Mission
Advance educational outcomes for multilingual learners through innovative and socially just research and research–practice partnerships.
Our Approach
Interdisciplinary, impactful, innovative education research
We collaborate across research disciplines to bring together bodies of knowledge, theories and methodologies in innovative ways. We seek to answer complex questions that have an impact on multilingual learners’ school success.
Inquiry related to the teaching and learning of multilingual learners
We focus on elements key to the educational success of multilingual learners, including instruction, assessment, curriculum and program design.
Research–practice partnership
We value research–practice partnerships with educators to develop long-term, mutually beneficial collaborations around the production and use of research.
Global and local contexts
We leverage local and global contexts and connections to interrogate a range of issues related to the education of multilingual learners.
MLRC logo
The logo represents our dynamic and nuanced approach to research across diverse contexts. The intersecting lines on the multicolored globe symbolize the many connections we explore in our work:
- Multilingual & multimodal communication
- Language learning & content learning
- Qualitative & quantitative research
- Scholars & practitioners
- Local & global contexts