Dean's Message

Welcome to the Faculty of Education website at Brock University – a place where faculty, students, alumni and staff share a passionate commitment to scholarship, learning, service and advocacy.

For over forty-five years we have cultivated an impressive reputation as a leading world centre for the study of education, focusing on diverse and cogent issues locally, nationally, and internationally. Programs are delivered via the Department of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Education, the Teacher Education Department, the Tecumseh Centre for Aboriginal Research and Education, the Centre of Continuing Teacher Education, the Centre for Adult Education and Community Outreach and the Centre for Multiliteracies and Research. To ensure accessibility for diverse groups of learners, programs are offered at our two campuses in St. Catharines and Hamilton, at various sites throughout Ontario, and online.

It is an exciting time to be at the Faculty of Education. In the Fall of 2011, the Faculty of Education began a strategic planning process that involved faculty members, staff and representatives of the graduate and undergraduate student body, as well as part time instructors. Working through the lens of Brock University’s Integrated Strategic Plan, this diverse group of 80 stakeholders identified a Vision, Values, and Strategic Priorities. Work is ongoing on Strategic Planning, and further updates will be made available on this website.

We are practice-focused researchers, and research-grounded practitioners. We value our work, and the contributions we make through service, and as teachers, scholars, and ongoing learners. We greatly value the many thousands of individuals around the world who are our alumni, who continue to give back in countless ways, not just by being superb scholars, professionals and practitioners, but also by being committed to Brock’s Faculty of Education. Partnership is integral to our work. This includes close ties with Aboriginal communities, government and non-government organizations, school boards, colleges and universities within Canada and abroad.

On behalf of the Faculty of Education, I invite you to join our community – a place of discovery, innovation and academic excellence.

Sincerely,
Fiona Blaikie, PhD
Professor and Dean
Faculty of Education
Brock University
St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1
T 905 688 5550 x3712
F 905 685 4131
E foedean@brocku.ca