Anton Puvirajah, Western University

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Newly Arrived Refugee Children's Computational Thinking through Informal Learning Experiences: An Exploration of STEM Identity Development and Community Building
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$62,828

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Newly Arrived Refugee Children's Computational Thinking through Informal Learning Experiences: An Exploration of STEM Identity Development and Community Building

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Puvirajah, Anton

Keywords: Informal STEM Education; Refugee Students; Science Identity; Funds of Knowledge; Computational Thinking; Youth Indentity; Informal Learning

$62,828

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 Puvirajah, 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 "Newly Arrived Refugee Children's Computational Thinking through Informal Learning Experiences: An Exploration of STEM Identity Development and Community Building" (2020), 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]