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More And Better Grant Proposals? The Evaluation Of A Grant-Writing Group At A Mid-Sized Canadian University, Natasha Wiebe, Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale
More And Better Grant Proposals? The Evaluation Of A Grant-Writing Group At A Mid-Sized Canadian University, Natasha Wiebe, Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale
Education Publications
Obtaining external funding has become increasingly difficult for Canadian researchers in the social sciences and humanities. Our literature review suggests that grant-writing groups and workshops make an important contribution to increasing both applications for external funding and success in funding competitions. This article describes an 8-month grant-writing group for 14 social scientists in a mid-sized Canadian university. The goal was to increase applications and successes in funding competitions. The group integrated several strategies perceived by Porter (2011b) to encourage more and better grant proposals: offering "homegrown" workshops that were ongoing rather than occasional, sharing successful proposals, coaching and editing, bringing …
Reading The World: Dialogical Learning And Conversations With Fiction, Patricia A. Gouthro, Susan M. Holloway, Jennifer Guy
Reading The World: Dialogical Learning And Conversations With Fiction, Patricia A. Gouthro, Susan M. Holloway, Jennifer Guy
Education Publications
This paper draws upon a SSHRC funded research study on lifelong learning, fiction writing, and creativity to discuss how the work of Paulo Freire and Martha Nussbaum draw attention to the importance of education for democratic learning. Using fiction as a way to foster dialogue may enhance opportunities for adults to engage in critical debate and to rethink how they will “read the world”.
Stories We Live By: Convergences In Community Narratives Of Mennonites And Pentecostals, Natasha Wiebe
Stories We Live By: Convergences In Community Narratives Of Mennonites And Pentecostals, Natasha Wiebe
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This essay employs the art of narrative inquiry to explore points of convergence and divergence between Mennonites and Pentecostals. I recount three interrelated storylines constructed from my mennocostal experience: from memories of services and activities in my childhood Pentecostal church; from stories told by Mennonite family; and from writing and reflections of authors who share my Russian Mennonite heritage. These storylines are: (1) Pentecostal exuberance and Mennonite quiet; (2) Pentecostal soldiers and Mennonite peacemakers; and (3) Pentecostals and Mennonites as God’s chosen people. I assess how these stories blend together to create larger narratives that impact behaviours such as worship, …