Awards & Achievements
Excellence in Education Prizes
2006-2007 Recipient - Richard Maclure
As principal investigator and co-investigator of a number of research projects that focus on various aspects of basic education, Professor Richard Maclure of the Faculty of Education has witnessed first-hand the important role that education plays in shaping the lives of children and youth. His research centres on the role of NGOs and civil society in basic education, and on the capacity of child-rights oriented education to alleviate the plight of marginalized children and youth, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.