The UM Faculty of Education is the only U15, research-intensive faculty of education in the province of Manitoba, and a leader in teacher education and educational research. Research in the Faculty of Education is focused on issues related to curriculum, teacher education, higher education and educational administration, and works to advance issues of equity, inclusion, social justice, and reconciliation. Our faculty's research activities are supported by a wide range of external funders, including Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Research Manitoba, the Spencer Foundation, and Mitacs, and our faculty members collaborate with researchers from across Canada and around the world, in addition to a range of public, private, and not-for-profit organizations in Manitoba and beyond. We welcome community partnerships, graduate students, post-doctoral students, visiting scholars, and visiting students.
Learn more about our faculty members and their current research on the Academic and Support Staff page.
Featured Research
Events
Research Chairs
The Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program is a federal initiative aimed at attracting and retaining some of the world's most accomplished and promising minds who aim to achieve research excellence in their field. The UM Faculty of Education is proud to host Tier 2 CRC's.
Research and Policy Reports
Research in the Faculty of Education is driven by a commitment to improving educational systems and outcomes through evidence-informed policy and practice. Explore a selection of recent research and policy briefs from our scholars below.
School Principles and Managing their Emotions: What Works? – Dr. Cameron Hauseman
Millennium for All Report on Securitization of the Millennium Public Library - Dr. Joe Curnow
Graduate Research
The UM Faculty of Education has nearly 400 Masters of Education students and 60 PhD in Education students enrolled each year. Our students' research projects reflect the cutting edge of education research in Manitoba and Canada. You can learn more about our graduate students' recently completed research projects below.
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Jane Suchy, M.Ed
Former Met School students’ perspectives on their high school experiences: navigating the trade-offs of alternative schooling
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Jillian Sidwall, M.Ed.
Towards a Collective Understanding of Fraction as Quotient and a Deeper Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching
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Tyson Monk, M.Ed.
What is and what could be: listening to student perspectives to reconceptualize care in correctional education
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Natalie Pegus, M.Ed.
Belonging, community, and preparedness: teacher experiences of working and living in northern Manitoba
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Donna Barkman, Ph.D.
Evocative autoethnography for (more) ethical classroom living: a study of formative assessment through the eyes of a middle school teacher
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Rhonda Friesen, Ph.D.
Partnering for community development: an interactive relationship framework for assessing higher education institution impact in the local community
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Christie Petersen, Ph.D.
On becoming teacher: re/contextualizing the gendered encounters, entanglements, and expectations of early career teachers
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Kathleen Foerster, Ph.D.
Pedagogical response of Manitoba grade 9 and 10 science teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods case study
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