The Centre for Education Research (CER) is a partnership between researchers from the University of Prince Edward Island's Faculty of Education, graduate students from UPEI, and affiliate partners from other educational institutions. The CER focuses on literacy and learning leadership, arts-based education, and education for inclusion and social justice. Several professors and assistant professors from UPEI's Faculty of Education are listed with their research interests and current projects related to education.

1. The Centre for Education Research (CER)

2. The Centre for Education Research (CER) Literacy & Learning Leadership in Education Arts-based Education Education for Inclusion & Social Justice Three main partner groups: Researchers from the University of Prince Edward Island (particularly from the Faculty of Education) Graduate students from UPEI (particularly from the Faculty of Education) Affiliate partners who are active researchers from the educational community, including faculty members from other universities in Canada and beyond

3. Ray Doiron Director, CER Professor, Faculty of Education Professor, Faculty of Education Research Interests: New Literacies and New Libraries Reading Motivation/Promotion Creating a culture for literacy in the community Reading at Home & School Current Projects WorldReaders Eating Between the Lines Research in Early Childhood Development New Learners @UPEI

4. Alexander (Sandy) McAulay Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Research Interests: Knowledge-building technology and pedagogy Online knowledge-building environments Culture and media Current Projects: New Learners @UPEI

5. Audrey Penner Director: Adult Education, Learner Supports, & Applied Research Holland College Research Interests: Developmental learning for adults Quality in higher-education environments and services Performance measures in educational delivery The integration of essential skills into adult learning Academic success for adult learners in post-secondary programs Supporting transformational opportunities for learners Current Projects: Island Prosperity Back to Basics

6. Basil Favaro Associate Professor Faculty of Education Research Interests: Learning for enterprise Indigenous education Inclusive education Education for equity and social justice Current Projects: Grade 3 Social Studies Provincial Identity Textbook for PEI, 2008--2009 Advocacy and Leadership: Enhancing Educational and Employability Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Success for Schools for Mi’kmaq Learners on Prince Edward Island Reflections on the UPEI Faculty of Education Pre- Service Program by the Graduates 1999--2007

7. Carla DiGiorgio Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Research Interests: Adults with learning difficulties Secondary education for gifted students Inclusive education Current Projects: Evaluation of newborn family literacy programs in the Maritime provinces Advocacy and leadership: Enhancing educational and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities Longitudinal study of the implementation of the International Baccalaureate program

8. Fiona Walton Associate Professor Faculty of Education Research Interests: Inuit and Indigenous education and health Inuit educational leadership Foucauldian ethics in education Family literacy Issues relating to diversity in education Knowledge exchange and translation Resilience in the teaching profession Current Projects: Sivuniksaliurjiit--Paving the Way: Improving Educational Outcomes in Nunavut Through Community Engagement and Parent Involvement Lighting the Quilliq: Developing Inuit Educational Leaders in Nunavut Promoting Educational Success for Mi’kmaq Learners on Prince Edward Island

9. Graham Pike Dean, International Education Vancouver Island University Research Interests: Global education Education for sustainable development Citizenship education Internationalizing teacher education

10. J. Tim Goddard Dean, Faculty of Education Research Interests: Educational leadership and administration Role of cultural and demographic change on schools (especially in minority and marginalized populations) Current Projects: An examination of the effects of the exam exemption policy at Colonel Gray High School The 1st Charlottetown Conversation - Ethical educational leadership within a context of diversity Examining perceptions of academic success among minority culture students Promoting Educational Success for Mi’kmaq Learners on Prince Edward Island Barriers and facilitators of academic success for minority children in PEI schools

11. Jennifer Taylor Associate Professor Family & Nutritional Sciences Research Interests: Nutrition education using a literacy perspective School Nutrition Policies, school food environment Dietary assessment Food security Current Projects: SNAP (School nutrition and Activity Project): Evaluating impact of school nutrition policies Eating Between the Lines Nutritional Assessment in Kenyan children

12. Kate Tilleczek Canada Research Chair: Youth Cultures & Transitions Research Interests: Marginality & Youth Education & Developmental Health of Youth Children’s Mental Health Current Projects: Communicating Knowledge Differently through Artistic Expression: The Early Psychosis Mural Projects in Secondary Schools Youth Mental Health in Rural Canadian Schools: an Arts- informed Conversation Mapping the Pathways and Processes of Transition from Elementary to Secondary School: A Long-Term Ethnographic Study (2007--2010)

13. Miles Turnbull Associate Professor Faculty of Education Faculty of Education Faculty of Education Research Interests: French as a second language (core and immersion) Code switching Teacher development Teacher belief system Project-based and experiential learning Educational technology Current Projects: Une approche littératiée pour apprendre les sciences et la langue en immersion française

14. Khym Goslin Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Research Interests: Advancing new perspectives regarding instructional leadership Constellation frameworks that help describe/assess instructional leadership practice

15. Martha Gabriel Associate Professor Faculty of Education Research interests: Literacy/multiliteracies Web2.0 technologies and pedagogy E-learning Teaching/learning online Mentoring Knowledge exchange and translation Qualitative research design Current Projects: New Learners@ UPEI Research in Early Childhood AIRS

16. Ronald MacDonald Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Research Interests: Science pedagogy Communities of practice Leadership in learning Gender issues in science education Web 2.0 integration in teacher education Bridging the University coursework and school practicum divide Current Projects: New Learners @UPEI

17. Sean Wiebe Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Research Interests: Poetic inquiry Curriculum theory Writing pedagogy Autobiographical research Teacher narratives Arts-Based methodologies A/r/tography Critical literacy Current Projects: Building Skills and Confidence in Adolescent Dependent Readers Understanding the influence of the global dimension of digital literacies on learning and writing in a university environment

18. Suzanne Thomas Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Research Interests: Arts-informed research methods Transdisiplinary research Art and social justice Potential of arts to promote social change

19. Tess Miller Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Research Interests: Classroom and Large-scale Assessment Mathematics Education Quantitative Methods Current Projects: Using Differential Item Functioning in Non- traditional Areas Impact of Large-scale Teacher Working Committee Experience on Teachers’ Assessment Practices