Richard Barwell is a full professor in the Faculty of Education and served as dean from 2017 until 2024. He began his career at the University of Bristol, in the United Kingdom, where he earned a PhD in education, and later joined the Faculty in 2006. His research focuses on mathematics education, with a particular interest in the role of language in teaching and learning mathematics, an interest which first arose prior to his university career, when he taught mathematics in the United Kingdom and Pakistan. Professor Barwell is also interested in how mathematics education can address climate change and environmental sustainability. He is the former Chair of the Ontario Association of Deans of Education and co-led the 2022 publication of the Accord on Education for a Sustainable Future, a report which emphasizes the importance of Indigenous knowledge, relationality, social justice, well-being, advocacy, and hope in education research and policy-making on the climate emergency.
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