The Centre for Higher Education and Research (CHERD) is pleased to announce a small grants program in the area of Higher Education. The grants, which will range up to a maximum of $5000, are open to University of Manitoba academic staff and associates and will be awarded to support short-term research (to be completed within two years) in relevant areas such as the structure and function of higher education, student outcomes, and teaching effectiveness.

The Centre is pleased to announce that as a result of the recent grant competition it will support the following research initiatives for 2008-2009:

Dr. Dauna Crooks
Faculty of Nursing
The Aboriginal Nursing Cohort Program
$5,000.00

Mr. Edward Giesbrecht
Medical Rehabilitation
Student Perceived Value of Using Standardized Clients in Their Education
$5,000.00

Dr. Michael Hart
Faculty of Social Work
A Review of the Perceptions of BSW Curriculum in preparing Graduates to Work in the Field Serving Aboriginal Populations
$5,000.00

Dr. Dieter Schönwetter
Faculty of Dentistry
An Interprofessional Perspective of Community-based Service Learning:
Outcome Assessment of Externship by Various Stakeholders
$5,000.00

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