78 teacher candidates from York's B.Ed. (French) program were privileged to be the first audience to view and learn about the new resource "En cercle, en classe" (Joining the Circle), produced by the Centre ontarien de prévention des agressions (COPA). The multimedia resource for teachers that was designed with and for all education staff across […]
Fourth year PhD student Anna Augusto Rodrigues’ research interests include visual activism, adult literacy, informal learning and inclusive educational practices. Underpinning her research is an intense commitment to social justice issues and interest in community-driven scholarship. She is currently working on her dissertation investigating the potential of street art, produced by female artists, to create […]
The Faculty of Education’s Jean Augustine Chair in Education will present a two-day Black History Month Symposium on Feb. 17 and 18 at Founders Assembly Hall. Pictured right: Anthony Stewart “The Evolving Meaning of Blackness in Canada” will feature keynote speaker Professor Anthony Stewart (Canadian Scholar, Bucknell University), who will engage scholars, researchers, students, social […]
York University, along with our university colleagues across the country, is extremely concerned about the recent travel ban imposing restrictions on individuals from seven countries that has been issued by the president of the United States. We are working with Universities Canada and other university leaders to monitor the impact of the U.S. travel ban […]
An in-house research mini-conference organized and facilitated by the Associate Dean of Research and Community in the Faculty of Education, brought together faculty members to showcase their individual research projects and to discuss the innovative work they are engaged in. The half-day event entitled “Research Directions: Yours, Mine, Ours?” which took place on Jan. 11, […]
A unique visual ‘mapping’ assignment for teacher candidates provided a deeper understanding and perspective of how they can use their own personal experiences to imagine the possibilities of place-based learning in their future classroom practice. Students in the Faculty’s Arts and Social Studies: Integrating Curriculum in the Primary/Junior division course, were tasked with making connections […]
New research led by doctoral student Stephanie Fisher with Faculty of Education Professor Jennifer Jenson, director of the Institute for Research on Digital Learning, examines some of the ways in which girls are set up as subordinate, in relation to boys and men, by and within the digital games industry. Doctoral student Stephanie Fisher (pictured […]
You are cordially invited to submit a proposal for Visions, Collaborations, and Transformations: The First Annual York University Graduate Student Research Conference in the Social Sciences & Humanities. This conference is a special multidisciplinary event that aims to connect participants within the social science communities at York University and beyond. DEADLINE: February 1, 2017 To […]
Second year Master’s student Sanja Vujinovic’s research interests are cross-listed to linguistics and centre on language education. She is presently conducting an auto-ethnographic feminist study that examines the impact of perceived foreign accents on the professional career of adult immigrant women in a Canadian context. The study addresses the question, what role does accent play […]