John Portelli, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Investigating the impact of the Ontario equity policy
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$253,576
Teaching and learning high school philosophy in Ontario schools
SSHRC · 2011 · Co-investigator
$101,648
The micropolitics of social justice leadership in education
SSHRC · 2010 · Co-investigator
$177,660

All 7 grants and awards

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Investigating the impact of the Ontario equity policy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Portelli, John Peter

Keywords: equity policy; Ontario; neoliberalism; social justice; diversity; inclusion

$253,576

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

The micropolitics of social justice leadership in education

Co-investigatorSSHRC2010

Principal investigators: Ryan, James J.

Keywords: leadership; social justice; micropolitics

$177,660

Educational equity and inclusion in neoliberal times: policy webs and school practice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Portelli, John P.

Keywords: equity; inclusion; diversity; neoliberalism social justice; critical democratic education; policy web; critical policy discourse analysis; school practices.

$172,644

Pedagogies at risk: just schooling and accountability discourses

Co-investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Vibert, Ann B.

Keywords: critical pedagogy; education for social justice; democratic education; educational policy; critical curriculum theory; leadership

$199,342

The validity of the Ontario teacher qualifying test (OTQT): stakeholders' perspectives

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Portelli, John P.

Keywords: teacher testing; teacher knowledge and competency; teacher education; teacher certification; standardization and equity issues; professionalism

$194,054

Toward an equitable education: diversity, poverty, and students at risk

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Portelli, John

Keywords: students at risk; poverty, equity and education; student engagement; critical practice; democratic education; school reform

$197,852

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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