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Research & Teaching

Research & Teaching

The programs in the Faculty of Education prepare our graduates to excel as critical, thoughtful and ethical professionals and citizens who work in and contribute to increasingly complex and diverse contexts locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. Through exceptional teaching, learning, and research experiences, we competitively position our students, staff, and faculty for current and future success.

Research Excellence

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UAlberta, Health And Wellness

Building hopeful futures

Education researchers at Hope Studies Central explore the everyday power of hope

Carmen Rojas

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Innovator Spotlight: Cheryl Poth

Cheryl Poth is a professor and award-winning textbook author whose work focuses on enhancing research quality, methodological training, and collaborative research teams in education and health sciences.

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Innovator Spotlight: Lia Daniels

Educational psychologist Lia Daniels says by applying principles of motivation and emotion, tests, essays, labs and other classroom assessments could be redesigned to enhance student well-being.

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News

New northern research based on a decade of collaboration with community

Library and information studies professor Ali Shiri’s SSHRC-funded project builds on the Inuvialuit Digital Library launched in 2014

Scott Lingley

George Georgiou (Photo: Laura Sou)

Society and Culture

Education graduates need to be better equipped to teach children how to read

National survey of graduates reveals teachers enter classrooms with a poor understanding of basic literacy concepts.

Geoff McMaster

Teaching Excellence

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Congratulations to Dr. Kwesi Yaro, recipient of the 2026 Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching!

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Congratulations to Dr. Yvonne Breckenridge, recipient of the 2025 Faculty of Education Academic Teaching Staff Teaching Award!

It is with great excitement that we announce Dr. Yvonne Breckenridge as the recipient of this year's Faculty of Education Academic Teaching Staff Teaching Award celebrating her commitment to equitable, transformative, and community-engaged education.

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Congratulations to Dr. Josh Markle, recipient of the 2025 Faculty of Education Undergraduate Teaching Award!

It is with great excitement that we announce Dr. Josh Markle as the recipient of this year's Faculty of Education Undergraduate Teaching Award celebrating his unique ability to transform how pre-service teachers relate to and teach mathematics.

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Congratulations to Dr. Hayley Morrison, recipient of the 2025 Faculty of Education Graduate Teaching Award!

It is with great excitement that we announce Dr. Hayley Morrison as the recipient of this year's Faculty of Education Graduate Teaching Award in recognition of her passionate, innovative, and deeply student-centered approach to graduate education.

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Congratulations to Education professors Carla Peck and Cheryl Poth on being award 2025 Killam Annual Professorships!

Since 1967 the Killam awards have recognized outstanding academic achievement, leadership, and extraordinary success in teaching and research at the U of A.