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 Educational 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 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, the Air Canada Professorship on Anti-racism, the Research chair on Digital Thriving in Franco-Ontarian Communities, and the Research Chair in Medical Pedagogy at the Institut du Savoir Montfort
  • A community counselling service
  • 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

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Adam Kaszuba
Faculty of Education

Learning by yourself versus learning together

Adam Kaszuba’s research shows how making connections and collaborating with others enhances learning. Findings from his doctoral study, funded by a So…
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New research looks at the positive impact of challenging preconceptions about aging
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New research looks at the positive impact of challenging preconceptions about aging

A research project is shedding new light on the power of physical activity to bring joy and meaningful connections to seniors' lives.
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Béatrice Crettenand Pecorini
Faculty of Education

Digital narrative gerontology: Wellbeing through storytelling in the later years

What is digital narrative gerontology? It’s based on a simple idea: bring two people together from different generations and combine the power of stor…

Research events

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Nov 14 to Nov 15

AI and Post-Secondary Education at the Intersection of Stakeholder Perspectives

Join us in the INNOVA Space at the University of Ottawa uOttawa for AI and post-secondary education at the intersection of stakeholder perspectives: D…

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Nov 21

Gender & language in education : Provocation & practices

Join us for the next event in our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Circles entitled Gender & language in education : Provocation & practices with…

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Nov 26 to Nov 28

Climate Change Education Week

The University of Ottawa is committed to being a leader in the fight against climate change. Education is one of the most powerful drivers in helping …