Derek Gladwin, University of British Columbia

Research

complexity education systems literacy change agents systems change climate and sustainability education professional education programs Teacher Education Energy Literacy

Latest funding

Cultivating Literacy for Systems Change
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$59,702
Energy Literacy - Narrating Futures through Storytelling
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$31,367

All 2 grants and awards

Cultivating Literacy for Systems Change

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gladwin, Derek

Keywords: complexity education; systems literacy; change agents; systems change; climate and sustainability education; professional education programs

$59,702

Energy Literacy - Narrating Futures through Storytelling

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gladwin, Derek

Keywords: Teacher Education; Energy Literacy; Futurism; Climate Change; Storytelling; Energy Humanities; Secondary Education; Social Action; Interdisciplinary Education

$31,367

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: complexity education Dear Professor Gladwin, 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 complexity 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 "Cultivating Literacy for Systems Change" (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]