The Manitoba Education Research Network (MERN) works to improve the quality of education in Manitoba's schools by establishing partnerships for research studies, collecting and analyzing data and supporting other forms of research activities. The network is a collaborative effort on the part of Manitoba's five Faculties of Education, Manitoba Education, and affiliated partner organizations.

The Manitoba Education Research Network is intended to serve the entire education constituency by:

1. building a research community to support teaching and learning
2. promoting cross-sector research in education,
3. iniating partner agreements for education research, and
4. profiling education priorities and research interests most relevant to Manitoba.

MERN disseminates research findings through a series of research forums, publication of The MERN Journal, the MERN Website, the MERN Monograph Series and the MERN website.

The MERN website is the primary vehicle to help Manitoba educators, educational researchers, and policy makers network to share research findings focused on improving education at the school, division and provincial levels. The MERN Journal publishes research submissions derived from some of these forum presentations. The MERN Monograph Series publishes more substantive Manitoba-based research reports.

The MERN web site has several purposes:

• to archive the MERN Forum presentations,
• to provide electronic copies of the MERN Journal and other publication,
• to announce upcoming events of interest to educational researchers, and
• to allow online registration for MERN events.

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