A School in Every Village
Educational Reform in a Northeast China County, 1904-31
Engaging with topics central to scholarly debates on modern China, this book shows that China’s early twentieth-century school system, a product of negotiation and compromise, was more successful than previous scholarship has allowed.
“Don’t Be So Gay!”
Queers, Bullying, and Making Schools Safe
Queer students speak out in a book that seeks to address the problem of homophobic bullying in schools.
Living Indigenous Leadership
Native Narratives on Building Strong Communities
Native women share their knowledge and insights about leadership at the community level.
Decolonizing Education
Nourishing the Learning Spirit
An impassioned argument for Aboriginal education and critical engagement with Indigenous knowledges and traditions.
Indian Ernie
Perspectives on Policing and Leadership by Ernie Louttit
Retired police sergeant Ernie Louttit shares stories from the streets of Saskatoon, struggling to bring justice to communities where the lines between criminal and victim often blurred.
Unthinkable Thoughts
Academic Freedom and the One-State Model for Israel and Palestine
This book presents a case study of an academic conference where various actors sought to circumscribe the exploration of a controversial idea – the one-state model for Israel and Palestine – and it throws into stark relief the vulnerability and importance of academic freedom.
The Public Sociology Debate
Ethics and Engagement
Leading Canadian experts discuss when – and if – sociologists should intervene in public debates and engage in social activism.
Aboriginal Student Engagement and Achievement
Educational Practices and Cultural Sustainability
A timely assessment of a successful initiative to support Aboriginal cultural ways and worldviews in one Ontario high school.
Engaging Imagination in Ecological Education
Practical Strategies for Teachers
This book illustrates how to connect students to the natural world and encourage them to care about a more sustainable, ecologically secure planet.
Teaching Each Other
Nehinuw Concepts and Indigenous Pedagogies
Drawing on Nehinuw (Cree) educational concepts, this book provides a new theoretical and practical model for teaching Indigenous students.