Research Grants and Project Funding

2011-2014: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Standard Research Grant. #410-2011-1145 Engaging Teachers with Canadian Literature for Social Justice. Principal Investigator, I. Johnston. Co-applicants: L. Wiltse (UofA); T. Dobson (UBC); A. Ward (UofS); T. Strong-Wilson (McGill); M.C. Courtland (Lakehead); A. Burke (Memorial); Collaborator:J. Bainbridge (UofA). $177,655 $66,530.00 Year 1, $58,120.00 Year 2 and $53,005.00 Year 3.

2011: SSHRC Partnership Grants Letter of Intent.
Canadian Metropolis Centre: National Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Diversity. Letter of Intent: $20,000. Collaborator.

2010: Worldwide Universities Network Research Development Grant.
Examining the relationship between Xeno-racism and extremism: Integration patterns in Muslim populations in North America and Europe. Principal investigator, A. Knight. Co-applicants: I. Johnston, A. Kirova, M. Mahdavi, Y. Abu-Laban, R. Aitken. $15,000

2010: VP Research Grant (for SSHRC 4A) and Faculty of Education top-up Fund for Engaging Teachers with Canadian Literature for Social Justice. Principal Investigator, I. Johnston, Co-investigator L. Wiltse. $10,000

2008: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada CURA Letter of Intent approved for Youth Alert! Enhancing Policies and Practices for Lifelong Learning Needs and Aspirations of Immigrant and Refugee Youth in Alberta’s Dynamic Economy. Principal Investigator: I. Johnston, Co-PI Andy Knight, with co-investigators and partners across Alberta. $20,000

2005-2008: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Standard Research Grant. Preservice Teachers’ Perspectives on Canadian Identity and their Understandings of Ideology in Multicultural Picture Books. Principal Investigator: I. Johnston. Co-investigators: J. Bainbridge, M.C. Courtland, R.Hammett, A. Ward & L. Wiltse. $159, 364

2007: Killam Research Grant-Special Opportunities Fund for “Enhancing Policies and Practices that Meet the Lifelong Learning Needs of At-risk Immigrant and Refugee Youth". $9394 (with Andy Knight, Terry Carson, George Richardson)

2007: Killam Travel Grant for presentation at the International Research Society for Children’s Literature bi-annual conference, Kyoto, Japan, August, 2007. $3800
 
2006-2007: Support for Academic Scholarship Grant. Grade 10 Students' Perspectives on Reading Shakespeare in a Culturally Diverse High School: Exploring the Formation of Cultural Understandings and Identities. Principal Investigator, I. Johnston. Co-Investigators: Vessela Balinska-Ourdeva and Brent McKeown, , Harry Ainlay High School. $4000

2005-2006: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Multiculturalism in Canada Strategic Grant. Ethno-Racial Youth in Schools and Universities: Exploring the Barriers to Participation. Principal Investigator, G. Richardson. Co-Investigators: I. Johnston, T. Carson, A. Abdi and J. Kelly. $49, 681

2004-2005: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Multiculturalism in Canada Strategic Grant. Promoting Cross-cultural Pedagogical Understanding for Institutional Change. Principal Investigator, I. Johnston. Co-investigators: G. Richardson and T. Carson. $49,721

2005: Humanities, Fine Arts and Social Sciences Research Travel Grant (HFASSR) for presentation at International Research Society for Children’s Literature in Dublin, Ireland.  $1,400  

2003-2004: Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration Grant Negotiating Institutional Change within the Tensions of Multicultural and Antiracist Education in Ethno-culturally Diverse Urban Schools. Principal Investigator: T.Carson. Co-investigators: I. Johnston and G. Richardson. $26,760
           
2004: Humanities, Fine Arts and Social Sciences Research Travel Grant (HFASSR) for presentation at American Education Research Association, San Diego. $800

2003-2004: Support for Academic Scholarship and Research Award. Pre-service Teachers’ Perspectives on Representations of “Canadian Identity” in Contemporary Canadian Picture Books. Principal Investigator: I. Johnston. Co-investigator: J. Bainbridge. $6000

2003: Humanities, Fine Arts and Social Sciences Research Travel Grant (HFASSR) for presentation at International Research Society for Children’s Literature in Kristiansand, Norway. $1400  

2001-2004: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Standard Research Grant. Spatial Practices and ethnocultural diversity in public high schools: Students negotiating spaces and identities. Principal investigator: W. Hurren. Co-investigators: I. Johnston, T. Carson, and A. Hayford,. $164,215

2001- 2002: Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration Grant. Spatial Practices and Ethnocultural Diversity in Public Schools: Students Negotiating Spaces and Identities Principal investigator: W. Hurren. Co-investigators: I. Johnston, T. Carson, and A. Hayford. $16,780

2001-2002: Support for Academic Scholarship and Research Award. Preservice Teachers’ Negotiations of Cultural, Pedagogical and Literary Understandings. Principal Investigator: I. Johnston. $3,860

1998-2001: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Standard Research Grant: Reconceptualizing Curriculum for Cultural Diversity: Case Studies of English Language Arts Teachers’ Responses to Multicultural Education. Principal Investigator: I. Johnston. $60,000

2000-2001: Alberta Advisory Committee for Educational Studies Research Grant. Great Losers of Literature? Stereotypes of Masculinities in Junior and Senior High School Texts. $4,800 Principal investigator: I. Johnston.

2000-2001: Support for Academic Scholarship and Research Award. An Interpretation of Teachers’ Descriptions of their Pedagogical Practices in Response to Ethnocultural Difference. E. Simmt: principal investigator. Co-investigators: I. Johnston and D. Blades. $4,000

1999-2000: SSHRC Strategic Grants: Social Cohesion Theme. Ethnocultural Diversity and High School Curriculum: Transforming Educational Practices and Policies for Social Cohesion Letter of Intent successful. I. Johnston: Principal Investigator; D. Blades, E. Simmt and T. Carson, co-investigators. $5,000 (Funding not received for major grant)

1999-2000: SSHRC Strategic Grants: Knowledge Economy Theme. Evolving Literacies for a Knowledge Economy. Letter of Intent successful. M.Mackey: Principal Investigator;  I. Johnston, J. McClay, L. Phillips, D. Oberg, D. Miall and L.Ousgane, co-investigators. $5,000 (Funding not received for major grant)

1998-1999: Canadian Race Relations Foundation Research Grant. Cultural Differences and Secondary School Curriculum. I. Johnston, D. Blades  and E. Simmt, joint Investigators. $25, 660

1999-2000: Multiculturalism Canada: Canadian Heritage Grant. Productive Partnerships: Addressing the Complexities of Teacher Identity Formation. Principal investigator: T. Carson. Co-investigators: I. Johnston, H. Smits and R. Graham. $24,496

1999-2000: Lee Grant for development of new on-line course. Faculty of Education, University of Alberta. (with Dr. Evelyn Ellerman) $5,000

1998: Central Research Grant Travel Award for conference presentation in Osnabruck, Germany. $1,100

1998-1999: Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration Grant. Cultural Integration and Teaching Project, year 3. Principal investigator: T. Carson. Co-investigator: I.Johnston. $14,000

1998-1999: Multiculturalism Programs of the Department of Canadian Heritage Research Grant. Cultural Conversations: A Video Handbook. I. Johnston and T. Carson, joint Investigators. $7,000

1997-1998: Support for Academic Scholarship and Research Award: Resources for Cross- Cultural Readers; Creating Scaffolds for Teachers and Students. I. Johnston  and M. Mackey, joint investigators. $3,000

1997-1998: Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration Research Grant. Cultural Integration and Teaching Project, year 2. Principal investigator: T. Carson. Co-investigator: I. Johnston. $25, 520

1996-1997: Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration Research Grant. Cultural Integration and Teaching Project, year 1. Principal investigator: T. Carson. Co-investigator: I. Johnston. $15,000

1997-1998: Multiculturalism Programs of the Department of Canadian Heritage Research Grant Promoting Non-Violence and Inter-Cultural Understanding. Principal investigator: T. Carson. Co-investigator: I. Johnston. $14,836

1996-1997: Faculty of Education Alumni Award: Today’s Foundations for Tomorrow’s Literacy. (With A. Altmann and M. Mackey) $5,800

1996-1997: Alberta Teachers’ Association Educational Trust Award. Books for You: Recommendations, Reviews, Read-ons. (With M. Mackey) $1,500

1996: Support for Academic Scholarship and Research Award: Today's Foundations for Tomorrow's Literacy. Principal investigator: A. Altmann. Co-investigators: I. Johnston and  M. Mackey. $1000

1994-1995: Multicultural Education State of the Art National Study Research Award. $1400