Linda Quirke, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

(1) Parenting (2) Social Class (3) Children (4) Inequality (5) Childrearing (6) Gender

Latest funding

Parental Guidance: Expert Advice and How Parents Respond to It
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$66,584

All 1 grants and awards

Parental Guidance: Expert Advice and How Parents Respond to It

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Quirke, Linda

Keywords: (1) Parenting; (2) Social Class; (3) Children; (4) Inequality; (5) Childrearing; (6) Gender

$66,584

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: (1) Parenting Dear Professor Quirke, 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 (1) parenting 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 "Parental Guidance: Expert Advice and How Parents Respond to It" (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]