Richard Hechter, University of Manitoba

Research

Empathy Ethnoastronomy Teacher Education Cultural knowledge Discrimination Science Education Othering Place-based education

Latest funding

Mah-kom: Cultivating empathy through ethnoastronomy
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$63,718
The ISOTOPE Project (Infusing Science Outcomes, Technology Orientations, and Pedagogical Experiences)
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$36,759
Relating epistemological framing and modes of representation: perspectives of inservice physics teachers
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$10,929

All 3 grants and awards

Mah-kom: Cultivating empathy through ethnoastronomy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hechter, Richard

Keywords: Empathy; Ethnoastronomy; Teacher Education; Cultural knowledge; Discrimination; Science Education; Othering; Place-based education; Professional Development; Storytelling

$63,718

The ISOTOPE Project (Infusing Science Outcomes, Technology Orientations, and Pedagogical Experiences)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Hechter, Richard P.

Keywords: digital equipment integration; teacher education; science education

$36,759

Relating epistemological framing and modes of representation: perspectives of inservice physics teachers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hechter, Richard P.

Keywords: physics education; epistemological framing; modes of respresentation; inservice teachers

$10,929

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: Empathy Dear Professor Hechter, 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 empathy 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 "Mah-kom: Cultivating empathy through ethnoastronomy" (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]