John Bencze, University of Toronto

Research

science and technology studies science education community groups science teachers action research citizenship

Latest funding

Collaborations Mobilizing School Science Students' Critical & Active Civic Engagement
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$88,446
Mediated critical and activist science education
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$115,698
Tripartite emancipatory action research towards more realistic science in school science
SSHRC · 2004 · Principal investigator
$102,434

Collaborations Mobilizing School Science Students' Critical & Active Civic Engagement

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bencze, John L.

Keywords: science and technology studies; science education; community groups; science teachers; action research; citizenship

$88,446

Mediated critical and activist science education

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010

Principal investigators: Bencze, John L.

Keywords: science; technology; individuals; societies; environments; well-being; action research; web 2.0; actor network theory

$115,698

Tripartite emancipatory action research towards more realistic science in school science

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Bencze, John L.

Keywords: research methods; teacher education; school science; scientific inquiry; nature of science

$102,434

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Mention their SSHRC grant from 2019

Subject: Prospective PhD student: science and technology studies Dear Professor Bencze, 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 science and technology studies 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 "Collaborations Mobilizing School Science Students' Critical & Active Civic Engagement" (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]