U of S Awarded $900,000 for 11 Human Sciences Research Projects
Posted April 29, 2003
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 29, 2003 2003-04-15-OTHER
U of S Awarded $900,000 for 11 Human Sciences Research Projects
Today 11 University of Saskatchewan researchers were awarded grants totaling
$902,336 by the federal Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of
Canada (SSHRC).
The wide-ranging projects include studies of the social history of medieval
magic manuscripts, health impact assessments in Canada's mining and energy
resource sectors, parenting practices and beliefs of adolescent mothers, and
the economic integration of Canada's immigrants.
"Our success in this challenging national competition is a reflection of the
excellence of U of S researchers who are advancing new frontiers in the
social sciences and humanities that will benefit policy-making and quality
of life in Canada," said U of S President Peter MacKinnon.
"SSHRC-funded research is about improving the way we live, learn, and
interact with each other," said Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Works and
Government Services. "This funding will allow researchers in Saskatchewan to
explore new ideas that will help us develop a better
understanding of the most pressing regional, national and global issues."
U of S recipients of "Initiative on the New Economy" research grants, which
support projects that focus on aspects of the new economy, including
management and entrepreneurship, education, and lifelong learning, are:
Keith Walker (educational administration) and co-investigator Lynn Bosetti
(University of Calgary) -- $147,305 over three years to study senior
educational executives in K-12 and post-secondary institutions as they
effectively respond to new economic and social realities.
Richard Long (commerce) -- $97,771 over three years to study the extent to
which Canadian firms are adopting innovative pay practices (such as
team-based and knowledge-based pay) and whether these practices are key to
the effective use of a new management style based on employee involvement in
decision-making.
U of S standard research grant recipients:
Murray Fulton (agricultural economics) -- $99,605 over three years to study
factors that led to financial difficulties and in some cases financial
failure of four major agricultural co-ops in Western Canada and the Western
United States.
Scott Bell and co-investigator Maureen Reed (geography) -- $98,390 over
three years to study the impact of environmental protection on communities
in Saskatchewan's Grasslands National Park region.
Charissa Cheah and co-investigator Valery Chirkov (psychology) -- $92,980
over three years to examine cultural and psychological factors that affect
Aboriginal and Euro-Canadian adolescent mothers' parenting practices and
beliefs. The social and emotional development of mothers and children will
also be examined.
Peter Li (sociology) -- $86,775 over three years to study how economics,
immigration policies, and the presence of family members affects the
economic integration of immigrants in Canada.
Keith Walker (educational administration) and co-investigator Brian Noonan
(educational psychology and special education) -- $76,368 over three years
to study the challenges of Canadian school principals as they broker trust
and act as moral agents within educational systems.
Keith Carlson (history) -- $66,990 over three years to examine the role and
function of historical memory among British Columbia's Coast Salish people
and determine effects of the transition from orality to literacy in the late
19th and early 20th century.
Bram Noble (geography) -- $59,472 over three years to study health impact
assessments in Canada's mining and energy resource sectors and develop a
framework for integrating health issues into environmental impact assessment
practices. Understanding the scope of health
impact assessment and how to effectively integrate health issues into
environmental impact assessment practices will help to manage the impacts of
large-scale development projects on the environment and human health.
Frank Klaassen (history) -- $54,142 over three years to study the
intellectual and social history of astrological, demonic, and angelic magic
manuscripts written in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. Klaassen will
also examine how scribes, authors and collectors understood the magical
practices these books contained.
Nola Buhr (accounting) -- $22,538 over three years to trace the changing
nature of accounting by studying the annual reports produced by the Canadian
Pacific Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad during their first decade of
operations when no formal accounting standards existed.
"The world we live in is very different from the one in which most of us
were born," said SSHRC President Marc Renaud. "To succeed in this
fast-forward world, we have no choice but to adapt to constant change. The
projects announced today will develop the strategies our schools, businesses
and communities need to keep pace with this change."
SSHRC (www.sshrc.ca) is an independent federal government agency that funds
university-based research and graduate training through national peer-review
competitions.
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For more information, contact:
Kathryn Warden
U of S Research Communications Officer
Phone: (306) 966-2506
kathryn.warden@usask.ca or visit:www.usask.ca/research
