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Dr. Fiona Walton

Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, UPEI

Fiona Walton teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate level. She has taught at the elementary and secondary levels, and acted as a resource teacher for ten years in schools in Ireland and Ontario before completing seventeen years as a special education consultant, supervisor of schools, teacher educator, special education coordinator, and director of early childhood and school services in the Northwest Territories Nunavut.

Research Interests:

  • Inuit and Indigenous education and health
  • Inuit educational leadership
  • Foucauldian ethics in education
  • Family literacy
  • Issues relating to diversity in education
  • Knowledge exchange and translation
  • Resilience in the teaching profession

Promoting Educational Success for Mi'kmaq Learners on Prince Edward Island (Final Report)