麻豆社 receives $5.4 million
SSHRC funds research on topics ranging from phonetics to origins of classical phrase structure
How people motivate themselves to attain personal goals is about to be examined by 麻豆社 researcher Richard Koestner, thanks to new funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Koestner is among the 65 麻豆社 researchers to receive SSHRC funding announced today.
SSHRC is distributing $81.6 million among 77 universities and colleges across the country for 981 projects. 麻豆社 will receive $5.4 million in new SSHRC funding to support 56 research projects, ranging from the study of Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Imperial China. "The research funded today truly demonstrates the wealth of creativity, innovation and expertise that exists in this country," says Marc Renaud, SSHRC president.
Koestner, a professor of psychology at 麻豆社's Faculty of Science, will use his $127,380 SSHRC grant to examine the influence of motivational factors on the achievement of personal goals. "Most people fail to reach their personal goals," says Koestner. "A case in point is how people make six attempts at New Year's resolutions before attaining their goals."
So what actions should be taken in pursuing goals? "If people develop specific action plans and choose goals that reflect their interests," Koestner says, "they can achieve excellent progress, while also enhancing their well-being."
Martin Grant, dean of the Faculty of Science, and John Hall, dean of the Faculty of Arts, lauded SSHRC for supporting Canadian scientists. "麻豆社 researchers are committed to creating new knowledge that will improve society," they said. "As Canada's top research-intensive university, 麻豆社 looks forward to improving knowledge on a gamut of subjects that are important to Canadians 鈥� everything from how to boost self esteem to how to improve returns on mutual funds."
The complete list of 麻豆社 research projects includes:
| Jean-Jacques Rousseau's melodious politics: language, rhetoric, and the anti-democratic impulse Abizadeh, Arash, 麻豆社 $84,486 | Depression, positive illusions, and the self-protective hypothesis in children and adolescents with learning disabilities Heath, Nancy Lee, 麻豆社 $108,327 |
| Exploring Muslim teachers', students' and parents' understanding of evolution Alters, Brian, 麻豆社 $175,359 Derayeh, Minoo, York University, Schwartz, Marc S., 麻豆社 | China or Chinesia: interpretations of the Chinese culture by western philosophers: 17th-20th centuries Hsia, Adrian R. C., 麻豆社 $40,291 |
| Critical assessment of alternative transport fuels in a rapidly motorizing low-income country - Delhi, India Badami, Madhav G., 麻豆社 $137,188 Kandlikar, Milind, University of British Columbia | L'indemnisation de l'infection nosocomiale : d茅fi contemporain du droit de la responsabilit茅 civile Khoury, Lara, 麻豆社 $69,433 |
| Activation and inhibition of relational knowledge and its effects on self-esteem Baldwin, Mark W., 麻豆社 $152,420 | Having the cake and eating it, too: using compensatory beliefs to regulate temptations Kn盲uper, B盲rbel, 麻豆社 $108,892 |
| Consumer media choice and media specific information search Barlas, Sema, 麻豆社 $91,625 | Influence of identity and integration on personal goals Koestner, Richard F., 麻豆社 $127,380 |
| Cross-functional knowledge and IT project performance Bassellier, Genevi猫ve, 麻豆社 $68,194 | Dividing and ruling the world: an analysis of the British Colonial lineages of modern ethnic conflict Lange, Matthew K., 麻豆社 $88,047 |
| From protest to resistance: the enigma of Ulrike Meinhof Bauer, Karin, 麻豆社 $30,923 | Planned behaviour and cohesion to reduce aggression in youth hockey Loughead, Todd, 麻豆社 $75,991 Bloom, Gordon A., 麻豆社, Carron, Albert V., University of Western Ontario, Todd Lu |
| Variation and change in the phonetics of Canadian English Boberg, Charles S., 麻豆社 $145,135 | Humanitarianism and the use of force in World politics Lu, Catherine Y., 麻豆社 $64,996 |
| The architecture of Theophilos Hansen B枚ker, Hans J., 麻豆社 $60,670 | A naturalistic account of linguistic meaning McGilvray, James A., 麻豆社 $71,253 |
| The use of competitive intelligence technology by competitive intelligence practitioners: a comparison between the private and public sectors Bouthillier, France, 麻豆社 $119,498 | Visual methodologies for self-study with teachers in addressing HIV/AIDS Mitchell, Claudia A., 麻豆社 $163,909 Larkin, June A., University of Toronto Weber, Sandra J., Concordia University |
| Analysis of alternative government policies for resource recovery Boyaci, Tamer, 麻豆社 $89,584 Verter, Vedat, 麻豆社 | Exploring team boundary disagreement Mortensen, Mark, 麻豆社 $85,520 |
| Sunk costs in natural resource industries Cairns, Robert D., 麻豆社 $55,089 | Political economy of crime and regulation in the precious gemstones business Naylor, Thomas R., 麻豆社 $96,220 |
| The origins of classical phrase structure Caplin, William E., 麻豆社 $65,109 | Les nationalismes et l'appropriation de Calder贸n au XIXe si猫cle Perez-Magallon, Jesus, 麻豆社 $66,062 |
| The politics and poetics of contemporary British tragedy Carney, Sean, 麻豆社 $55,682 | Heine and Baudelaire Peters, Paul, 麻豆社 $34,385 |
| Mathematics in Kant's critical philosophy Carson, Emily, 麻豆社 $62,095 | The new environment for global media governance Raboy, Marc, 麻豆社 $127,426 |
| Option valuation with volatility components Christoffersen, Peter F., 麻豆社 $87,451 | The rise of ideology, the decline of Realpolitik Rathbun, Brian C., 麻豆社 $79,440 |
| Trading behaviour of mutual funds Christoffersen, Susan EK, 麻豆社 $84,162 | Self-directed motor learning of children with movement coordination difficulties Reid, Greg, 麻豆社 $84,651 Bouffard, Marcel, University of Alberta |
| The Sacheverell trial: media politics and the state trials of early 18th century Britain Cowan, Brian W., 麻豆社 $90,000 | Gabrielle Roy : in茅dits et manuscrits (suite) Ricard, Fran莽ois, 麻豆社 $141,607 Everett, Jane, 麻豆社, Marcotte, Sophie, Concordia University |
| Use of emblems in 16th century England and in Germany Daly, Peter M., 麻豆社 $22,465 | Slow time in contemporary art: towards a theory of the spectator Ross, Christine, 麻豆社 $47,434 |
| Les arts du roman Daunais, Isabelle, 麻豆社 $162,163 Biron, Michel, 麻豆社, Ricard, Fran莽ois, 麻豆社, Rivard, Yvon, 麻豆社 | Development and experience of musical performance anxiety in children Ryan, Charlene A., 麻豆社 $130,031 |
| Historical transformations of environment and culture in the irrigated coastal plain of Putian county, Fujian, China Dean, Kenneth, 麻豆社 $189,708 | Academic leadership for teaching and learning Saroyan, Alenoush, 麻豆社 $93,922 |
| Beyond the New Atlantis: natural knowledge and colonialism in the British Atlantic world Delbourgo, James D., 麻豆社 $71,000 | Cyberbullying: are schools obliged to prevent bullying in a virtual school environment Shariff, Shaheen, 麻豆社 $92,974 Cassidy, Wanda E.M., Simon Fraser University, Jackson, Margaret A., Simon Fraser University |
| Regional trade agreements, legal and related economic issues de Mestral, Armand L.C., 麻豆社 $178,546 Biukovic, Ljiljana L.B., University of British Columbia, O'Brien, Martha, University of Victoria, Watson, William G., 麻豆社 | Income support, labour market behaviour, and income outcomes in Canada and Australia Smith, Michael R., 麻豆社 $81,617 |
| Feasibility of digitizing early music on microfilms for the creation of a database Fujinaga, Ichiro, 麻豆社 $145,838 | Dance, disruption, displacement: Devadasi identity, performance culture and colonial modernity in 19th and 20th century South India Soneji, Davesh, 麻豆社 $82,772 |
| Self-regulatory strategies by which personal goals promote successful goal attainment Gaudreau, Patrick, 麻豆社 $78,000 | Digital audio and the condition of sound culture Sterne, Jonathan E., 麻豆社 $120,624 |
| Effects of input on early language learning in simultaneous bilingual and cross-language adopted children Genesee, Fred H., 麻豆社 $179,726 | Making Canadian culture: periodicals in the 1930s Straw, William O., 麻豆社 $72,490 |
| Late life transitions: understanding the fit between policy and personal experience Grenier, Amanda M., 麻豆社 $121,613 Leonard, Peter, 麻豆社 | Reforming art: 17th century Dutch depictions of religious space Vanhaelen, Angela C., 麻豆社 $35,628 |
| Processing of intra-sentential dependency relations subsequent to focal brain damage Grodzinsky, Yosef, 麻豆社 $121,554 | Conceiving the state through the family: the family in early Imperial China in rhetoric and reality Vankeerberghen, Griet, 麻豆社 $61,000 |
Total: 麻豆社 $5,377,605
About SSHRC
is an independent federal government agency that funds university-based research and graduate training through national peer-review competitions. SSHRC also partners with public and private sector organizations to focus research and aid the development of better policies and practices in key areas of Canada's social, cultural and economic life. Following a national peer-reviewed competition, SSHRC's Standard Research Grants program awarded grants of up to $250,000 over three years to individual researchers and small teams from universities and colleges across the country. A significant portion of this funding will be used to help prepare graduate students for careers, not only in research, but in positions throughout the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.
About 麻豆社
is Canada's leading research-intensive university and has earned an international reputation for scholarly achievement and scientific discovery. Founded in 1821, 麻豆社 has 21 faculties and professional schools which offer more than 300 programs from the undergraduate to the doctoral level. 麻豆社 attracts renowned professors and researchers from around the world and top students from more than 150 countries, creating one of the most dynamic and diverse education environments in North America. There are approximately 23,000 undergraduate students and 7,000 graduate students. It is one of two Canadian members of the American Association of Universities. 麻豆社's two campuses are located in Montreal, Canada.
