Sachin Maharaj, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

"What we have isn't working": A case study of a new attempt to restrict phone use in schools
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$22,918
Examining the Social Impacts of Eroding Local Education Governance in Canada
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$31,135
Examining the Social Impacts of Eroding Local Education Governance in Canada
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$22,318

All 5 grants and awards

No publications available.

"What we have isn't working": A case study of a new attempt to restrict phone use in schools

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Maharaj, Sachin

Keywords: policy implementation; mobile phones; school districts

$22,918

Examining the Social Impacts of Eroding Local Education Governance in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Maharaj, Sachin

Keywords: education governance; politics of education; educational policy

$31,135

Examining the Social Impacts of Eroding Local Education Governance in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Maharaj, Sachin

Keywords: education governance; politics of education; educational policy

$22,318

School District Reform for Racial Justice

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Shah, Vidya

Keywords: school district; critical race theory; school district reform; critical whiteness studies; school community

$42,400

School District Reform for Racial Justice

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Shah, Vidya

Keywords: school district; critical race theory; school district reform; critical whiteness studies; school community

$145,413

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 Dear Professor Maharaj, 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 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 ""What we have isn't working": A case study of a new attempt to restrict phone use in schools" (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]