Overview
Over the last number of years, Professor Walker and several of his colleagues and students have received over 2 million dollars to fund research in a number of areas of inquiry. Most of the funding has come through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and, in some cases through philanthropic organizations. The areas of inquiry include the following:
Positive School Leadership
Flourishing Congregations Institute Research
Flourishing School Research
Pan-Canadian Teacher Mentorship, Recruitment and Retention Study
The Best Interests of the Child
Dissemination of a Promising Model for Mentorship (Adaptive Mentorship)
Interdisciplinary Practicum Education in Professional Undergraduate Programs
Leadership in the New Economy
Trust-Brokering and Moral Agency of School Principals
Learning Community and Capacity Building
Comparative Adult Literacy Policy and Practice Between Canada and Sweden