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Research

The Faculty of Education is Committed to Excellence in Research

Research is an integral part of the Faculty of Education's mission to advance learning. Through research, the Faculty contributes to the theoretical foundations of policy and practice in education, ensures that students have access to the latest research in their courses, and provides service to the wider educational community. 

Research Day 2010!

 Research Day will be held on:

Wednesday, March 24, 2010
3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Great Hall, Somerville House

Generously supported by Research Western.

Research Day is a joint effort between the
Faculty of Arts and Humanities, the Faculty of Information and Media Studies and the Faculty of Education.

All Faculty, Staff and Graduate Student researchers are invited to present their research at this event. See the Research Day webpages for more information.

If you have any questions please contact Karen Kueneman.

Recent Grant Funding Successes

Congratulations to recent grant recipients from the Faculty of Education: 

Academic Development Fund - New Research and Scholarly Initiative Awards - Small Grant (UWO Internal)  
Rachel Heydon. A case study of kindergarten literacy curricula in school and child-care based programs.

Ontario Ministry of Education - Research and Evaluation Strategy Branch  
Robert Macmillan and the School Board-University Research Exchange (SURE). Examining Educator Research Use in the London Region: A Collaborative project of the School Board - University Research Exchange.

Counselling Foundation of Canada  
Susan Rodger and The Bridges Team.
Western’s Alumni Development has announced that the Counselling Foundation of Canada has made a generous gift to the Bridges Project. The gift will allow the Bridges team to create a manual and resource binder for counselors and educators working in the context of community-based alternative education programs.  

Scholarly Journals at Western Program (UWO Internal)
Suzanne Majhanovich & Marianne Larsen. Canadian and International Education
Allen Pearson. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

International Research (UWO Internal)
Farahnaz Faez. Internationalization, globalization and English education in Brazil
Immaculate Namukasa & George Gadanidis. Algebraic Problem Solving: Investigating approaches to pedagogical content knowledge (PCK).

...more funding successes

Recent Research Awards

Congratulations to recent award recipients from the Faculty of Education:

Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation - Graduate Student Award
Gabrielle Young, Ph.D. student

The Larry E. Frase Phi Delta Kappa Scholarship
Wendy Crocker, Ph.D. student

Canadian Association for Teacher Education (CATE) Thesis and Dissertation Recognition of Excellence Award
Ben Hazzard, M.Ed. Facilitating Teacher Partnerships for Cross-Classroom Collaboration