Biography

John Ippolito is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at York University. His research in teacher education centers on public schools and their communities, focusing on education in contexts of linguistic and cultural hyperdiversity. His applied work involves adult education as outreach to caregivers and educators and is increasingly focused on migrants and refugees. He is accredited as a Teacher of English as a Second Language, having taught in settlement programs for newcomers to Canada. He now teaches in the Bachelor of Education and Graduate Program in Education at York University where he supervises Masters and Doctoral students.

Scholarly Interests

John Ippolito’s scholarly interests are centred on minority populations in hyperdiverse societies. Focusing on teacher education, his work spans a broad range of language-related issues including Language Acquisition; Multilingualism; Adult Literacy; Discourse and Ethics. His ongoing interventionist research targets barriers between minority communities and schools with a view to broadened relationships among stakeholders in public education.

Faculty & School/Dept

• Faculty of Education - Bachelor of Education

• Faculty of Graduate Studies, Education -

Courses Taught

• Discursive Psychology and the Study of Language in Education (GS/EDUC 5075)
• Foundations of Education & Theory Into Practice (ED/EDFE 2000)
• Frameworks for Language and Literacy Theory and Research (GS/EDUC 5315)

Selected Publications

• Ippolito, J. (2021). English language ability and discursive agency: The case of Canadian adult English language learners on Facebook. Critical Inquiry in Language Studies.
• Ippolito, J. (2020). Methodological orientations for reading a narrative of collaboration online in Canadian education. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 66 (2), 130-147.
• Ippolito, G. (2020, December). L'integrazione sociale dei migrant adulti in un paese ospitante. Retreived December 30, 2020 from Malgradotuttoweb: https://www.malgradotuttoweb.it/lintegrazione-sociale-dei-migranti-adulti-in-un-paese-ospitante/.
• Ippolito, G. (2020, October 7). L'immigrazione ad Hamilton e le poesie racalmutesi. Retreived October 7, 2020 from Malgradotuttoweb: https://www.malgradotuttoweb.it/limmigrazione-ad-hamilton-e-le-poesie-racalmutesi/?fbclid=IwAR1cLUgK72At4Fh4iEyAKA7slEKmrdogZZ7fmj4l_TiXXOKLCHNlR41LOsQ.
• Ippolito, J. (2018). Reading interventionist research in two urban elementary schools through a discursive lens. Urban Education, 53 (10), 1265-1290. doi:doi.org/10.1177/0042085915613550.
• Ippolito, J. (2018). Learning in schools and homes: Successes and complications in bringing minority parents into conversation with their children's school. In Y. Guo (Ed.), Home-school relations: International perspectives. (pp. 57-71). Singapore: Springer

Selected Presentations

• Ippolito, J., & Rehner, K. (2022, June). Connecting adult migrants’ (in)formal language learning experiences and social integration: Preliminary stages of an international comparative research project. Presented at: Invited Plenary Presentation at the Third Symposium of Southern Ontario Universities on New Perspectives in Language Education. Toronto, ON
• Rehner, K., & Ippolito, J. (2022, May). The (in)formal language learning experiences of adult migrants: Insights from a transnationalism and translanguaging perspective. Presented at: Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics
• Ippolito, J., & Rehner, K. (2022, May). Teaching and learning in a contemporary global context: A comparative study of the language learning experiences of adult migrants. Presented at: Canadian Society for the Study of Education
• Rehner, K., & Ippolito, J. (2022, April). Adult language learning and social integration during a time of pandemic: Phase 1 findings from a comparative international study of migrant experiences. Presented at: Comparative and International Education Society, Minneapolis, MN
• Ippolito, J., Rehner, K., Dahir, M., Forget, G., Lasan, I. (2022, April). Adult language learning in a transnational context: Towards a migrant-centric view of translingual agency and social integration. Presented at: International Congress on Foreign Languages, Communication and Culture, Holguin, Cuba

Research Projects

Adult Language Learning in a Transnational Context: Towards a Migrant-Centric View of Translingual Agency and Social Integration

Research and Community in Minority Demographic Schools

Gathering Under One Tree: In Conversation with Parents and Communities of Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Schools

Facebook as Adult Literacy in Public Education

Awards

• SSHRC Insight Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada - 2020-2023
• Sabbatical Leave Fellowship, York University - 2017-2018
• SSHRC Small Grant, York University - 2015-2016
• Parents Reaching Out Regional/Provincial Grant, Ontario Ministry of Education - 2012-2015
• Program Grant, Faculty of Education, York University - 2010-2011
• First Generation Pilot Project, Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities - 2008-2010
• Incentive Grant, York University Knowledge Mobilization - 2008-2009
• Program Grant, York Region District School Board - 2007-2011

Partnerships/Initiatives/Centres

• Gathering Under One Tree: In Conversation with Parents and Communities of Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Schools: John Ippolito is the university-lead on this formal collaboration between the York Region District School Board and the Faculty of Education at York University.