Research News

CCESC Summer Students Learn through Community Partners: BGC South East and Modern Fuel

Chelsea Lam and Amelia Nicholas - Aug 20, 2025

Recently, as summer students with the Centre of Community Engagement and Social Change (CCESC) at the Faculty of Education, Chelsea Lam (BAH’25, B.Ed’26) and Amelia Nicholas (BAH’25) had the opportunity to explore community resources within Kingston. We visited two outstanding or

QLEARN Expands Community Engaged Pedagogy in Education

Jennifer Thompson, Shannan Crowder, and Michelle Searle - Aug 18, 2025

QLEARN is a holistic and innovative experience offers an opportunity for students to learn and apply research and evaluation skills with community partners.

Dr. Alana Butler's Insight Award

Rachel Su - Aug 13, 2025

Alana is exploring how post-secondary institutions are adapting—or retreating—in the face of shifting equity climates. She aims to assess whether the momentum seen in 2020 has been sustained and how the Canadian landscape may be affected by developments in the U.S.

Dr. Heather McGregor's Insight Award

Rachel Su - Aug 13, 2025

Together with co-investigators Dr. Thashika Pillay and Dr. Alice Johnston, and collaborators Dr. Sara Karn and Lindsay Borrows, Dr. McGregor is developing a local professional learning community (PLC) in Eastern Ontario.

Dr. Lee Airton's Insight Award

Rachel Su - Aug 13, 2025

Dr. Airton and their colleagues are launching a national study to examine how practicum experiences uniquely affect under-represented teacher candidates.