Terry Wotherspoon, University of Saskatchewan

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Saskatchewan profile.

Latest papers

"Errors were made:" Public attitudes regarding reconciliation and education in Canada.
Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie · 2021 · first author
Negotiating the boundaries of sociological knowledge and practice: Ann Denis's contributions to Canadian and global sociology.
Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie · 2021 · first author
International student mobility and highly skilled migration: a comparative study of Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
SpringerPlus · 2013 · senior author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Advancing Educational Equity in Alberta Classrooms, Schools, and Structures
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$18,919
National Centre for Research on Poverty and Inequality
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Prairie Metropolis Centre
SSHRC · 2007 · Co-investigator
$1,428,000

All 9 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

"Errors were made:" Public attitudes regarding reconciliation and education in Canada.

Wotherspoon T, Milne E

Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie20218 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1111/cars.12351 PMID: 34324268

02

Negotiating the boundaries of sociological knowledge and practice: Ann Denis's contributions to Canadian and global sociology.

Wotherspoon T

Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie2021First author

DOI: 10.1111/cars.12329 PMID: 33720545

03

International student mobility and highly skilled migration: a comparative study of Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

She Q, Wotherspoon T

SpringerPlus2013Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-132 PMID: 23667802

Advancing Educational Equity in Alberta Classrooms, Schools, and Structures

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Grants

Keywords: Advance educational equity; Improve student educational outcomes; Address academic streaming practices; Alberta education system; Students from equity deserving groups; Indigenous students; Research collaboration and partnership

$18,919

National Centre for Research on Poverty and Inequality

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Grants

Keywords: poverty; economic inequality; stratification; policy

$20,000

Prairie Metropolis Centre

Co-investigatorSSHRC2007Immigration and the Metropolis

$1,428,000

Making people safe: the production of social differentiation through school, family, and community relations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Wotherspoon, Terry L.

Keywords: social inequality; class; youth; Aboriginal people; education and training

$88,694

Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration

Co-investigatorSSHRC2002Immigration and the Metropolis

$1,688,696

Teachers' work in Aboriginal communities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2000Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Wotherspoon, Terry

Keywords: Teachers' work; Aboriginal people; sociology of education

$57,894

Social differentiation

Principal investigatorSSHRC1998Project on Trends

Principal investigators: Wotherspoon, Terry

$1,796

Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration

Co-investigatorSSHRC1996Immigration and the Metropolis

$1,272,667

Lifelong linking of formal, nonformal and informal learning: current practices, social barriers and new approaches

Co-investigatorSSHRC1996Strategic Research Networks in Education and Training

Principal investigators: Livingstone, David

$787,500

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Emily Milne

Sociology

1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Wotherspoon, 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]. I read your paper ""Errors were made:" Public attitudes regarding reconciliation and education in Canada." (2021), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]

Terry Wotherspoon