Colin Dring, Royal Roads University

Research

Community Planning Critical Pedagogy Anti-colonial Pedagogy Decolonizing Planning Practice Rural Planning Food Sovereignty Food Justice

Latest funding

Exploring Anti-colonial Pedagogical Practices as an Intervention Supporting Community Planning
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$60,445

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Exploring Anti-colonial Pedagogical Practices as an Intervention Supporting Community Planning

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Dring, Colin

Keywords: Community Planning; Critical Pedagogy; Anti-colonial Pedagogy; Decolonizing Planning Practice; Rural Planning; Food Sovereignty; Food Justice

$60,445

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: Community Planning Dear Professor Dring, 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 community planning 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 "Exploring Anti-colonial Pedagogical Practices as an Intervention Supporting Community Planning" (2024), 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]