2021). The benefits of cross-cultural experiences for students, faculty and higher education. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Internationalization of Higher Education, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi, India (Invited speaker)
- Ghosh, R. (November 24, 2021). Bridging education and law enforcement for countering violent extremism (Panel 3). Fourth Annual West Coast Security Conference entitled "Critical Security”, The Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies Vancouver (CASIS), Vancouver, Canada (Invited speaker)
- Ghosh, R. (October 8, 2021). Multiculturalism @50: Diversity, Inclusion and Eliminating Racism Metropolis Canada’s 4th Annual Forum on Measuring Identities entitled Multiculturalism @50: Diversity, Inclusion and Eliminating Racism, Montreal. (Panelist)
- Ghosh, R. (October 5, 2021). The impact of COVID-19 on education around the world. International conference on SMART EDUCATION, Women’s University, Multan, Pakistan (Keynote speech)
- Ghosh, R. (October 2, 2021). Social Inclusion and Diversity. 5th International Conference on International Sustainability. Holistic Sustainable Development Network International (HSDNI) & Toronto Bangla School, Toronto (Keynote speech)
- Ghosh, R. (October 1, 2021) Panelist: Cosmopolitanism for Canada's Growing Diversity: A Better Strategy Than Multiculturalism? Part 1 Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (Invited panelist)
- Ghosh, R. (April 30, 2021) Panel participant: Cosmopolitanism for Canada's Growing Diversity: A Better Strategy Than Multiculturalism? Part II Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (Invited panelist)
- Ghosh, R. (December 19, 2020). Expanding horizons through education and work. Online International Workshop “ARISE –Expanding Horizons Across The Globe” organized jointly by Mehr Chand Mahajan DAV College for Women, Chandigarh and Maryam Ajmal Women’s College of Science & Technology, Hojai, Assam (Keynote speech)
- Ghosh, R. (December 14, 2020). Education, diversity and the pandemic. Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China. (Invited speaker)
- Ghosh, R. (November 26, 2020). Basic Education and the Importance of Literacy. Mini-Conference organized by Through Their Eyes (NGO). (Invited speaker)
- Ghosh, R. (August 6, 2020). Virtual Conference on Re-Imagining and transforming the university: Confluence of ideas during and beyond COVID- 19. Panel on International mobility and exchange for education and research. O.P. Jindal Global University, India.(Invited panelsit)
- Ghosh, R. (June 24, 2020). Education, diversity and social cohesion in the COVID– 19 pandemic. Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. (Invited speaker)
Keynote Addresses (In-person)
Ghosh, R. (Feb.3, 2026) The gendered impact of intersecting human-wildlife conflict and climate change: focus on women in the geographic South. International Seminar, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India
Ghosh, R. (February 7, 2023) Gender Mainstreaming. Panjab University Colloquium Series. Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
Ghosh, R. (September 17, 2021) Keynote speech. Social Justice and Educational Equity. 7th Worldwide Forum on Comparative Education. Beijing. Video recorded presentation
Ghosh, R. (2017, Dec. 12) Distinguished Valedictory Session Speaker Comparing Gandhi and Freire: their educational philosophies. International Symposium on Other Ways of Knowing and Doing: Globalizing Social Science Knowledge in Higher Education, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipath, India.
Ghosh, R. (2017, March 18) Distinguished Speaker Universities for Building a Knowledge Society: Research and Innovation (and Responsibility). International Conference inaugurated by the President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee on “Universities of the Future: Knowledge, Innovation and Responsibility, organised by the International Institute for Higher Education Research and Capacity Building (IIHEd) of O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipath, India.
Ghosh, R. (2017, Sept. 23) Distinguished Speaker Fostering Global Citizenship through Student and Faculty Exchanges. Sixth Worldwide Forum on Comparative Education, Beijing, China.
Ghosh, R. (2016, July 17). Including the Excluded. Sir Asutosh Mukherjee College Centennial lecture. Kolkata, India
Ghosh, R. (2016, July 19). Inclusive Education: What does it mean in India? Keynote Address, International Seminar on Contemporary Trends in Education jointly organized by the Kingston Educational Institute and West Bengal State University, Barasat, West Bengal, India.
Invited Talks
Ghosh, R. (2023, May 1). Radicalization, religion and education. Copenhagen campus of Aarhus
University, 2023, May 2 at the Aarhus Campus of Aarhus University.
Ghosh, R. (2023, April 25). Seminar on Education and social inclusion of refugee children and
youth in Iceland and Canada. School of Education, University of Iceland, Reykjavik,
Iceland.
Ghosh, R. (2023, April 20). Critical Multicultural pedagogy and refugee education in Canada.
Organized by the research groups Cultural Diversity and Multilingualism in a Global
Perspective and the Digital Learning Arenas. Oslo Metropolitan University. Oslo,
Norway.
Ghosh, R. (2023, April 18). Education and radicalization. Department of Educational Science,University West, Trollhättan, Sweden.
Ghosh, R. (2023, April 12). Critical multicultural pedagogy to counter extremism: a Canadian
journey. Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Ghosh, R. (2020, Feb. 19). Teacher Education Refresher Course. “Inclusion in teacher education”. PowerPoint presentation. Teacher Education Refresher Course. (UGC). University Grants Commission (UGC)-Human Resource Development Centre, Goa University.
Ghosh, R. (2020, Feb. 19). “Inclusive Education and the meaning of the concept of inclusion in Indian society”. PowerPoint presentation. Humanities and Social Science department. Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Goa Campus.
Ghosh, R. (2020, Feb. 18). “The significance of including the excluded in Indian society.” PowerPoint presentation. University lecture arranged by the Department of International Relations. Goa University.
Ghosh, R. (2020, Feb.10). University Grants Commission (UGC)-Human Resource Development Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). “Inclusion and Education”. PowerPoint presentation, Teacher Education Refresher Course. University Grants Commission (UGC).
Ghosh, R. (2020, Feb. 24) National Institute of Education Planning and Administration (NIEPA). “Two greatest education thinkers of the geographical South: Freire and Gandhi”. Colloquium.
Ghosh, R. (2019, December 2-7). Invited Foreign Resource Person: International Workshop on Issues in Diversity and Difference for Inclusive Education. GiAN (Global Initiative for Academic Networks), Ministry of Education, Government of India. Organized by Panjab University, Chandigarh under the aegis of CRIKC (Chandigarh Region Innovation and Knowledge Cluster).
Ghosh, R. (2019, Nov. 7). Century Initiative and the Royal Bank of Canada. Roundtable on
“Immigration, integration, economic growth and community building in Quebec and in the rest of Canada”. Royal Bank Office, Montreal, Canada.
Ghosh, R. Panel discussion (2020, Nov. 28). Impact of cultural communities in Quebec on Bill 21(Banning of religious symbols). Interfaith/Intercultural Panel. Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University.
Ghosh, R. (2016, Dec. 13) Education and the Challenge of Inclusion in India. Featured Speaker, Symposium on Inclusive Education, Department of Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Ghosh, R. (2016, Nov. 29). Education and development in India. Speaker Series on India: The Way Ahead. India Students’ Association at McGill University.
Ghosh, R. (2016, July 21) Challenges of Women in Science. Survival Skills Workshop. Organized by INRS (Institute Recherche Scientific) Energy. Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
Ghosh, R. (2016, June 8). Preventing Radicalization through Education. Featured speaker. ‘Awakening Humanity: Preventing Radicalization through Education', The Foundation for the Compulsory Study of Genocide in Schools, Montreal, Canada
Conference Presentations
Ghosh, R. & Lindsay (31, March, 2026) Organized Memorial Session for Pioners in Comparative Education: Professors George Urch, University of Massachsetts, Amherst; Robert Lawson, Calgary University and Ohio State University and Laura Valdiviezo, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. CIES , San Francisco, USA
Ghosh, R., Dhali, H., Dilimulati, D. M. (22-26 March 2025). Round Table Discussion on Digital cultures and concerns of Canadian parents regarding the susceptibility of young Canadians to radicalization and its impact, CIES Conference, Chicago, IL, USA
Ghosh, R. Dilimulati, D.M., Dhali, H. (10-14 March 2024) Engaging in topics around violent extremism: Experiences of Canadian secondary school teachers. CIES, Miami, Florida, USA
Ghosh, R. & Dilimulati, M. (2023, Feb. 21) Engaging in topics around violent extremism: Experiences of Canadian secondary school teachers. Comparative & International Education Society, Wasington, D.C., U.S.A.
Ghosh, R. and Calderon, M.C. (2022, Dec. 1) Refugee education of young adults in Quebec. Metropolis Conference on beyond the summit: Promoting Mexico-Canada cooperation on borders, refugee admission and resettlement. Tijuana, Mexico.
Ghosh, R., Dilimulati, M. and Dhali, H. (2022, Nov. 11) Comparison of Canadian Muslim and non-Muslim Parents’ Voices on Violent Extremism. Annual Conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR). Maryland, USA
Ghosh, R. (2022, Nov. 4) Understanding the Effectiveness of Education Services for Young Adult Syrian Refugees in Quebec. Conference Immigration Politics, Refugee Crises, and Ethnic Dynamics in a Changing World Order: Canada and Beyond. Canadian Ethnic Studies, Halifax
Ghosh, R. & Jing, X. (2021, April 29) Virtual panel presentation on Fostering Global Citizenship Through Student Mobility: COVID-19 and the 4th Wave in Internationalization of Education, Beijing International Review of Education. Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 65th Annual Conference, University of Pittsburgh, P.A, 2021. Virtual presentation
Ghosh, R. (2021, April 28), Following the ‘Lost Generation’: Social Responsibility andthe Integration of Young Adult Syrian Refugees through Adult Education in Québéc. Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 65th Annual Conference, University of Pittsburgh, P.A, 2021. Virtual presentation
Ghosh, R. & Dilimulati, M. (2022, April 20) Canadian educational actors’ understanding of violent extremism: an empirical study. Comparative & International Education Society. Minneapolis, Minesota, U.S.A.
Ghosh, R. (2021, September 17) Keynote speech. Social Justice and Educational Equity. 7th Worldwide Forum on Comparative Education. Beijing. Video recorded presentation
Ghosh, R., Sherab, D, Calderon Moya, M., Maraj, A., Bakarian, M. (2020 April), Reflecting on the Experiences of Syrian Refugee Young Adults in Adult Education in Québéc: The
Practitioners' Perspective". Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 65th Annual Conference, University of Pittsburgh, P.A, 2021.
Ghosh, R. (2020, March 22) Virtual presentation on “Preparing professionals to dialogue about extremism and radicalization: a look at the ERC programs in French and English Montreal” panel entitled ‘Countering violent extremism through humanistic education: cases from Canada, Quebec and Afghanistan’. Comparative and International Education Society Conference, (Miami conference cancelled).
Ghosh, R. (2019, Dec. 9). Invited Chair Plenary Panel: The Idea of Equity: Multi-disciplinary Perspectives. Comparative Education Society of India (CESI) Conference, Convention Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi, India Dec. 9-11, 2019).
Ghosh, R. (2019, Oct.24) Including the Excluded: Inclusive education in India. Paper in Regional Mid- West Comparative and International Education Conference, Mexico City.
Ghosh, R. (2019, June 10) A reflexive account of participatory video action research: the stories that middle-class women in urban India don’t want to share. Paper presented at the Methodological challenges in the 21st century Conference. Manchester, U.K. https://www.methods.manchester.ac.uk/connect/events/methodological-innovations/
Ghosh, R. (2019, May 25) A comparison of the educational philosophies of Freire and Gandhi. Paper presented at the World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES) Congress, Cancún, Mexico
Ghosh, R. (2019, May 24) Issues in the adult education services of young Syrian refugees in Quebec, Canada. Paper presented at the World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES) Congress, Cancún, Mexico
Ghosh, R. (2019, March 20) Panelist: Viewpoints to Countering Religious Extremism inEducation and Public Policy. School of Religious Studies and Centre for Research on Religion (CREOR), McGill University, Birks Building. School of Religious Studies, McGill University, Montreal
Ghosh, R. (2019, March 29) Educational Strategies to Empower the Poor. International Conference: How can Science and Technology Contribute to the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality. Brazilian Academy of Sciences and the Inter-Academy Panel on Poverty, Rio de Janerio, Brazil (Paper presented by Professor Elisa Rees on behalf of Ratna Ghosh)
Ghosh, R. (2019, Dec. 13) Modernity, transformative identities and education: focus on ethnic minorities. Plenary speaker, IX International Conference of the Comparative Education Society of India (CESI), MS University, Vadodara, India.
Ghosh, R. (2018, Dec. 16) Challenges in the path towards interculturalism in Quebec : the case of South Asians. Paper presentation, IX International Conference of the Comparative Education Society of India (CESI), MS University, Vadodara, India.
Ghosh, R. (2018, Oct. 12) Comparison of Multicultural Policies in Australia, Canada and India. Plenary speaker, Canadian Ethnic Studies Association meeting, Banff, Alberta.
Ghosh, R. and Babaei, M. (2018, Oct. 12) Citizenship, Identity and Belonging: South Asian Immigrants in Quebec. Panel Presentation. Canadian Ethnic Studies Conf., Banff, Alberta
Ghosh, R. and Jing, X. (2018, March 29) Rhetoric and Realities in Countering Radicalization in Education: Data from Canada. Comparative and International Education Society Conference, Mexico City.
Ghosh, R. (2017, Nov. 24). Pecha Kucha presentation: Research on Extremism and Society at the iFair, Celebration of Excellence, Royal Society of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada.
Ghosh, R. (2017, Nov. 3). How can professional teacher education programs prepare teachers to produce global citizens in diverse classrooms? Working Conference on Globalization and Diversity in Education: What does it mean for Teacher Education? Canadian Association for Teacher Education (CATE), Halifax, Canada:
https://cate-acfe.ca/wp-content/ uploads/ 2019/11/ Final-Working-Conference-Book-Halifax-2017.pdf
Ghosh, R., Babaei, M., Dilimulati, M., Chan, A. (2017, Dec. 1): Building inclusive communities to counter religious extremism through Human Rights Education. 8th International Conference on Human Rights Education, Montreal, Canada
Ghosh, R., Chan, A., Manuel, A., Dilimulati, M. (2017 August): Can education counter religious extremism? Society for Terrorism Conference, New York Univ.: New York
Ghosh, R. (2017, March 16) Debunking Myths about Immigration and Radicalization in 19th National Metropolis Conference, Montreal.
Ghosh, R, (2017, March 9) Aspects of Education and Violent Extremism:Canadian teachers’ views on education’s role in religious extremism. Comparative and International Education Society Conference, Atlanta, USA
Ghosh, R. (2017, March 8) Religion, Security and Schooling: educational responses to extremism and related issues. Comparative and International Education Society Conference, Atlanta, USA.
Ghosh, R. (2017, March 8) Presenter: The role of religious education in countering religious extremism in diverse and interconnected societies In Group Roundtable Session: Book Launch: Religion and Education: Comparative and International Perspectives. Comparative and International Education Society Conference, Atlanta, USA
Ghosh, R. (2017, March 7) Panelist In Author Meets Critics Book Panel -- Just Violence: Torture and Human Rights in the Eyes of the Police. Comparative and International Education Society Conference, Atlanta, USA.
Ghosh, R. (2016, November 16) Science Education for a more Just world Panel Chair and presenter, World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Kigali, Rwanda
Ghosh, R. (2016, August 22). Middle class women in India caught between globalization and a patriarchal social matrix. XVI World Congress of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES): The Dialectics of Education: Comparative Perspectives, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Ghosh, R. (2016, August 23). Education innovation in Korea. Discussant to the presentation by Dr. Chaechun Gim, Former Vice-Minister, Education Secretary, Ministry of Education and now President of the Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI).
Ghosh, R. (2016, Feb. 4-5). Is there a role for religious literacy in enhancing resilience against violent extremism? International Workshop on Averting Violent Extremism: Religious Literacy, Pluralism and Community Resilience. Carleton Centre for the Study of Islam, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario.
Ghosh, R. (2016, March 8). CIES at 60: Taking Stock and Looking Forward Through The EyesOf Our Women Leaders. Panel of Past Presidents. Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Conference, Vancouver, B.C.
Ghosh, R. (2016, March 7) Countering religious extremism through education in Multicultural Canada. CIES conference, Vancouver, B.C.
Ghosh, R. (2016, March 29-30) Education as a soft-power to address religious extremism. Sixth International Conflict Management Conference. Kennesaw University, Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Ghosh, R. (2016, May 29) Can education counter violent religious extremism? CSSE conference, Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences Congress, Calgary, Alberta
Ghosh, R. (2016, May 29) Revisiting Multiculturalism and Multicultural Education inCanada: Theories, Policies and Debates. CSSE conference, Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences Congress, Calgary, Alberta
Honours
National and International Academies
| 2024 (November) | Lifetime Achievement for Leadership in Learning, McGill University |
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2018 |
Membre Émérite (Eminent Member) Order of Excellence in Education, Government of Quebec |
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2019 |
Honorary Fellow of the American Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) in San Francisco. |
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2017 |
David Wilson Award for Distinguished Service. Comparative and International Education Society of Canada (CIESC). Toronto. |
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2016 |
The University of Calgary Distinguished Alumnus Award, November, Calgary. |
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2015 |
Hind Rattan Award (English translation Jewel of India) presented in New Delhi on the 44th Republic Day Celebrations, New Delhi. |
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2011 |
Elected Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) – for the advancement of science in developing countries, Social Sciences Division, in Trieste, Italy. |
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2009-2013 |
President, Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) of the United States. |
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2009 |
Appointed by the Minister of Immigration, Canada, to the Indo-Canadian Advisory Committee for the Community Historical Recognition Program |
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2009 |
One page feature article in The Power List India Abroad. |
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2008 |
Lifetime/Outstanding Achievement Award given by the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce |
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2007 |
Picture on the First Day cover commemorating a special stamp on Canadian Citizenship in the national exhibition of the British Columbia Philatelic Society, |
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Vancouver, B.C. |
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2006 |
Named 40 Outstanding Alumni (1966-2005) of the University of Calgary (along with former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Three-time Olympian Curtis Myden, and Canadian Astronaut Robert Thirsk) |
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2005 |
Elected Visiting Fellow, St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge University, U.K. |
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2004-2018 |
James McGill Professor, McGill University (to 2011). Renewed. |
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2003 |
President’s Internationalization Achievement Award, University of Calgary |
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2003 |
Time Magazine, Canadian Edition, “Canada’s Best”, Profile as Best Differentiator in Education (attached at the end of this CV). |
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2002 |
Council Member, Royal Society of Canada and Chair, Committee for the Advancement of Women in Scholarship |
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2002 |
Leadership in Internationalization of Education Award from Canadian Bureau of International Education (CBIE) |
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1999 |
Fellow, Royal Society of Canada (Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences) (F.R.S.C.) |
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1999 |
Order of the University of Calgary |
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1999 |
Full Member, European Academy of Arts, Sciences and Humanities |
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1999 |
Honorary Member, Golden Key, National Honour Society |
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1996 |
Woman of Distinction Award, Education & Training, YWCA |
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1994 |
Endowed Chair, William C. Macdonald Professor of Education, McGill University (for life) |
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1988-1990 |
President, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. |
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1986 |
British Council Specialist Visitorship |
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1985 |
Visiting Scholar (Life), St. Edmunds College, University of Cambridge, U.K. |
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1982-1983 |
Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. Senior Long-Term Fellowship (sabbatical) |
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1974-1976 |
Canada Council Doctoral Fellowship |
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1974 |
Killam Predoctoral Scholar, University of Calgary |
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1973-1974 |
Province of Alberta Graduate Fellowship |
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1972-1973 |
Province of Alberta Graduate Scholarship |
Decorations
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2018 |
Officer, Ordre de Montréal, City Hall, Montreal. https://ville.montreal.qc.ca/ordre/en/ratna-ghosh |
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2012 |
Diamond Jubilee Medal (Queen Elizabeth II), Canada |
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2005 |
Officer, Order of Quebec (O.Q.) http://www.ordre- national.gouv.qc.ca/membres/membre.asp?id=1874 |
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2002 |
Golden Jubilee Medal (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II), Canada |
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2000 |
Member, Order of Canada (C.M.) http://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146- 7434 |
| 1993 | Dame of Merit, Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights of MaltaOther Honours / Distinctions |
Other Honors & Awards
| 2018 | Honorary Fellow of the American Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) to be awarded in March 2019 in San Francisco. |
| 2018 | Distinguished James McGill Professor, McGill University |
| 2018 | Membre Émérite (Eminent Member) Order of Excellence in Education, Government of Quebec. |
| 2017 | David Wilson Award for Distinguished Service. Comparative and International Education Society of Canada (CIESC), Toronto. |
| 2016 | The University of Calgary Distinguished Alumnus Award, November, Calgary. |
| 2015 | Hind Rattan Award (English translation: Jewel of India) presented in New Delhi on the 44th Republic Day Celebrations, New Delhi. |
| 2011-2012 | President, CIES Comparative and International Education Society (U.S.) |
| 2009, September | One page feature article in The Power List India Abroad. |
| 2009 | Appointed by the Minister of Immigration, Canada, to the Indo-Canadian Advisory Committee for the Community Historical Recognition Program |
| 2008, March 13 | Elected for a four year term (Vice President, President-Elect (2010), President (2011), Past-President (2012) of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) of the United States. |
| 2008, June | Lifetime/Outstanding Achievement Award given by the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (Toronto, June 14). |
| 2007, June | Picture on the First Day cover commemorating a special stamp on Canadian Citizenship in the national exhibition of the British Columbia Philatelic Society, Vancouver, B.C. |
| 2006, April | Named 40 Outstanding Alumni (1966-2005) U of Calgary (along with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Three-time Olympian Curtis Myden, and Canadian Astronaut Robert Thirsk) |
| 2004 | James McGill Professor, McGill University (to 2018). |
| 2003 | President’s Internationalization Achievement Award, University of Calgary (November 25, 2003) |
| 2003 | Time Magazine, Canadian Edition, October 13, 2003, “Canada’s Best”, Profile as Best Differentiator in Education (attached). |
| 2002 | Leadership in Internationalization of Education Award from Canadian Bureau of International Education (CBIE) |
| 1999 | Order of the University of Calgary |
| 1999 | Honorary Member Golden Key National Honour Society |
| 1996 | Woman of Distinction Award, Education & Training, YWCA |
| 1994 | William C. Macdonald Professor of Education, McGill University |
| 1985 | Visiting Scholar, St. Edmunds College, University of Cambridge, U.K. |
Fellowships
| 1982-1983 | Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. Senior Long Term Fellowship |
| 1974-1976 | Canada Council Doctoral Fellowship |
| 1974 | Killam Predoctoral Scholar, University of Calgary |
| 1973-1974 | Province of Alberta Graduate Fellowship |
| 1972-1973 | Province of Alberta Graduate Fellowshi |
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2021- |
Journal of Intelligence, Conflict and Warfare |
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2020- |
Education Thinking (University of Strasbourg, France) |
| 2015- | Gender and Islam. I.B. Tauris & Co., London, UK |
| 2014- | Indian Journal of Women’s Studies, Published in Association with Centre for Women’s Development Studies, Sage Publishing |
| 2012- | Asia Pacific Journal of Educational Development (APJER), the National Avademy for Educational Research, Taiwan (R.O.C.) |
| 2011- | Journal of Educational Administration and Planning (JEPA), National University of Educational Planning and Administration, Delhi, India |
| 2010- | Global Networks: A Journal of Transnational Affairs. Blackwell Publishing London |
| 2009- | Postcolonial Directions in Education, University of Malta, Valletta. |
| 2008- |
Journal of Education and Development in the Caribbean, UWI Kingston, Jamaica |
| 2006- | Journal of Contemporary Issues in Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada |
| 2001- 2016 | Teachers College Record, Columbia University, New York. |
| 2000- | Caribbean Educational Research Journal. UWI Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, West Indies. |
| 1999-2005 | Journal of Postcolonial Education. James Nicholas Publishers |
| 1998-2003 | McGill Journal of Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. |
| 1995-2000 | Canadian Journal of Education, Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) |
| 1995- | Journal of Women’s Studies, Women’s Studies Research Centre, University of Calcutta |
| 1979-1993 | Canadian and International Education, Comparative and International Education Society of Canada (CIESC). |
Professional Service to the Community:
Workshops and seminars to community groups, colleges, schools and business and women’s organizations.
Leadership Positions
| (2011-2012) | President, Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), United States |
| (2010-2011) | President-Elect, Comparative International Education Society (CIES) |
| (2009-2010) | Vice-President, Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), United States |
| (2003-2008) | Chair of the Standing Committee for the Advancement of Women in Scholarship, Royal Society of Canada (Member of the Council) |
| (1998-2003) | Dean, Faculty of Education, McGill University |
| (1995-1997) | Director of Graduate Studies and Research, Department of Culture & Values in Education, McGill University |
| (1995) | Acting Director, McGill International |
| (1988-1990) | President, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute |
| (1986-1988) | Treasurer, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute |
| (1984-1986) | Secretary, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute |
| (1981-1982/ 1983-1986) |
Director of Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Education, McGill University |
| (1982-1983) | Resident Director, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, New Delhi, India (sabbatical year) |
| (1979) | Academic Director, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute’s Summer Program for Canadian Teachers, India |
Committee Appointments
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
| 2016-2019 |
Chair, Committee on TWAS Prize for Social Sciences (Prize=USD 15,000) |
| 2016-2018 | Chair, World Academy - TWAS Independent Expert Committee (IEC) on Social Science Prizes |
| 2012-2016 | Committee for (World Academy) TWAS-Celso Furtado Prize in Social Sciences (Prize= USD 100,000). |
Royal Society of Canada
| 2005-2008 | Elected to the Council of Academy II (Humanities and Social Sciences), Royal Society of Canada -(Nov. 2005-8) |
| 2005-2008 | Chair, Women in Scholarship Committee (reappointed) |
| 2004-2006 | Member of Executive Council, Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities |
| 2002-2008 | Chair, Committee for the Alice Wilson |
| 2001-2004 | Member of the Innis-Gerin Medal Committee |
Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) of the United States
| 2016-2017 | Member, Nominating Committee |
| 2015-2016 | Chair, Nominating Committee |
| 2009-2013 | Elected for 4-year presidential term (2009-2010 Vice-President, 2010-11 President-Elect, 2011-12 President, 2012-13 Past-President) |
| 2009 |
Appointed Chair of the CIES ad hoc committee on the Jackie Kirk Memorial Fund. Raised $50,000. |
| 2009 | CIES committee on the Advancement of the Society |
| 2008 | Selection committee for Editor of the Comparative Education Review (CER). |
| 1995-1998 | Elected to the Board of Directors CIES |
Canadian Human Rights Foundation
| 1986-1998 | Member, Board of Directors, |
| 1991-1993 | Member of the Executive Committee |
Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute
| 1996-1988 | Treasurer and Member, Executive Committee |
| 1994-1995 | Strategic Review Committee |
| 1988-1990 | President |
| 1984-1986 | Secretary and Member, Executive Committee |
| 1983-1988 | Member, Board of Directors |
McGill University
| 2017-2020 | Member, Statutory Selection Committee Senate Pool. |
| 2011-2012 | Senate representative, Advisory Committee for Selection of Dean of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies. |
| 2009 | Statutory Selection Committee, Faculty of Law |
| 2009 | University Tenure Committee for Schulich School of Music, McGill University |
| 2008- | Institute for Health and Public Policy, McGill, Member Scientific and Policy Advisory Committee |
| 2002 | Chair, McGill Taskforce on Internationalization |
| 1992-1995 | Senate: Member |
| 1992-1995 | Senate Nominating Committee |
| 1993-1996 | Honorary Degrees Committee |
| 1994-1998 | Member of Joint Senate-Board Committee on Equity, Equity Sub-Committee on Race Relations |
| 1995 | McGill International: Acting Director |
| 1983-1988 |
Executive Committee a) University Tenure Committees / Statutory Selection Committees for Full Professor b) Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research Committees c) McGill Faculty of Education Committees |
Other Committee Appointments (select)
| 2016-2018 | Chair, TWAS Independent Expert Committee (IEC) on Social Science Prizes |
| 2014 | Member, Evaluation Committee, Think Rio, Brazil Nov. 3-7, 2014, FAPERJ. Fundaçäo Amparo à Pesquisa Carlos Chagas Filho de Estado do Rio de Janeiro |
| 2013- | Member, World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES) Standing Committee on Special Projects |
| 2012-2016 | Committee for TWAS-Celso Furtado Prize in Social Sciences. |
| 2009-2011 | Canada Council as Expert Evaluator for the Killam Research PRIZE. |
| 2009-2011 | College of Reviewers for the Canada Research Chair (CRC) Program, 2 nomination cycles per year |
| 2011 | Invitation by SSHRC to become member of Review panel for the 2011 Insight Research Development Grants (Declined due to conflict with conference dates). |
| 2010 | Adjudication Committee of the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute for the Millennium Development Program (funded by CIDA). |
| 2009-2011 | Committee for Selection of New Fellows for the Social Sciences Division (Academy II) in the Royal Society of Canada by the nominating Committee (60 nominations in 2009) |
| 2009-2011 | Federal Government, Indo-Canadian Advisory Committee under the Historical Recognition Program, 2 year appointment. Department of Citizenship and Immigration, Ottawa. Ministerial Appointment by Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, the Honourable Jason Kenney |
| 2006 | Chair, International Review Committee for School of Education, University of West Indies (Cave Hill Campus) (other members King’s College, London (UK) and University of West Indies (Mona Campus, Jamaica) |
| 2004-2008 | Chair, IANAS (InterAmerican Association of Academies of Science) Committee for Science Education for Royal Society of Canada, July 2004- 8. |
| 2008-10 | Comité national d’éthique sure le vieillissement et les changements démographiques. Quebec Government appointment. (withdrew after one year service) |
| 2007-2008 | Member, National Research Advisory Committee, Canadian Education Association. |
Academic Visits Abroad (from McGill University)
| 2004 | Jordan (several visits since then) |
| 2004 | Japan (also in 1999, 1998) |
| 2001 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1999 |
South Africa, Kenya, and Uganda (also in 1998, 1997) |
| 1996 |
Australia |
| 1995 | Chile and Argentina |
| 1994-1998 | Mexico (frequent visits) |
| 1984 | United States of America (Michigan, Texas) |
| 1979 | Cuba |
| 1978 | Poland, Hungary, and Yugoslavia |
| 1982-1983 | Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute: Universities & Social Science Institutes (50 universities) in India |
