Robert White, St. Francis Xavier University

Research

interdisciplinary scholarship critical education scholarship digital application social justice

Latest funding

Critical interdisciplinary scholarship: A digital application
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$89,392
Digital Interactive Video Exploration and Reflection - D.I.V.E.R. a collaborative framework for digital video analysis in the social sciences
SSHRC · 2010 · Co-investigator
$94,840
A critical literacy action research inquiry into teachers' curriculum-making experience
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$88,078

All 5 grants and awards

Critical interdisciplinary scholarship: A digital application

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: White, Robert E.

Keywords: interdisciplinary scholarship; critical education scholarship; digital application; social justice

$89,392

Digital Interactive Video Exploration and Reflection - D.I.V.E.R. a collaborative framework for digital video analysis in the social sciences

Co-investigatorSSHRC2010

Principal investigators: Cooper, Karyn A.

Keywords: qualitative research; digital multimedia technology; content analysis technology; interdisciplinary; collaborative research software

$94,840

A critical literacy action research inquiry into teachers' curriculum-making experience

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: White, Robert E.

Keywords: teacher development; critical thinking; critical literacy; literacy; inclusion; action research; professional development

$88,078

Qualitative research in education: perspectives and processes in the postmodern era

Co-investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Cooper, Karyn A.

Keywords: qualitative; research; education; postmodern; biography; historical; case studies

$89,874

Gender and secondary school principal rotation and succession in time of standards-based reform and rapid demographic change

Co-investigatorSSHRC2003Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Reynolds, Cecilia A.

Keywords: leadership; gender; principal rotation

$110,444

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: interdisciplinary scholarship Dear Professor White, 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 interdisciplinary scholarship 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 "Critical interdisciplinary scholarship: A digital application" (2019), 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]