Jennifer Mitton, St. Francis Xavier University

Research

school belonging play-based pedagogy collaborative action research teacher education

Latest funding

Fostering school belonging through play-based pedagogies at North Nova Education Centre
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$22,616

All 1 grants and awards

Fostering school belonging through play-based pedagogies at North Nova Education Centre

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Mitton, Jennifer

Keywords: school belonging; play-based pedagogy; collaborative action research; teacher education

$22,616

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: school belonging Dear Professor Mitton, 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 school belonging 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 "Fostering school belonging through play-based pedagogies at North Nova Education Centre" (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]