Knowledge mobilisation in education in Canada and the role of universities

The paper is organized around different dimensions related to research mobilization in Canada. Major features of Canada as a country are described first to serve as a background to the paper. The next section introduces the role of government, including current research funding agencies in Canada and issues of research quality indicators and research capacity building. Next, the paper focuses on the strategies and mechanisms currently used by universities to share their research. We close the paper with a discussion about the key debates and considerations around the state and future of education research mobilization and identify some unresolved issues that might help guide future research. We recognize that there are other areas that could be included in this paper, as research mobilization is a new and growing area of study which could cover a wide range of disciplines, people and contexts. Rather than being all-inclusive, we direct our attention mainly to the field of education and the role of universities.