Research

The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD) and the Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) value educational research and are committed to promoting a strong culture of collaborative research and data-driven work in Nova Scotia. This goal must be balanced with the need to protect:

• Students’ instructional time
• Staff’s time and resources
• Students’ and staff’s confidentiality and privacy
• Students’ and staff’s safety and well-being

Anyone interested in conducting research involving HRCE schools, staff, students and/or parents is required to complete and submit the EECD Research and Information Sharing Application . In the application, the researcher must demonstrate that they are following the provincial Research and Information Sharing Request Guidelines .

It is important to ensure all necessary documentation is included with the application no later than the following dates:
 

The HRCE Research Committee can be reached at Research@hrce.ca .