Women and Leadership in Distance Education in Canada

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:37:00 -0400

Cindy Ives, Pamela Walsh, Rebecca E. Heiser, Athabasca University Press, Dec 18, 2025

Many of the authors contributing to this book (299 page PDF) are familiar to me, and the story they tell from their perspective is one I know well from mine, the story of the rise to prominence of distance education in Canada especially over the last decade and a half. Their perspective, as the title suggests, is that of women in leadership positions in this field from across the country and from various backgrounds. It reads as a series of personal histories, detailing the issues, challenges, and principles that guided them through that time. It's a good read, and I appreciate that this sort of valuable contribution is openly published so everybody can read it.