Rachel Langford, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

care gender social movement childcare policy

Latest funding

Caring about care: an examination of care in Canadian childcare
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$127,521
Investigating professionalism as a Canadian child care movement strategy in an era of neoliberalism
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$97,111

All 2 grants and awards

Caring about care: an examination of care in Canadian childcare

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Langford, Rachel

Keywords: care; gender; social movement; childcare policy

$127,521

Investigating professionalism as a Canadian child care movement strategy in an era of neoliberalism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Langford, Rachel

Keywords: social movement; child care movement; professionalism; gender; public policy

$97,111

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: care Dear Professor Langford, 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 care 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]