Zeenat Janmohamed
Biography
Dr. Zeenat Janmohamed is the Executive Director and Senior Policy Analyst at the Atkinson Centre. Zeenat has a long history in partnership development with government, community organizations and post-secondary institutions. Zeenat is involved in policy development and research, media and government relations. She has held faculty positions in the School of Early Childhood at George Brown College, Toronto Metropolitan University and at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Studies at the University of Toronto. Zeenat has supported the evaluation of programs across Canada and globally. As the former Academic Chair of the School of Social and Community Services and the School of Deaf and Deafblind Studies at George Brown College, Dr. Janmohamed was responsible for the academic oversight of nine programs. She has a strong commitment to diversity, equity and anti-oppressive practice in education. Dr. Janmohamed completed her PhD in the Department of Leadership, Higher & Adult Education at OISE, University of Toronto.
Scholarly & Creative Works
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2023, Early Education and DevelopmentAshley Brunsek, Michelle Rodrigues, Nina Sokolovic, Sahar Borairi, Zeenat Janmohamed, Jennifer M. Jenkins & Michal Perlman
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Schools at the centre: Findings from case studies exploring seamless early learning in Ontario2014, Atkinson Centre for Society & Child Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of TorontoJanmohamed, Z., McCuaig, K., Akbari, E., Gananathan, R., & Jenkins, J.
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Early childhood education professional education strategy2014, Report prepared for Ministry of Education. Yellowknife, North West TerritoriesJanmohamed, Z.
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When queer enters early childhood teacher training: What’s so inappropriate about that?2013, In V. Pacini-Ketchabaw & L. Pence (Eds). Re-situating Canadian Early Childhood EducationJanmohamed, Z.
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Toronto First Duty, Phase 3: The BruceWoodgreen Case Study2011, Atkinson Centre for Society & Child Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of TorontoJanmohamed, Z., Pelletier, J., & Corter, C.
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Schools as integrated hubs for young children and families. A Canadian experiment in community readiness: the Toronto First Duty project.2011, Transitions to Early Care and Education: International Perspectives on Making Schools Ready for Young ChildrenArimura, T. N., Corter, C., Pelletier, J. Janmohamed, Z., Patel, S., Ioannone, P., & Mir, S.
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Queering early childhood studies: Challenging the discourse of developmentally appropriate practice2010, The Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 57 (3)Janmohamed, Z.
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Implementing early learning programs in Ontario schools2010, The Register, 12 (2)Janmohamed, Z. & Pelletier, J.
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Early childhood educators in Ontario schools: A new partnership with teachers2010, ETFO VoiceJanmohamed, Z.
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Toronto First Duty Phase Two: Final research report2009, Atkinson Centre for Society & Child Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of TorontoCorter, C., Pelletier, J., Janmohamed, Z., Bertrand, J., Arimura, T., Patel, S., Mir, S., Wilton, A. & Brown, D.
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Building bridges: Queer families in early childhood educationAtkinson Centre for Society & Child Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of TorontoJanmohamed, Z. & Campbell, R.
Research Interests
Early Childhood Education, Professional Training, Disability Services, Qualitative Designs, Diversity, Equity and Anti-oppressive Practice
