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Research » Mission & Membership

Mission

The purpose of the Research Committee is to foster the conduct and distribution of co-operative education research across the country.

Research Recruitment

The CAFCE Research committee is made up of CAFCE members from across Canada who have a strong interest in advancing the distribution of co-operative education research.  Current and future initiatives include:

CAFCE Research Grant and Award

  • Promote awareness and encourage applicants for the award, fairly evaluate entries, encourage and share research results

Research Committee Web Presence

  • Maintain the CAFCE Research web pages to share relevant co-operative education research and links to partner association research resources
  • Promote mission and membership of the Research Committee
  • Promote the CAFCE Research Grant and the Dr. Graham Branton Award

Co-op Research Promotion and Partnerships

  • Maintain relationships and communication with other research groups such as ACE, CEIA, WACE
  • Ensure strong research stream presence at National Conference
  • Continue to be a resource for research related professional development

Support CAFCE Board of Directors and Members

  • On call for board of directors to assess opportunities, evaluate wording and determine effective research partnerships

Members meet once a month by phone throughout most of the academic year with additional meetings scheduled in April for Research Grant Award decisions.  Interested persons must be CAFCE members and can be considered for committee membership by sending a paragraph of interest to the Research Committee Chair.

CAFCE Research Committee

Co-Chair: Charlene Marion, Bishop’s University, QC
Co-Chair: Peter Rans, Memorial University, Newfoundland, NL
E-mail: researchchair@cafce.ca

Christine Arsenault, University of Toronto Scarborough, Ontario
Earl Anderson, BCIT, British Columbia
Larry Iles, Thompson Rivers University, British Columbia
Nancy Johnston, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
Jeela Jones, University of Ottawa, Ontario
Norah McRae, University of Victoria, British Columbia
Rocco Fondacaro, University of Waterloo, Ontario

Past Chairs:
2005-07: Jeela Jones, University of Ottawa, ON
2007-09: Heather Skanes, Memorial University, Newfoundland, NL
2009-11: Christine Arsenault, University of Toronto Scarborough, ON

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