Kevin O'Connor, Mount Royal University

Research

teacher education early career teachers professional development schools theory and practice curriculum integration school-university partnerships hybrid spaces self-study

Latest funding

Combating Racism towards Indigenous Peoples through the Inclusion of Indigenous Perspectives in the Classroom: Bachelor of Education Programs and Schools Working Together
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$47,864
Hybrid Spaces within a Professional Development School Context
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$148,851
Hybrid Spaces within a Professional Development School Context
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$109,755

All 4 grants and awards

Combating Racism towards Indigenous Peoples through the Inclusion of Indigenous Perspectives in the Classroom: Bachelor of Education Programs and Schools Working Together

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Danyluk, Patricia J.

Keywords: Indigenous perspectives; classroom; bachelor of education programs; schools;teachers

$47,864

Hybrid Spaces within a Professional Development School Context

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: O'Connor, Kevin B.

Keywords: teacher education; early career teachers; professional development schools; theory and practice; curriculum integration; school-university partnerships; hybrid spaces; self-study

$148,851

Hybrid Spaces within a Professional Development School Context

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: O'Connor, Kevin B.

Keywords: teacher education; early career teachers; professional development schools; theory and practice; curriculum integration; school-university partnerships; hybrid spaces; self-study

$109,755

Realistic experiences in teacher education

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sterenberg, Gladys Y.

Keywords: teacher education; practicum learning; transformative pedagogy; school-university partnerships; experiential and place-based learning; communities of practice

$215,990

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: teacher education Dear Professor O'Connor, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on teacher education connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Hybrid Spaces within a Professional Development School Context" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]