Laura Pinto, Ontario Tech University

Research

policy politics education leadership

Latest funding

Increasing literacies through supported education and policies of inclusion
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$169,389
Policy layer enactment: new terrains of understanding
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$316,228
Teaching and learning high school philosophy in Ontario schools
SSHRC · 2011 · Co-investigator
$101,648

All 3 grants and awards

Increasing literacies through supported education and policies of inclusion

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Fernando, Shanti I.

Keywords: literacy; accessibility; supported education; community development;public policy

$169,389

Policy layer enactment: new terrains of understanding

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Pinto, Laura E.

Keywords: policy; politics; education; leadership

$316,228

Teaching and learning high school philosophy in Ontario schools

Co-investigatorSSHRC2011Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Norris, Trevor

Keywords: philosophy; teacher education; philosophy of education; adolescent development; thinking; curriculum theory; curriculum development; democratic theory; citizenship education; youth; ethics; metaphysics; epistemology; diversity; postmodernism; pragmatism

$101,648

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: policy Dear Professor Pinto, 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 policy connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]