WHITWORTH AWARD FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH
The purpose of the Whitworth Award for Education Research is to honour an individual or research collaboration (research team or organization) who has made a noteworthy contribution to educational research in Canada. The award supports leadership in the identification of emerging issues and promotes innovative and collaborative research approaches.
The award was first presented as the CCRE-Whitworth Award in 1967, and was made possible through a generous financial donation by Dr. Fred Whitworth, a former Director of the Canadian Council for Research in Education (CCRE). The interest generated by Dr. Whitworth's donation is used to purchase a Canadian work of art for each year's winner. CCRE was disbanded on December 31, 1972; since then, at the request of Dr. Whitworth, CEA has administered the award.