Dr. Steve Sider

Dr. Steve Sider

Dr. Steve Sider is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU). Prior to his work at WLU, Dr. Sider instructed in the Faculty of Education at Western and at Redeemer. He has been an elementary and secondary school teacher and administrator. He has spent considerable time teaching and learning in India, Haiti, and Latin America. He is on the executive of the Comparative and International Education Society of Canada (CIESC).

Dr. Steve Sider is Associate Dean and Professor in the Faculty of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University. He is the director of the Centre for Leading Research in Education, a university-wide research centre at Laurier. Prior to his work at Laurier, he was an elementary and secondary school teacher and administrator. 

Dr. Sider focuses on educational leadership and developing caring, inclusive school cultures, spanning diverse geo-political contexts such as Canada, Haiti, Ghana, St. Lucia, Mauritius, and Egypt. He holds multiple national research grants with a focus on school leadership and inclusive education. 

Research Interests 

  • School leadership 
  • Inclusive education 
  • Comparative and international education 

Research website:www.leadtoinclude.org 

Twitter: @drstevesider