Research

How mud play helps children connect with nature

From mud to meaning: Learn about a project led by York University PhD student Ayesha Menezes who is helping children engage in nature, learning and community through hands-on experiences.

PhD student brings Indigenous food to Ontario hospital menus

The third-year doctoral student at York University's Faculty of Education is a Red Seal-certified Indigenous chef, an Ontario College of Teachers-certified educator and a member of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Oneida Nation of the Thames, Bear Clan.

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.

Expanding Scholarly Conversation Through Media Engagement: A Two-Part Workshop

Co-organizers: Roopa Trilokekar & Khaled Barkaoui Co-sponsored by: The Faculty of Education and Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies Workshop Leader: Michelle Stack Are you wondering why, as an academic, you would want to engage with media, particularly in the current moment of heightened threats to academic freedom and widespread disinformation? This two-part interactive workshop, led […]

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.

Engaging Communities: Lessons and Insights from Research Partnerships

This roundtable brings together researchers working in and with communities to reflect on experiences and lessons from university-community research partnerships. Panelists will discuss how well we understand communities’ needs, concerns, and expectations; how researchers can be more responsive to these needs and expectations; and how research findings are shared with communities, especially those whose members […]

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.