Very sorry everyone on the list to have to send to all to reach Cheryll Casiwan...
Dear Cheryll,
Only European students are eligible for the full funding. I am really sorry if this counts you out.
all the best
Rachel
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From: Economic Geography Research Group on behalf of Cheryll Casiwan
Sent: Wed 18/08/2004 17:30
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: PhD opportunity - Children's journey to school
Dear Dr. Pain
May i inquire if you are accepting international student for this scholarship.
Thank you.
Cheryll Casiwan
Socioeconomic Division
Philippine Rice Research Institute
Maligaya, Science City of Munoz 3119 Nueva Ecija
Philippines
Quoting Rachel Pain <[log in to unmask]>:
> Fully funded PhD studentship
> University of Durham
> Department of Geography
>
> Childrenˇ¦s geographies, urban sustainability and new approaches to the
> school run
>
> Funded by Go Ahead Northern and supervised by Dr Harriet Bulkeley and Dr
> Rachel Pain, this PhD project will investigate the processes operating at
> different scales which affect decisions about the school run, and the
> adoption and success of strategies to reduce journeys by car. It will pay
> particular attention to context (social and geographical) in order to
> address questions about the uneven impact of policy making in this area,
> and make recommendations for the future. It will ask:
>
> "X how, why and with what implications, have national and local policy with
> respect to the journey to school evolved over the past decade?
> "X what determines travel choices made by children and parents over the
> journey to school?
> "X how do children and parents respond to specific policies or strategies
> to address the journey to school, and what are the implications for their
> effectiveness?
>
> The research will be carried out in schools in Gateshead and Oxford, and
> adopt a participatory methodology involving qualitative techniques and
> children as peer researchers.
>
> The studentship is available from either October 2004 or January 2005.
> Applications on the official application form
> http://www.dur.ac.uk/postgrad/pg_form.htm are welcome from candidates
> with a minimum 2.1 undergraduate degree and a Masters degree in a relevant
> social science. To apply, please send the application form, together with
> a CV and a letter outlining any relevant experience and your interests in
> this topic. For further details please contact: [log in to unmask]
> or [log in to unmask]
> The deadline for applications is 8th September 2004.
>
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