A leader in educational research, the Faculty of Education unites a wide and diverse community of passionate researchers.

A leader in education research

The Faculty of Education is a national and international leader in education that unites a diverse community of passionate researchers, both professors and students. It is also an official French and English language supplier to the Ontario Ministry of Education.

For the past thirty years, graduate students have organized the annual Jean-Paul Dionne Research Symposium, an event that showcases and shares student research.

The Faculty publishes a peer-reviewed open online journal, the Education Review, and hosts two conferences as part of its Excellence in Education Lecture Series.

The Faculty is home to:

  • Laboratories, networks and Educational Research Units (ERU)
  • The holders of the Research Chair on Digital Thriving in Franco-Ontarian Communities, the Air Canada Professorship on Anti-racism, the Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, and the University Research Chair on Inclusion, Mental Health and School Attendance
  • A training and research facility for counselling and psychotherapy
  • The Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services (CRECS), which collaborates in research, evaluation and training with organizations in the educational, social service and health sectors

Our researchers in the news

Roberta Soares

Sociologist connects immigrant experience, education and social justice

The Faculty of Education welcomes Roberta de Oliveira Soares, a new assistant professor in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). Drawn to sociology f…
Manisha Kulkarni, Jess Whitley, Denis Lacelle, Heather Kharouba, Jean-Michel Ménard, Delphine Nakache, Emilio Alarcón, André Lecours, Sylvie Grosjean, Burak Kantarci and Angel Foster.

From quantum breakthroughs to community solutions: The 2025 University Research Chairs

The University Research Chairs return this year with a fresh set of challenges, addressing urgent issues both locally and globally.
Professor Jess Whitley and members of the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization seated around a table having a discussion.

Community-based research at uOttawa: Helping immigrant and refugee students stay in school

School absenteeism has surged post-pandemic. In one Ontario school board, the rate of elementary students missing 20 or more school days rose from 15%…

Research events

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May 7

What kind of citizen? Educating our children for the common good, second edition

The Faculty of Education invites you to join another Book Club session and meet Joel Westheimer, author of "What Kind of Citizen? Educating Our Childr…

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May 12

Enseigner la grammaire par la littérature jeunesse dans une perspective plurilingue

(Note that the content of this page is available in French only.) Les classes d’aujourd’hui deviennent de plus en plus hétérogènes sur le plan linguis…

Dialogues sur la recherche
May 27

From Academic CV to Narrative-style CV: Update and Practical Tips

Join us for the next event in our Research Conversations Series entitled ''From Academic CV to Narrative-style CV: Update and Practical Tips'' with Ma…