Meet a Grad Student: Zaitun Pwin

This month’s graduate student profile features Zaitun Pwin, a third-year PhD student in the Graduate Program in Education. Her research focuses on the role of education for Rohingya youths in Canada and the language and cultural socialization with regard to Canadian schooling. Pwin is the first Rohingya woman to study in a Canadian PhD program. "My advice is always believe in yourself and listen to your heart," she says. "Most of […]

Education researchers awarded close to $450,000 in SSHRC grants

Three professors at the Faculty of Education have been awarded grants by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Associate Professor John Ippolito and Assistant Professor Gillian Parekh have been awarded Insight Grants, and Assistant Professor Gail Prasad has been awarded an Insight Development Grant, collectively totalling approximately $450,000.

IN THE MEDIA: Adapting to a virtual classroom

Associate Professor Sarah Barrett at York University's Faculty of Education was interviewed by CTV on adapting to a virtual classroom.

IN THE MEDIA: Black Resilience table tackles inequity through collaboration

The message was stark. United Way’s 2004 report, “Poverty by Postal Code,” revealed what had been long suspected: Over the span of 20 years, the number of families living in poverty had doubled in specific neighbourhoods across the GTA.

Research Minute: Professor Rachel Silver on the Anthropologies of Gender, Sexuality, and Policy

Research Minute – Professor Rachel Silver on Anthropologies of Gender, Sexuality, and Policy My research connects insights from the field of comparative and international education and the anthropologies of gender, sexuality, and policy. Specifically, I explore how discourses, policies, and programs related to gender and sexuality intersect with youth lives in contexts where young people […]

Celia Popovic launches virtual book “Educational Developers Thinking Allowed”

Celia Popovic, Associate Professor at York University’s Faculty of Education, and Dr Fiona Smart from Edinburgh Napier University,  recently launched a virtual book titled “Educational Developers Thinking Allowed.” The book serves as a primer to the field of Educational Development and has emerged from the collective experience and knowledge of a large number of educational […]

IN THE MEDIA: Supporting the careers of individuals who are Black, Indigenous and people of colour

"Equity means being fair and impartial; this includes having opportunities for all – not only a certain group. Understanding the challenges that BIPOC face is an important aspect of addressing their true career journey and its impacts. From challenges in the educational system to biased recruitment practices, to microaggressions in the workplace, to being screened […]

IN THE MEDIA: The New Helicopter Parents Are on Zoom

"Welcome to e-learning, where some parents have become reluctant helicopters, circling their kids as they attempt to learn, helping them with their every move. Throughout the country, grown-ups privileged enough to be able to stay at home, or to even have a few minutes of “spare time,” can be found sitting adjacent to their children […]

Three postdoctoral fellows join the Faculty of Education

The Faculty of Education welcomes three new postdoctoral fellows this fall: Beyhan Farhadi, David Pereira and Farra Yasin.

Meet a Grad Student: Brittany Tomin

This month’s graduate student profile features Brittany Tomin, a fourth-year Doctoral Candidate at the Faculty of Education. Her research explores how science fictional and speculative storytelling can be used to help students imagine and address present challenges and future concerns collaboratively. "Young people are constantly inundated with images of destruction, take climate change for example, […]