Ken Brien
Name: Ken Brien
Area: Educational administration and leadership
Phone: 506-452-6213
Fax: 506-453-3569
Education summary:
Doctor of Education, University of Alberta, 2004
Master of Education, University of New Brunswick, 1993
Bachelor of Education, University of Western Ontario, 1983
Bachelors of Arts, University of Western Ontario, 1982
Key area(s) of interest/expertise:
Educational law, policy, governance
Professional learning communities
Roles of principals and vice-principals
Parental involvement in education
Classroom/practicum teaching summary:
Teaching:
ED 3051 School Law and Organization
ED 5070 Cultural Contexts of Education
ED 6003 Administrative Theory 1
ED 6007 Legal Aspects of Education
ED 6011 Educational Theory and School Administration
Practicum/Professional mentoring:
Supervision of 5 B.Ed. internship students since 2005.
Supervision of 4 Ph.D. students and 2 M.Ed. thesis route students since 2005.
Research supervision of 3 M.Ed. students involved in a project related to professional learning communities (2006 – 2007).
Supervision of approximately 40 course-route M.Ed. students each year.
Professional practice, committees, volunteer work summary:
Ontario Teacher's Certificate (1983 – present)
Executive member, Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration (CASEA) (2010 – present)
Board member, Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM) (2008 – present)
UNB Senate (2006 – present)
