Faculty Research

Celebrating the Art of Education and Scholarship at the Faculty of Education

On May 21, the Faculty of Education community came together for its annual End-of-Year Celebration. This year's event centred on the theme of arts and scholarship.

Research aims to close literacy gap

Robert Savage, dean of the Faculty of Education at York University, is leading research that asks a deceptively simple question: What actually helps children learn to read – and how early can schools intervene to make a lasting difference?

York researcher rethinks math education for Black students

For Molade Osibodu, creating what she calls “liberatory futures” begins in the mathematics classroom. An associate professor of math education at York University’s Faculty of Education, Osibodu focuses her research on how Black students experience math and how education systems can better support equity.

York research results in guide to support children’s museum educators

Professor Lisa Farley and her research colleagues have developed a reflection guide for museum educators to support their efforts to discuss challenging topics and ideas with children.

York research challenges how healthy aging is defined

A new study led by Natalia Balyasnikova, associate professor in the Faculty of Education at York University, is calling for a shift in how healthy aging is understood globally.

York U scholar supports national study advancing Black health

Carl E. James, the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora in York University’s Faculty of Education, brings his expertise to a four-year Genome Canada research project focused on Canada’s Black population.

York researcher highlights power of Black matriarchal storytelling

Inspired by her grandmother and grandaunts, who came to Canada from Jamaica in the 1960s with limited access to educational opportunities, Fearon’s research studies how Black mothers use storytelling in community-based literacy programs. 

A Path Toward Change: Understanding Youth Success Beyond the Classroom

Carl James holds the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora in the Faculty of Education and Distinguished Research Professor at York University. His work focuses on how social systems shape the educational experiences and outcomes of Black and other racialized youth — and how those systems can be transformed.

Following 50 years of Canadian life

York University researchers have captured half a century of Canadian life in a landmark study that began in Ontario classrooms and now spans generations.

In the media: Sankofa Square finally gets its ‘grand opening’ this weekend. For many, it’s a long time coming

Sankofa Square, formerly known as Yonge-Dundas, is finally ready to celebrate its new identity.