Défis et enjeux des directions d’établissement : l’expérience du Québec dans un contexte pancanadien
Rana Naimi
Candidate au doctorat sous la supervision de Monsieur Emmanuel Poirel à l’Université de Montréal. Elle s’intéresse au leadership des directions d’établissement d’enseignement au Québec, plus spécifiquement au leadership humaniste et éthique. Elle a accumulé plus que 15 ans d'expérience dans l'enseignement et la gestion scolaire ce qui lui a permis de développer une expertise solide en gestion scolaire, en particulier dans les domaines de la planification des programmes académiques, de la gestion des ressources humaines et de la mise en œuvre de politiques éducatives. Présentement coordinatrice Groupe de recherche interrégional sur l'organisation du travail des directions d'établissement d'enseignement (GRIDE), Coordinatrice du laboratoire de recherche international sur les directions d’établissement scolaire, le LIADES, Université Laval, Canada (Juin 2025-Présent) et aussi membre du Comité d’Administration à l’association pour le développement de l’enseignement et de la recherche en administration de l’éducation (ADERAE)
Christine Corso
Dr. Christine Corso is a postdoctoral fellow at Wilfrid Laurier University and the Co-Director of the Annual Canadian School Survey. She is a former elementary special education and junior high science teacher, and former Research Manager at the Ontario-based research non-profit People for Education. She graduated in 2024 from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto with a PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy, and her research focuses on students’ engagement and well-being, sociology of education, and the politics of evidence-based policy development. Dr. Corso has expertise in survey development, focus group and interview data collection, and mixed methods analysis, and will serve as the lead researcher for this project.
Annie Kidder
Annie Kidder is the Founding Executive Director of People for Education, an independent, charitable organization dedicated to supporting and advancing public education through research, policy development, and public engagement. Annie’s writing on education has been widely published, and she is frequently sought out by the media for her expertise. Known for her ability to communicate complex issues in an accessible way, she consistently links education to broader social and economic goals. She has spoken at conferences in Canada, the United States, Europe, Africa and South America as an expert on education issues. Annie is the recipient of the Ontario Principals’ Council 2004 Outstanding Contribution to Education Award, the Canadian Teachers’ Federation 2005 Public Education Advocacy Award, and an honorary doctorate from York University in 2018. In 2025, Annie was named one of Canada's Top 25 Women of Influence+.
Kelly Gallagher-Mackay
Dr. Kelly Gallagher-Mackay earned her law degree from the University of Victoria (1996), an LL.M. from Osgoode Hall at York University (2001), and a PhD in Educational Theory and Policy Studies from OISE, University of Toronto (2011). A MITACS postdoctoral fellow in 2014, she has worked at the intersection of education, law, and public policy. Her roles include Director of Research and Evaluation for the Future Skills Centre, Director of Research for People for Education, and the first Policy Counsel for the government of Nunavut. She co-founded Akitsiraq Law School in Iqaluit and previously worked in a domestic violence legal aid clinic in Brooklyn, New York. Author of Succeeding Together (University of Toronto Press) and Pushing the Limits (Random House, shortlisted for the Donner Prize), she has also written over 40 articles and reports on education, child welfare, and public policy.