Darryl Hunter

About

I am a former teacher, school administrator, and civil servant with educational/public administrative experience in 3 Canadian provinces. My interests revolve around the linkages between public policy-making and assessment/evaluation. Evidence-informed decision-making is my research focal point---thus, statistical and financial literacy are current research priorities. Canadian educational case law is another research zone where evidence prevails.  I am curious about policy formation and implementation/enactment processes. Policy and program evaluations are practical specializations.  

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Research

My recent publications include:

Books:

 Hunter, D. & Borthistle, G. (2024). A Canadian casebook for law and ethics in teaching (Second edition)  [E-book]. Kendall-Hunt. 681 pp. ISBN 979-8-3851-2722-1

Book Chapters

Hunter, D. & Owusu, F. (2019). Differentiated evaluation policy for professionals in Alberta, Canada schools: Local policy characteristics and budget implications. In Mary-Lynne Derrington & Jim Brandon (Eds.) Differentiated Teacher Evaluation and Professional Learning: Policies and Practices for Promoting Career Growth. (pp. 197-220) Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.

Lafond, H., & Hunter, D. (2019 November). Curriculum after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: A conversation between two educators. In S. Carr-Stewart (Ed.), Knowing the Past, Facing the Future: Indigenous Education in Canada. Vancouver: University of British Columbia/Purich Press.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles 

Dickinson, G., Hunter, D., & Clarke, P. (2024). Annual review of case law in 2023-2024 (Western Canada). Education & Law Journal, 33(3).

Hunter, D. & Clarke, P. (2024). Canadian teacher candidates and minimal tests for entering a profession:  Threshold or jelly mold? Education & Law Journal.32(1), 73-104.

Essiomle, K., ElAtia,S., Hunter, D., & Borthistle, G. (2023). La littératie statistique : interprétation des données par les directions d’école. Revue des sciences de l'éducation. 49(1).

Hunter, D., & Hawks, M. (Under review). The value in how school administrators read and reason with proportional statistics: A valuation framework.  Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation.

Dickinson, G., Hunter, D., & Clarke, P. (2023). Annual review of case law in 2022-2023 (Western Canada). Education & Law Journal, 32(3).

Dickinson, G., Hunter, D., & Clarke, P. (2022). Annual review of case law in 2021-2022 (Western Canada). Education & Law Journal, 31(3).  

Hunter, D. (2022).  Public spending on education in the Canadian provinces: Some comments on Ellis’ paper toward reframing rather than recycling old ideas about educational expenditures. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 198, 2-7.

Hunter, D., & Clarke P. (2022). Quebec’s Laicity Act, teachers, and dress codes in Canadian case law: Introspection before legal action. Education & Law Journal, 31(2), 169-199.

Pelkey, S., Stelmach, B., & Hunter D. (2021). Text, lies, and mediascapes: Communication technologies and social media as risk in the educational landscape. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 196, 16-33.

Hunter, D., & Clarke, P. (2020). Classroom assessment, court cases and parental demands from a political systems perspective: Its black outside the box. Education & Law Journal, 28(3), 313-360.

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Teaching

I have taught various combinations of :

EDPS 410 (Ethics and Law in Teaching) 

EDPS 581 (Introduction to Evaluating Educational Research) 

EDPS 580 (Perspectives on Policy and Practice)

EDPS 635 (Organizational Theory)

EDPS 553 (Legal Aspects of Educational Administration) 

EDPS 680 (Policy Research and Education)

EDU 520 (Theoretical and Professional Foundations of Leadership) online 

EDPS 511 (Evolving Concepts in Educational Administration) online

EDPS 512 (Organizational Theory in Education and Leadership Processes)

EDPS 410 - Ethics and Law in Teaching

This course will examine the ethical and legal responsibilities of teachers. Among the topics addressed will be the following: punishment and child abuse; freedom of speech and academic freedom in schools; parents' rights and teachers' professional autonomy; issues of quality such as inclusive education and the problems of racism and sexism; fairness in assessment and evaluation; teachers' private lives and public obligations; indoctrination and the teaching of value. It is recommended that students take EDU 100 (EDU 300 for After Degree students), 210, and 211 prior to taking this course. Restricted to third, and fourth year Education students. May contain alternative delivery sections; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar.

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EDPS 511 - Leadership Theories and their Application to Educational Organizations

This course provides an introduction to leadership theories and concepts that are foundational for understanding the philosophical assumptions that drive leadership practice in schools and higher education contexts. May contain alternative delivery sections; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar.

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2017 to 2018

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2018 to 2021

A cross national study in undergraduate teacher education

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2019 to 2022

A multi-university study of policy implementation

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Ended: 2025-05-31

Schooling is more than covid statistics. School leaders deploy statistics in their daily work for multiple purposes -- to calculate student/teacher ratios and student averages; to understand provincial, national and international standardized test scores; to schedule and promote students;and to explain the significance of all these numbers to their community. School leaders' applications of statistics can thus have profound and long-lasting effects on K-12 students' school experience. With Dr. Samira ElAtia at the Faculte Saint-Jean, we are studying bilingualism's impact on evidence-informed decision-making in K-12 schools.

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2015 to 2020

A summative program evaluation of an Alberta inititiative to explore adolescent issues in First Nations predominate schools

Darryl Hunter, Paul Clarke

Education & Law Journal. 2020 January; 28 (3):313-360

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Darryl Hunter, Paul Clarke

Education & Law Journal. 2018 May; 27 (2):145-172

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Darryl Hunter

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Darryl Hunter, Francis Owusu

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Harry Lafond, Darryl Hunter