Kevin McDonough, McGill University

Research

Polarization Education Democracy Disinformation Hate Pedagogy

Latest funding

Political Challenges of/for/in 21st Century Schools: addressing polarization in the classroom
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$46,246
Multicultural education in a politically liberal society: from principle to policy
SSHRC · 1998 · Principal investigator
$30,000
Cultural Rights, Common Schools, and Democratic Federalism: A New Challenge for Liberal Philosophy of Education - Montréal, QC - 2000/02/17 to 2000/02/20 - Sponsoring Org.: McGill University
SSHRC · 1998 · Principal investigator
$20,000

All 3 grants and awards

Political Challenges of/for/in 21st Century Schools: addressing polarization in the classroom

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024PCH-SSHRC Initiative for Digital Citizen Research (Connection)

Principal investigators: McDonough, Kevin M.

Keywords: Polarization; Education; Democracy; Disinformation; Hate; Pedagogy

$46,246

Multicultural education in a politically liberal society: from principle to policy

Principal investigatorSSHRC1998Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: McDonough, Kevin

Keywords: political liberalism; multiculturalism; education; philosophy; policy

$30,000

Cultural Rights, Common Schools, and Democratic Federalism: A New Challenge for Liberal Philosophy of Education - Montréal, QC - 2000/02/17 to 2000/02/20 - Sponsoring Org.: McGill University

Principal investigatorSSHRC1998Federalism and Federations

Principal investigators: McDonough, Kevin

Keywords: Philosophy of education; federalism; democracy; cultural rights; public schools

$20,000

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: Polarization Dear Professor McDonough, 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 polarization 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 "Political Challenges of/for/in 21st Century Schools: addressing polarization in the classroom" (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]