Education

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Consider Yourself
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Consider Yourself

From: My Mother, My Translator

Poetry about Singh having his fortune told. 1 $0.10 Add
Counting Out The Scholars

Counting Out The Scholars

The Case Against Performance Indicators in Higher Education

Canada’s universities have lost their autonomy. Under the guise of accountability, reformers from government and large corporations have undermined the original purposes of these … 274 View
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Creating a Future

Creating a Future

From: Breaking the Word Barrier

Wendy Kitts recounts the story of Karen. The chapter discusses her focus on working, her daughter Emma, moving to New Brunswick, getting her GED, her struggles with learning math, and hopes to … 6 $0.60 Add
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Cutting Ties

Cutting Ties

From: Walking Away from Hate

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Cyberbullying and Privacy

Cyberbullying and Privacy

New Forms of Social Aggression

From: Privacy Rights in the Global Digital Economy

Examines cyberbullying and privacy as new forms of social aggression, focusing on the case of Amanda Todd, the issue of privacy and cyberbullying, combatting cyberbullying in legislation, the … ; 20 $2.00 Add
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David Sarnoff’s Classroom

David Sarnoff’s Classroom

From: Weapons of Mass Instruction

Sarnoff, the founder of RCA dropped out of elementary school to sell newspapers on the street. What he learned there he could never have learned in school. 12 $1.20 Add
Decolonizing Academia

Decolonizing Academia

Poverty, Oppression, and Pain

Poetic, confrontational and radical, Decolonizing Academia speaks to those who have been taught to doubt themselves because of the politics of censorship, violence and silence that sustain the … 148 View
Decolonizing Equity
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Decolonizing Equity

Institutions everywhere seem to be increasingly aware of their roles in settler colonialism and anti-Black racism. As such, many racialized workers find themselves tasked with developing equity … 225 View
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Decolonizing Equity Practice
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Decolonizing Equity Practice

From: Decolonizing Equity

In chapter 2, author Shauneen Pete examines the role of universities across Canada as settler colonial structures, and the role educators can play in settler decolonization through their work. … 20 $2.00 Add
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Decolonizing Urban Education
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Decolonizing Urban Education

From: Decolonizing Equity

In chapter 6, Roland Sintos Coloma draws on insight from the field of Ethnic Studies to explore the following components: outlining the elusive task of defining urban; delineating three … 24 $2.40 Add
Degrees of Failure

Degrees of Failure

University Education in Decline

In Degrees of Failure, Randle Nelsen brings together such diverse topics as campus parking, college sports, helicopter parents, edu-business as edu-tainment, and technology in teaching to show … 152 View
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Demonstrations on Campus and the Case of Israeli Apartheid Week

Demonstrations on Campus and the Case of Israeli Apartheid Week

From: Academic Freedom in Conflict

Richard Moon takes up the question of whether there should be more restrictions on freedom of expression in the university in order for it to fulfill its educational mission, noting that the … 26 $2.60 Add
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Digging Holes

Digging Holes

From: Breaking the Word Barrier

Marilyn Lerch recounts the story of Joe. The story discusses dropping out of high school, helplessness, shame, abuse, self-doubt, and his journey to receiving his GED (General Educational Development). 5 $0.50 Add
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Digital Racism
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Digital Racism

The Re-Shaping of Consent, Privacy, Knowledge and Notions of the Public

From: Unravelling Research

In Chapter 9 author Anne O’Connell focuses on how corporate practices of digital data management intersect with academic research in ways that sidestep ethical institutional safeguards and … 29 $2.90 Add
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Discussion and Findings

Discussion and Findings

From: No Debate

In this chapter, Thompson presents his findings from his study on the 2009 controversy over the conference on statehood in Israel and Palestine held at York University. 81 $8.10 Add
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Do Canadian Universities Work?

Do Canadian Universities Work?

From: Campus Confidential

An analysis on the question do canadian universities work separated into the following areas: 35 Putting Bums On Seats Is the Number-One Priority 36 The Perils of Athletics 37 University … ; 24 $2.40 Add