Our Research

Our team seeks to explore how principals support inclusive education in elementary and secondary schools. We also develop resources to support principals’ professional learning in inclusive education. Please see below to learn about our Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) funded research projects:

2025-2026 SSHRC Partnership Grant (stage 2 preparation) on fostering collaborative research networks and knowledge mobilization on inclusive education through strategic Canadian-global connections

This grant is supporting the development of the international Partnership for Research on Inclusive Education (iPRIE) as part of a large, 13 country, seven year SSHRC Partnership Grant application.

2024-2025 SSHRC Connection Grant on building research and professional networks to support inclusive education for students with disabilities in the eastern Caribbean

This conference brought together the leaders from Ministries of Education across the Caribbean and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to develop a network of educational leaders working to foster inclusive education.

2021-2024 SSHRC Partnership Development Grant on supporting inclusive education for students with disabilities in Haiti

This project brought together a Haitian and Canadian team of researchers, teachers, and those from disability rights organizations as they built inclusive education training networks in Haiti.

2019-2025: SSHRC Insight Grant study on inclusive school leadership

This five year project explored the experiences of principals as they supported students with special education needs in inclusive schools in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

2019-2024: SSHRC Partnership Development grant on fostering equitable education systems for those with disabilities in Ghana

This project brought together a Canadian and Ghanian team to examine inclusive education for students with disabilities in Ghana.

June 2019: Conference on leadership for supporting students with special education ne

This conference focused on the competencies of school principals to support students with special education needs in inclusive schools.

2018-2019: SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant

This project involved a partnership with the Ontario Principals' Council (OPC) to develop interactive online case studies to support principals' learning on inclusive education.

2016-2018: SSHRC-funded study on principal leadership

This national study explored the ways in which Canadian school principals and vice-principals supported students with special education needs in inclusive schools.

To learn more about our research on inclusive school leadership, please visit Dr. Steve Sider’s research site.