Darron Kelly, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

educational policymaking practical discourse rational trust dialogic agency democratic governance survey instrument development mixed methods research design content analysis

Latest funding

Agents in the Field: Exploring the Educational Value of Place-Conscious Pedagogy
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$53,104
Developing a Practical Discourse Survey Instrument for Assessing Dialogic Agency and Rational Trust in Educational Policymaking
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$91,621

All 2 grants and awards

Agents in the Field: Exploring the Educational Value of Place-Conscious Pedagogy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Pelech, Sharon P.

Keywords: place conscious pedagogy; student agency; pedagogy; curriculum; teaching

$53,104

Developing a Practical Discourse Survey Instrument for Assessing Dialogic Agency and Rational Trust in Educational Policymaking

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kelly, Darron I.

Keywords: educational policymaking; practical discourse; rational trust; dialogic agency; democratic governance; survey instrument development; mixed methods research design; content analysis; factor analysis; focus groups

$91,621

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: educational policymaking Dear Professor Kelly, 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 educational policymaking 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 "Developing a Practical Discourse Survey Instrument for Assessing Dialogic Agency and Rational Trust in Educational Policymaking" (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]