University of Prince Edward Island appoints new Dean of Education
The University of Prince Edward Island has appointed Dr. J. Tim Goddard, of the University of Calgary, to the position of Dean of Education for a six-year term beginning July 1, 2008.
“It’s a real coup for UPEI and for the entire PEI educational system to attract Dr. Tim Goddard as our Dean of Education,” says UPEI President Wade MacLauchlan. “He was selected through a very competitive process, with top calibre candidates, and we look forward to many continuing successes for our Faculty of Education.”
Goddard is currently a Professor of Education and Vice-Provost (International) at the University of Calgary. He had earlier been Associate Dean (Research & International) in the Faculty of Education at that institution.
“I am very excited by the prospect of moving to Charlottetown,” says Goddard. “UPEI has some exciting plans for the Faculty of Education, and it is an honour to be selected to lead these positive developments over the next six years.”
Born in Leeds, England, Goddard trained as an art and geography teacher at the Hockerill College of Education (1974) in the United Kingdom. He has a B.Ed. in Native Studies, Indian and Northern Education (1988), and an M.Ed. in Educational Administration (1990) from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1996 he received a Ph.D. in Educational Administration from the University of Alberta. He has extensive experience in Canada and abroad as an educator and administrator at all levels of education.
Goddard's research is in educational administration with a focus on educational leadership and management across cultures. He is currently engaged as the lead investigator in a major international study that is examining ways in which policy implementation by principals facilitates or hinders access to schools by children from minority and marginalized cultures.
He coordinated the leadership component of the Kosovo Educator Development Project, a six-year regional initiative funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) that supported educational reform in southeastern Europe. He was also project leader for a two-year leadership reform project in Lebanon, funded by the World Bank. He has published extensively in various journals, and is a regular presenter at national and international conferences.
Goddard will succeed Dr. Graham Pike who is completing a successful six-year term as Dean of Education. In 2006 Pike received the Canadian Bureau of International Education’s award for innovation in international education. After taking a year’s administrative leave, Pike will continue as a professor in the UPEI Faculty of Education.
MacLauchlan expressed appreciation for Pike’s contributions as dean, saying: “Under Graham Pike’s leadership, UPEI’s Faculty of Education has seen many fine achievements, and we can expect to see this record continue into the future.”
