Brian Lewthwaite, Yukon University

Research

school curriculum development teacher mentoring and development curriculum & pedagogy learning environment research Indigenous education teacher pre-service education

Latest funding

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy for Yukon First Nations Learners: A Quantitative Investigation
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$150,491

All 1 grants and awards

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy for Yukon First Nations Learners: A Quantitative Investigation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lewthwaite, Brian E.

Keywords: school curriculum development; teacher mentoring and development; curriculum & pedagogy; learning environment research; Indigenous education; teacher pre-service education

$150,491

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: school curriculum development Dear Professor Lewthwaite, 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 school curriculum development 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 "Culturally Responsive Pedagogy for Yukon First Nations Learners: A Quantitative Investigation" (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]