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Research grants totalling $85,000 will be awarded in 2012. The number and amount of the grants may be small or large within the limit set by the total research budget. Research funded by the Foundation should contribute to the improvement of teaching and learning and focus directly on instruction in the context of the PreK-12 education system. Preference will be given in the coming year to proposals that support research by classroom teachers. Active classroom teachers who are interested in pursuing a field of inquiry but have little formal research experience are encouraged to apply.
Forms and information may also be obtained from: Dr. Stirling McDowell Foundation for Research Into Teaching Tel: 306-373-1660
Toll Free: 1-800-667-7762 Please note that the deadline for applications is March 31. The McDowell Foundation is an independent charitable organization established in 1991. It was created to meet the need expressed by many teachers for better, teacher-oriented research into education. Teachers were convinced that they needed to become more actively involved in the generation of educational knowledge and ensure that research into teaching and learning is practical and relevant to the work of the classroom teacher. Over 220 research projects involving hundreds of teachers from across the province have now received funding from the Foundation. The Foundation
is governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the Saskatchewan
Teachers' Federation and is assisted by an Advisory Committee with
broad representation from teachers, educational organizations and
the business community. Decisions regarding research grants are
made by a Project Review Committee appointed by the Board of Directors.
The majority of people sitting on the Committee are classroom teachers.
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