Western University has been selected to host the 2020 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, the country’s largest multidisciplinary gathering of academic scholars in the humanities and social sciences. The conference, which will run from May 30 to June 5, 2020, is also expected to be the largest ever held in London. In all,…
Read moreVeille scientifique du CRIFPE No. 175, 16 mai 2018 Livres – Alarcon Lopez, C. & Lawn, M. (2018). Assessment Cultures. Historical Perspectives. Bern, Switzerland : Peter Lang. Lire… Veille scientifique du CRIFPE No. 175, 16 mai 2018 Livres – Alarcon Lopez, C. & Lawn, M. (2018). Assessment Cultures. Historical Perspectives. Bern, Switzerland : Peter Lang.…
Read moreThe CSSE Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of a new francophone editor to the Canadian Journal of Education. Dr. Carole Fleuret of the University of Ottawa will assume the post beginning July 1, 2018. Carole Fleuret has a bachelor’s degree in remedial education and a master’s degree and doctorate in teaching…
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Edited by Marc Spooner and James McNinch Current global trends suggest a time of exciting possibility for scholars as critical, community-engaged, and participatory epistemologies come to the fore. Yet, just as possibilities invite academics to broaden and deepen scholarship in ways unimagined a decade before, a parallel shift towards a neoliberal and accountability-focused culture –…
Read moreA guide for leading dropout prevention in your small town The Rural Advantage: Rallying Communities Around Our Students Calling all Executive Directors and CEOs: We’re proud to share with you our new case study research report, which calls on community organization leaders to consider a made-in-Canada approach that raises literacy rates, prevents early school leaving…
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By Virginia Lea, Darren E. Lund and Paul R. Carr Whiteness is a narrative. It is the privileged dimension of the complex story of “race” that was, and continues to be, seminal in shaping the socio-economic structure and cultural climate of the United States and other Western nations. Without acknowledging this story, it is impossible…
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By William T. Smale This book presents a range of perspectives on educational law and policy and is divided into three sections addressing topics related to K-12 education, fundamental freedoms and Charter rights, and contemporary legal issues surrounding higher education. This highly engaging book focuses mainly on Canadian case law and jurisprudence, but also draws…
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Edited by: Christine L. Cho, Julie K. Corkett, Astrid Steele Examining the subtle forms of aggression, violence, and harassment that occur in our society and manifest in institutions and places of work, the expert contributors collected here describe the experience of social marginalization and expose how vulnerable individuals work to navigate exclusionary climates. This volume…
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by Tonya D. Callaghan Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ensures equality regarding sexual orientation and gender identity in Canada. Despite this, gay, lesbian, and gender-nonconforming teachers in publicly-funded Catholic schools in Ontario and Alberta are being fired for living lives that Church leaders claim run contrary to Catholic doctrine about…
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Edited by Louis Volante, Don Klinger, & Ogul Bilgili This book examines immigrant student achievement and education policy across a range of Western nations. It is divided into 3 sections: Part 1 introduces the topic of immigrant student achievement and the performance disadvantage that is consistently reported across a range of international jurisdictions. Part 2…
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