Social Justice Education in Canada Select Perspectives

"This book highlights key discussions in education that are timely and necessary. "Social Justice Education in Canada" not only re-examines the underlying structures of society but also advocates for a more inclusive society that addresses the inequitable power dynamics that exist. The authors provide relevant examples that confront the idea that social justice is just an abstract concept, rather they argue that social justice is at the heart of what education needs to be."
-Aaron Stout, Instructor, Faculty of Education, University of Lethbridge

""Social Justice Education in Canada: Select Perspectives" makes a timely and necessary contribution to the pressing, and often neglected, issues of equity in education from critical and multi-dimensional perspectives. The contributions address multiple marginalizations, going beyond limited understandings of 'multiculturalism' to more expanded and progressive notions of social justice. The book provides both systems-level and experiential analyses, opening up multiple avenues for understanding and inquiry. An extremely valuable contribution to assessing and re-assessing education in Canada."
-Prachi Srivastava, Associate Professor, Education and Global Development, Western University

"Social justice is a veritable floating signifier, and it is therefore particularly illustrative and apt that "Social Justice Education in Canada: Select Perspectives" involves an eclectic set of issues and approaches addressed by an interesting mix of seasoned, authoritative figures and exciting new voices. Without pretense to being exhaustive or definitive, this collection nevertheless epitomizes the comprehensive and necessarily diverse set of approaches to anti-oppression education that is making for just representation, equity, and inclusion in and through education in the Canadian context."
-Handel Kashope Wright, Professor and Director, Centre for Culture, Identity and Education, University of British Columbia