The Manitoba Education Research Network (MERN) works to improve the quality of education in Manitoba's classrooms and schools by supporting various 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. Facilitating a province-wide education learning community,
2. Promoting participatory research through collaborative inquiry and reflective practice,
3. Creating opportunities for connections and resource sharing, and
4. Supporting the 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 Monograph Series, the MERN crc and the MERN website.

The MERN website serves as the network hub for sharing information focused on improving education at the classroom, school, division and provincial levels. The MERN Journal publishes research submissions derived from forum presentations. The MERN Monograph Series publishes more substantive Manitoba-based research reports. The MERN crc provides research highlights from the forums and other MERN activities.

The MERN web site has several purposes:

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

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