JALT Research Grants 2007

Between April 1st and May 31st 2007, JALT members can apply for one of three JALT research grants now available for teachers who do not already have access to institutional assistance and research grant funding from their place(s) of employment. If your application is successful, you will also have access to free ongoing collaborative support through an advisory network of experienced teacher-researchers, so that you can comfortably and confidently develop your research and successfully complete your project.

Please enjoy reading these encouraging messages from the teacher-researchers in the advisory network:

Frank Berberich (Tokiwa University)
About research, I believe it should be both interesting and fun. Interesting means that you want to know more about something, and fun means that you enjoy finding that out.

Neil Cowie (Okayama University)
Although research is generally something that you have to do on your own, it has been vital for me to talk to a small number of peer mentors working in the same area.

Tim Murphey (Dokkyo University)
The profession needs you and your insights! I firmly believe that "Participation precedes learning" (Bateson, 1994, p. 41), so by jumping into doing research, you will surely learn more than you bargained for and become a different person.

Keiko Sakui (Kobe Shoin Women's University)
... [in team research], each researcher needed to be responsible for his or her part, but we also needed to collaborate and coordinate well with each other.

John Shillaw (Nanzan University)
The real reward is that your contribution, no matter how small, adds to the body of knowledge of that field and connects you to a wider research community.

Miyuki Usuki (Joetsu University of Education)
Another thing which I have learned is that we need to express exactly and clearly what and why we have done something. So, not only conducting your research, but writing about it too will greatly influence your progress.