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2024-02-10

Miles, James

SSHRC IDG awarded 2024: This research proposal argues that educational researchers need to better understand how presentism shapes history teaching, learning, and understanding. History educators are well-positioned to support students and teachers navigatethis problem but further research is...

2012-01-01

McHugh, Tara-Leigh

SSHRC Awarded IDG 2012: The proposed research will identify ways in which Aboriginal youth can overcome barriers to participation in sport. The purpose of the proposed program of research is twofold: (1) to better understand the meanings of the terms 'sport', 'community', and 'culture' to...

2018-01-02

Lounsbury, Michael

SSHRC IDG awarded 2018: This proposed grant aims to develop a systematic understanding of how the sustainability logic and its associated practices (e.g., sustainability offices, recycling, becoming more energy efficient and clean, buying local food etc.) have spread across North American...

2011-01-24

Gierl, Mark

SSHRC Awarded IDG 2011: Internet-based computerized assessment is becoming the norm (GMAT, GRE, TOEFL, Medical Council of Canada and Alberta Education). But large numbers of items are required to minimize item exposure and maintain test security. Automatic item-generation is one option. This...

2021-02-01

Demmans Epp, Carrie

SSHRC IDG awarded 2021: We have failed to improve retention and diversity in undergraduate science education over the past 20 years. The lack of investigation into which students leave undergraduate programs at different points is problematic because it prevents us from understanding and...

2022-01-02

Snagovsky, Feodor

SSHRC IDG awarded 2022: This research will identify (1) how white identity activation affects people’s political attitudes and behaviours; (2) which actors activate white identity, and how this can be mitigated; and (3) the mechanisms through which white identity activation takes place. We will...