Institutional Ethnography: Exploring Textually Mediated Forms of Power

An invitation from the Faculty of Information and Media Studies, UWO:

The Library Research Seminar is an international conference being held in Canada and in London for the first time. The opening plenary speaker is 

Dorothy Smith

“Institutional Ethnography:  ExploringTextually Mediated Forms of Power”

Oct. 10th, 9am

Wolf Performance Hall, London Public Library

Because this is a large venue, the conference organizers are very happy to open her talk to any interested faculty members and students who would like to hear her speak. There will be no charge for this and they would be pleased to have you join them.

Dr. Dorothy E. Smith is professor emerita in the Department of Sociology & Equity Studies in Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto and adjunct professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Victoria. She holds B.Sc. in sociology from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley.

More information about the speaker…

Conference details

CIHR extends deadline for submissions

Due to an interruption in service in the ResearchNet environment, the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) is extending the deadline for submission of Operating Grants and New Investigator applicants to 23:59 EST on September 19th.  CIHR will continue to monitor the system and adjust the timeline accordingly if the problem does not resolve itself.

Update (Sept 18/07): The deadline for the submission of applications applies to the following funding opportunities only:

• Operating Grant: 2007-2008
• Operating Grant: Priority Announcement (Specific Research Areas)
• New Investigator Salary Award: 2007-2008
• New Investigator Salary Award: Priority Announcement (Specific Research Areas)

For further information, please contact:
CIHR Info Desk Service
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-954-1968
Toll-free: 1-888-603-4178
Email: info@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

German Academic Exchange Service – Funding Opportunities

Research Development & Services
is pleased to welcome

Dr. Stefan Haas
Director of DAAD
(German Academic Exchange Service in Canada)
Professor at the University of Toronto

Dr. Haas will speak on
DAAD Funding Opportunities for Faculty and Students.
All disciplines are covered.

DAAD promotes study and research in Germany, will advise local
students on funding opportunities, and help to build ties
between German and Canadian universities.

DATE: Thursday, September 20, 2007
TIME: 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
VENUE: Room 2, Stevenson-Lawson Building

Contact: Melanie Katsivo, Research Development (International Consultant)
Ext. 87970. E-mail : mkatsivo@uwo.ca

All are welcome to attend. RSVP not required.

Centre for Inclusive Education – Meet and Greet

The Centre for Inclusive Education
Annual Research Hour
Meet and Greet
 
Please join the Centre to meet and greet
faculty members and graduate students
Light refreshments will be available
    
All are Welcome!

WHEN: Thursday, September 20, 2007
TIME: 4:00 – 5:00 P.M.
WHERE: Somerville House Room 3301
RSVP: jspecht@uwo.ca  by September 17

This will be the first of several opportunities for faculty and graduate  students to meet, share ideas and discuss issues in special education or inclusion that may arise from ongoing research work or reading.

Human Resources & Social Development Canada – Post Secondary Education Switcher

A request for proposals (RFP) has been issued for “Who Are the Post-Secondary Education Program Switcher, and What Causes Them to Change Their Field of Study?”

Deadline:   September 28, 2007 

Value: $22,500

Description: Canada is experiencing very high rates of post-secondary education participation (Statistics Canada, 2006). After graduating from high school, those who decide to enrol in PSE are asked to make a decision on which fi eld of study they would like to pursue. However, despite their initial decision, many students decide to change their field of study during the course of their education or to dropout early in the program. Changing their fields of study and types of PSE institutions often prolongs the
process of obtaining PSE credentials. With high tuition costs, such a decision can therefore increase the total cost of obtaining PSE and reduce the returns on their education. It also carries additional costs for tax payers and PSE institutions in terms of capacity limitations. It is therefore crucial to identify reasons for such decisions which can in turn be targeted with informed policies. Th e contractor is asked to use data from the fi rst three cycles the older cohort of the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS cohort B) and any other relevant data source from Statistics Canada, to identify the reasons for switching fields of study and types of institutions by PSE students.

NOTE: This is a contract. Those interested in this RFP should contact the contracts office at Research Western, crt@uwo.ca, for assistance.

Full Applications are to be processed through Research Development Services for institutional signatures, and are to be accompanied by a completed RDAF form (bearing applicant and Dean Signatures).

More information…

Preparation of the Research Grant Proposal

The Teaching Support Centre presents a:

Meet and Greet Reception
2:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Friday, September 14, 2007
 
followed by

Preparation of the Research Grant Proposal  
(a workshop/information session)
2:30 to 4:00 p.m.

Room 122, The D. B. Weldon Library 
 

More information and to register…
(Restricted to full and part-time faculty)

Ontario Women’s Directorate – Promoting Healthy, Equal Relationships

The Ontario Women’s Directorate has issued a call for applications for funding for projects aimed at promoting healthy equal relationships to boys and girls ages eight to 14 years and the adults who influence them. Projects will challenge young people to be the generation empowered with appropriate information to build skills to develop healthy, equal relationships.

Deadlines:
Faculty of Education Dean’s Office: 1 week prior to agency deadline (2-3 weeks if you wish feedback on your application – submit to Karen Kueneman)

Research Development Services: no less than 3 days prior to agency deadline.

Ontario Women’s Directorate: October 30, 2007

Amount: $25,000 to $150,000 per fiscal year in each of the two fiscal years (2007/08 & 2008/09).  All projects must be completed by March 31, 2009 or before.

Description: Priority will be given to projects that are province-wide in scope or which can demonstrate a substantial impact on a large region of the province or the majority of the targeted population/sector. Projects are invited that relate to:

• Engaging diverse communities (e.g. Aboriginal, ethnic, Francophone communities) or sectors (e.g. faith, education) to promote healthy equal relationships amongst youth or the adults who influence youth;

• Coaching boys into manhood through efforts that demonstrate adult males valuing females as equals, showing empathy and the teaching the skills and benefits of healthy equal relationships and where to go for help;

• Coaching girls into womanhood through efforts that build equality and respect as an expectation, self-esteem, resiliency and teaching the skills and benefits of healthy equal relationships and where to go for help.

NOTE: Indirect Costs of 15% must be included in budgets for this program.

Full Applications are to be processed through Research Development Services for institutional signatures, and are to be accompanied by a completed RDAF form (bearing applicant and Dean Signatures).

More information and application…

Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes

Two Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes, in the amount of $50,000 each, are awarded annually to distinguished individuals (one in the arts and one in the social sciences and humanities). The prizes are intended to encourage continuing contributions to the cultural and intellectual heritage of Canada.

Nomination Deadlines:
UWO: November 1, 2007

Canada Council: December 1, 2007

Description: To be nominated, candidates must have made a substantial and distinguished contribution over a significant period. The prizes are intended “to encourage Canadians of outstanding achievement in the fields of the Arts, the Humanities or the Social Sciences to make further contribution to the cultural or intellectual heritage of Canada….” Candidates must have clearly demonstrated “outstanding achievement” in order to be nominated, and the candidates should still be very active and productive.

NOTE: Candidates must be nominated for the award. Nominations for this award will be peer reviewed by the University Research Board – Awards and Distinctions Subcommittee. Nominations must be provided to the subcommittee at least one month in advance of the agency deadline in order to facilitate the peer review process.

Nominations and Full Applications are to be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional signatures, and are to be accompanied by a completed RDAF form (bearing applicant and Dean signatures). Requests for Institutional signatures should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Agency deadline.

More information…