In this edited collection, respected professor and scholar Allyson Jule brings together leading academics to discuss the evolution of student diversity in contemporary Canadian classrooms. This book explores a wide range of student complexities, including matters such as mental health, Indigenous education, queer education, youth radicalization and extremism, disability, religious practice, ESL, and refugee student support. This book equips teachers with the foundation needed to build a classroom that unpacks the social fabric of individual student and classroom populations from a place of deep understanding and compassion.Using a student-centered methodology, readers learn how to navigate difficult situations in the classroom with empathy and consider the distinct lived experiences that inform students’ actions in school. Encouraging critical reflection and a deeper understanding of diversity, this insightful and applicable resource is ideal for students in teacher education programs and for practicing educators across Canada.FEATURES:situates international topics in education, including race, gender, and culture, in a Canadian contextincludes learning objectives, glossaries, and critical thinking questions within each chapterutilizes both theoretical and research-based approaches to offer a balanced examination of the modern challenges teachers face
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Brings together leading academics to discuss the evolution of student diversity in contemporary Canadian classrooms. This book explores a wide range of student complexities, including matters such as mental health, Indigenous education, queer education, youth radicalization, disability, religious practice, ESL, and refugee student support.
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IntroductionChapter 1: The Compassionate Educator: Uncovering and Addressing Layers of Complex and Urgent Sociocultural RealitiesChapter 2: Teaching in Difficult Times: The Promise of Care EthicsChapter 3: Educators’ Journeys of Studying Contemporary Indigenous History and Culture: Along the Road of Compassion to ReconciliationChapter 4: Straight Teacher Allies: Lessons from Compassionate EducatorsChapter 5: Closing the Gaps: A Compassionate View of Mental Health Beyond the Medical ModelChapter 6: The Compassionate Language Educator: Understanding Social Issues in Canadian SchoolsChapter 7: “I Just Want My Teachers to Care about Me”: Compassion Through Care with Refugee Students in High School ClassroomsChapter 8: Treating English-Language Students with Respect: Critical PraxisChapter 9: Help, I’m Being Yelled at By a Parent! Overcoming Interpersonal Challenges with Compassionate AssertivenessChapter 10: Compassionate Communication: A Key Aspect of Partnering with Parents of Students with DisabilitiesChapter 11: Viewing with Compassion: Religious Responsiveness in Canadian SchoolsChapter 12: The Radicalization of Youth in the West: How Can Canadian Teachers Effectively Approach this Issue in Their Classrooms?Chapter 13: Compassion in High-Poverty Schools: Socially Just Educational Leadership in ActionChapter 14: Racism in Schools and Classrooms: Towards an Anti-Racist Pedagogy of Power and Systemic PrivilegeAuthor BiographiesIndex
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“This book offers important insights into the field of social justice education, reminding us how crucial good educators are to creating classrooms in which all students feel affirmed, and a society that is founded on principles of inclusion and justice.”- Denise Handlarski, School of Education, Trent University
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ISBN
9781773381336
Publisert
2019-12-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Canadian Scholars
Vekt
560 gr
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
300

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Biographical note

Allyson Jule is a Professor and Dean of Education and the Co-director of the Gender Studies Institute at Trinity Western University. Her areas of interest include gender and education and the sociology of education. Dr. Jule is on the editorial board of Gender and Education and Women and Language Journal and the chair of the Association of BC Deans of Education. She is the recipient of several awards, including Trinity Western University’s Davis Distinguished Teaching Award (2011).