Dianne Gereluk is Dean and Professor at the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary. Her research focuses on the normative dimensions of educational policy and practice, particularly concerning politically contested and controversial educational issues. She is dedicated to exploring how educators can foster environments conducive to constructive political deliberation in today's polarized civil society. Dr. Gereluk's scholarly inquiries have delved into various political controversies in educational settings, including but not limited to gun violence, gender and sexual identity, and youth radicalization. At the core of Gereluk’s philosophical work is her commitment to foster learning environments for children to learn how to live well together in society despite their diverse fundamental political, social, and religious perspectives. Her research has examined educational contexts in England, United States, and Canada.
She is the author of several influential works, including Education and Community (Continuum, 2006), Symbolic Clothing in Schools (Bloomsbury, 2008), Education, Extremism and Terrorism (Bloomsbury, 2012), Questioning the Classroom (Oxford University Press, 2016, co-authored with Christopher Martin, Bruce Maxwell, and Trevor Norris), Understanding School Choice in Canada (University of Toronto Press, 2016, co-authored with Lynn Bosetti), Rural Teacher Education in Canada: Connecting Land and People (Springer, 2019, co-edited with Michael Corbett), and Professional Ethics and Law in Education (2022, co-authored with Bruce Maxwell and Christopher Martin).