Ehaab Abdou, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

inclusive and balanced representations of racialized students ancient non-Western and African histories and cultures ancient pre-Abrahamic wisdom traditions Canadian K-12 curricula and textbooks classroom practices

Latest funding

Transforming Classrooms: A Consultative Workshop to Address Supremacist Ideologies through Centering Ancient African Histories in Ontario Schools
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$44,420
A Design Thinking Approach to 21st Century Learning: School-Community Partnerships to Develop Leaders for Sustainability
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$50,320

All 2 grants and awards

Transforming Classrooms: A Consultative Workshop to Address Supremacist Ideologies through Centering Ancient African Histories in Ontario Schools

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Abdou, Ehaab

Keywords: inclusive and balanced representations of racialized students; ancient non-Western and African histories and cultures; ancient pre-Abrahamic wisdom traditions; Canadian K-12 curricula and textbooks; classroom practices

$44,420

A Design Thinking Approach to 21st Century Learning: School-Community Partnerships to Develop Leaders for Sustainability

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Kurucz, Elizabeth C.

Keywords: design thinking; social innovation in education; school-community partnerships; 21st century learner competencies; social-ecological resilience; leadership for sustainability

$50,320

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: inclusive and balanced representations of racialized students Dear Professor Abdou, 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 inclusive and balanced representations of racialized students 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 "Transforming Classrooms: A Consultative Workshop to Address Supremacist Ideologies through Centering Ancient African Histories in Ontario 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]