Stuart Shanker

Stuart G. Shanker DPhil, (born October 14, 1952), is a Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at York University.[1] He is an acclaimed author and international speaker.[2] Some of Shanker's most notable works include: Calm, Alert, and Learning: Classroom Strategies for Self-Regulation (2012),[3] Early Years Study 2: Putting Science into Action (2007) with Dr. James Fraser Mustard and Hon. Margaret Norrie McCain,[4] Human Development in the 21st Century (2007)[5] with Alan Fogel and Barbara King, and Apes, Language and the Human Mind (1998) with Sue Savage-Rumbaugh and Talbot Taylor.[6]

Dr. Stuart Shanker is best known as Canada's leading expert in the psychophysiological theory of self-regulation.[7][8]

Education

Shanker began his university education at the University of Toronto, Ontario.[9] He won several awards while there, including a scholarship to study at the University of Oxford.[10] While studying at Oxford, he obtained a First in PPE.[11] In addition, he completed his BPhil and DPhil and was awarded the position of Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Christ Church, Oxford.[12] After completing his research fellowship, Shanker began as an Associate Professor of Philosophy at York University where he quickly moved up the rank of full professor 3 years later.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Distinguished Research Professors". York University: Vice-President Academic & Provost. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Nurturing the Next Generation (NTNG)". Peel Public Health. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Shanker, Stuart (2012). Calm, Alert, and Learning: Classroom Strategies for Self-Regulation. Toronto, Ontario: Pearson Canada.
  4. ↑ J. Fraser Mustard, Margart McCain, and Stuart Shanker, Early Years Study II. Toronto, The Council of Early Child Development. 2007
  5. ↑ Alan Fogel, Barbara King and Stuart Shanker, Human development in the 21st Century. Cambridge, Mass: Cambridge University Press. 2007
  6. ↑ E.S. Savage-Rumbaugh, S.G. Shanker, and Talbot J. Taylor, Apes, Language and Mind. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
  7. ↑ "Peterborough parent group hosts event on child self-regulation on Wednesday". My Kawartha. Peterborough This Week. November 4, 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Calm, Alert, and Learning". Pearson Canada. Pearson Canada. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  9. ↑ (2006). Shanker, Stuart G. Retrieved from http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3481500298/shanker-stuart-g.html
  10. ↑ Dr. Stuart Shanker [PDF document]. Retrieved from Northwest Territories Web site: http://news.exec.gov.nt.ca/wp-content/uploads/Dr.-Stuart-Shanker.pdf
  11. ↑ "Dr. Stuart Shanker". Healthy Start, Healthy Future. HSHF. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  12. ↑ (2006). Stuart Shanker [PDF document]. Retrieved from the Centros de Desarrollo Infantil del Frente Popular "Tierra y Libertad" Web site: http://www.cendi.org/forum/pdf/stuart-shanker.pdf
  13. ↑ (2006). Stuart Shanker [PDF document]. Retrieved from the Centros de Desarrollo Infantil del Frente Popular "Tierra y Libertad" Web site: http://www.cendi.org/forum/pdf/stuart-shanker.pdf


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