Donna Swapp

Background

About Donna Swapp

I am currently in my final year of the PhD program at the Faculty of Education, Western University. I completed Master's, Educational Studies (Gold Medal) at Western, and B.Ed, Educational Administration (First Class Honours) at The University of the West Indies. My research areas are situated are in the fields of educational administration and comparative and international education. More specifically, my research foci include the changing nature of school leadership, neoliberalism and education restructuring, education policy, equity and social justice issues in education, education in the Caribbean, the current context of principal leadership in the Caribbean. My current doctoral research explores the current nature of school principals' work in Grenada, and it builds on my previous Master's work, in which I explored the school principalship from a Canadian perspective. Fuller details of my qualifications and experiences can be found on my webpage, faculty PhD profile page, or in my CV.