MY RESEARCH
My current research focuses on outbound student mobility public policies in Canada and Europe. I am especially interested in the intersection between higher education, public policy, political philosophy, and policy rhetoric.
For over a decade, in Canada, the predominant political, policy, and advocacy discourses concerning international student mobility have focused on incoming international students: attracting, training, and retaining them. My current research seeks to redress this rhetorical imbalance. From a social constructivist perspective, my research analyses study and work abroad public policies and discourses at the governmental level in order to understand their philosophical underpinnings.
Set within the context of comparative international higher education and public policy scholarship, my research also explores how European countries frame their policies and discourse on international student mobility to include the outward movement of students.
On a larger scale, I am also interested in questions of internationalization that affect public policy such as the hiring of foreign academics, foreign credential recognition, and the development and evolution of international education as a public policy at the jurisdictional level.
See below for my research contributions.
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EDUCATIONPhD, Higher Education Specialization: Comparative, International, and Development Education Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) University of Toronto, Canada Supervisor: Dr. Glen A. Jones2020 — MSc, Public Policy and Management Centre for Financial and Management Studies School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University of London, UK2006 — DEA*, [History and Semiology of the Text and Image] Mention: Très Bien [summa cum laude] *Degree granted upon completion of all PhD coursework and thesis defence Université Paris Diderot – Paris 7, France1997 — MA, French Literature(in French) New York University, USA1996 — BA (Honours), French and Québécois Literatures (in French) McGill University, Canada1995
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AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND RESEARCH FUNDING"Academic Awards, Fellowships, and Scholarships International & Innovation Graduate Students Conference Travel Program Grant ($300) Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) University of Toronto 2019 Doctoral Completion Award ($13,000) Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) University of Toronto 2019 OISE Dean’s Office Graduate Students Conference Travel Program Grant ($800) Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) University of Toronto 2017 School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Conference Grant ($1,520) University of Toronto 2017 Academic Excellence Award ($2,000) Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) University of Toronto 2016 Canada Graduate Scholarship – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (CGS – MSFSS) ($6,000) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) 2015 Academic Excellence Award ($2,000) Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) University of Toronto 2015 School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Conference Grant (declined) ($410) University of Toronto 2015 School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Research Travel Grant ($3,175) University of Toronto 2015 Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) – Doctoral Scholarship ($105,000) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) 2015 Academic Excellence Award ($2,000) Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) University of Toronto 2014 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) ($15,000) Province of Ontario and University of Toronto 2014 Ph.D. Funding Grant ($51,660) Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) University of Toronto 2013 New York University Tuition Fellowship ($6,200USD) New York University 1995 Regina Shoolman Slatkin Award ($600) (for study abroad in France) McGill University 1992 James McGill Entrance Scholarship ($3,000) McGill University 1990 External Funding for Research Projects “Policy options for outbound student mobility: An inter-jurisdictional review of policy goals and initiatives” ($15,070) Ontario Human Capital Research and Innovation Fund (OHCRIF) Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities 2015 – 2016
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCEResearch Coordinator – Outbound International Education Strategy Office of the Principal, Victoria College Victoria University in the University of Toronto 2021 Research Assistant Academic Profession in the Knowledge Society (APIKS) Project PI: Dr. Glen A. Jones Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) University of Toronto, Canada 2018 Editorial Assistant Professorial Pathways Project Co-PIs: Dr. Glen A. Jones, Dr. Martin Finkelstein Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) University of Toronto, Canada Seton Hall, NJ, USA 2016 – 2017 Academic English to French Translator Supporting Student Success Project PI: Dr. Tricia Seifert Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) University of Toronto, Canada 2013 –2014 Graduate Assistant Supervisors: Dr. Jane Knight and Dr. Ruth Hayhoe Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) University of Toronto, Canada 2013 – 2014
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TEACHING EXPERIENCETeaching Assistant Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) University of Toronto, Canada Supervisor: Dr. Jane Knight - "Internationalization of Higher Education in a Comparative Perspective" Summer 2014 InstructorBoston College, USA All courses given in French for “BC in Paris” in Paris, France - “Littérature et arts dans l’entre-deux-guerres (1920 – 1940)” - “Littérature française à la fin du XIXe siècle (1880 – 1914): Etre libre” - “Littérature française à la fin du XIXe siècle: Paris à la Belle Epoque” - “Littérature française à la Belle Epoque“ - Methodology classes for the French humanities academic setting2000 – 2003 InstructorCentre parisien d'études critiques (CPEC)Paris, France- “French Literature and the 'Belle Epoque'”2000 – 2001 Sessional InstructorUniversity of Guelph, CanadaCourse given in French, in Paris, France- “Paris Studies in the Humanities (85-315): The Media in Contemporary French Society”1999 Teaching AssistantSupervisor: Ms. Emmanuelle FarhiBoston University Paris Internship ProgramParis, France- “Comment le public français reçoit-il ses informations?”- Internship Course1998 InstructorEcole française des attachés de presse—Communication (EFAP Communication) Levallois-Perret, France - English for Specific Purposes (ESP): Communications, Media1997 – 1998 InstructorEcole française des attachés de presse (EFAP)Paris, France- English for Specific Purposes (ESP): Communications, Media1996 – 1997 InstructorInstitut supérieur des carrières artistiques (ICART)Paris, France- English for Specific Purposes (ESP): Media, Fine Arts1996 – 1997
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GOVERNMENT AND LEADERSHIPHead Higher Education & Youth Division Embassy of Canada in France 2012 – 2013 Head Youth Mobility Unit Embassy of Canada in France 2007 – 2012 Interim Head Academic Relations Section Embassy of Canada in France 2011 Member of Lebanon Evacuation Team (two deployments) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (Larnaca, Cyprus) 2006 Programs Manager Academic Relations Section Embassy of Canada in France 2004 – 2007 Program Support Analyst Permanent Delegation of Canada to the OECD (Paris, France) 2002 – 2004 On-Site Coordinator Programs and Partnerships Boston College (Paris, France) 2000 – 2003
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POLICY CONSULTATIONS, COMMITTEES, AND TREATY NEGOTIATION"Invited Public Policy Consultations Canada-Belgium Working-Holiday Agreement Embassy of Canada to Belgium Brussels, Belgium 2009 Canada-Switzerland Memorandum of Understanding Concerning a Youth Mobility Program Embassy of Canada to Switzerland Bern, Switzerland 2009 Canada-Germany Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Youth Mobility Programs Embassy of Canada to Germany Berlin, Germany 2009 Select Committees Inter-Ministerial Youth Mobility Committee Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Ottawa, Canada 2010 Haiti Earthquake Relief: DFAIT Special Funds Management Committee Paris, France 2010 Treaty Negotiations Negotiating Committee: Canada-France Youth Mobility Agreement Paris, France 2011 – 2012 Monitoring Committee: Canada-France Youth Mobility Agreement Paris, France 2009 Monitoring Committee: Canada-France Youth Mobility Agreement Ottawa, Canada 2006 Monitoring Committee: Canada-France Youth Mobility Agreement Paris, France 2004
VIDEOS
Barbarič, D. (2021, January). Who advocates for international experiences abroad and how do we know if they are inclusive? The challenges of outbound student mobility public policy-making in Canada. Presentation at the 2021 Virtual Conference on Sustainable and Inclusive Internationalization, co-organized by the UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education Towards Sustainability and York University.
Barbaric, D. (2017, May). La défense et illustration de la mobilité internationale étudiante sortante au Québec et au Canada. Paper presentation at the 85th Annual Conference of the Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS), Montreal, Canada.
PODCASTS
INTERVIEW
Boston College Center for International Higher Education (CIHE) (Producer). (2016, November 9). International faculty in higher education. Comparative perspectives on recruitment, integration, and impact [Audio podcast] (Podcast File #25).
Interview with Dr. Maria Yudkevich, Diane Barbaric, and Dr. Aliya Kuzhabekova.
SEMINAR
Barbaric, D. (2016, April). Canada's incomplete conception of international student mobility: Are we missing the boat?. Seminar at the Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE), University College London Institute of Education (IOE), London, UK.