Research Grants at the Centre for Educational Research

Bridging Borders: International Explorations of Youth Use of Information and Communication Technology
Researchers: Professor Dianne Looker (Mount St Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada), Dr Carol Reid (University of Western Sydney), Professor Toni Downes (Charles Sturt University), Dr Victor Thiessen (Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada), Professor Kees C.S van der Waal (University of Stellenbosch, South Africa), Ms Barbara Cottrell, Halifax
Funding: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council: International Opportunities Fund
Period: 2008

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Bridging the Gap: Developing Valid and Reliable Measures of Social Capital in Socially Disadvantaged Communities
Researchers: Rhonda Craven, Alexander Yeung and Tanya Covic
Funding: The Benevolent Society
Period: 2008-2010
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Teachers for a fair go: A study of teachers who ‘make a difference’ to students in poverty
Researchers: Geoff Munns and Wayne Sawyer
Funding: ARC Linkage Project, NSW DET/Priority Schools programme 
Period: 2008-2010 
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Realising Gifted Students' Potential: Elucidating psychosocial determinants and the impact of different educational settings on educational outcomes and psychosocial wellbeing
Researchers: Rhonda Craven, Herbert Marsh, Ladd Wheeler, Alexander Yeung and Marjorie Seaton
Funding: ARC Discovery Project
Period: 2008-2010
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Bubalamai Bawa Gumada. Healing the Wounds of the Heart: A research-based intervention diminishing the impact of racism and stereotype threat
Researchers: Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews, Rhonda Craven and Alexander Yeung
Funding: ARC Indigenous Discovery Grant
Period: 2008-2009
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Hidden Talent: A critical analysis of Aboriginal Musicians of the New England Tablelands to contemporary Aboriginal Culture and Cultural revitalisation
Researchers: Peter McKenzie, Michael Atherton and Rhonda Craven.
Funding: ARC Indigenous Discovery Grant
Period: 2008-2010
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Conditions for Success to Enhance Aboriginal Education
Researchers: Lynette Riley-Mundine, Rhonda Craven and Geoff Munns
Funding Body: ARC Indigenous Discovery Grant
Period: 2008-2010
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