Diana Petrarca, Ontario Tech University

Research

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Research areas Selected Publications

Latest funding

Education 2050: Futures Literacy for a Polycrisis
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$85,333
The (Un) Making of the Teacher
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$74,951
Improving our schools
SSHRC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$199,233

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

Education 2050: Futures Literacy for a Polycrisis

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Hughes, Janette M.

Keywords: Futures Literacy; Polycrisis; digital innovation; technology; pedagogy; hyflex; Artificial Intelligence; makerspaces; initial teacher education; professional learning; inservice teachers

$85,333

The (Un) Making of the Teacher

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Petrarca, Diana

Keywords: pre-service teachers; teaching; learning; 21st century skills; education; documentary film; innovation; knowledge mobilization; leading; paradigm shifts

$74,951

Improving our schools

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: de Castell, Suzanne

Keywords: digital technology; school improvement; teacher development; pre-service teaching; student achievement; social justice; equity

$199,233

A web-based learning tool for associate teachers: the associate teacher learning tool - ATLT

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Public Outreach Grant Open Category

Principal investigators: Petrarca, Diana M.

Keywords: teacher education; field experiences; web-based learning; community partnerships; professional development

$31,210

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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