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An Essay on Technology, Education, and the Status of Thought in the 21st Century
By Ellen Rose
Published:
January 2013
ISBN-10:
1-55130-518-6
ISBN-13:
978-1-55130-518-9
Format:
170pp, Paperback
Publisher:
Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
Product Description:
In On Reflection, Ellen Rose seeks to initiate a much-needed discussion about what reflection is and should be. The word crops up repeatedly in the discourse of teaching and learning, but its meaning is often vague. True reflection—deep, sustained thought that takes place in conditions of solitude and silence—has been undermined by new technologies that speed up the flow information and the pace of life, as well as by contemporary schooling that unreflectively embraces technological and market imperatives in the name of outcomes, efficiencies, and the peaparation of a global workforce. Drawing on a wide range of thinkers, past and present, Rose outlines the important role reflective thought can play in the classroom and in the world at large, and makes a powerful case for slowing down and returning to our thoughts.
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Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice
Edited by Jacqueline Gahagan
Published:
March 2013
ISBN-10:
0-88961-486-5
ISBN-13:
978-0-88961-486-4
Format:
320pp, Paperback
Publisher:
Women's Press
Product Description:
Women and HIV Prevention in Canada is a comprehensive collection of original readings that examine the impact of HIV/AIDS on women in Canada. It takes as its point of departure the lessons from the past two decades of HIV prevention efforts with an eye to advancing research, policy, and programmatic responses in a collaborative, multidisciplinary manner. The book includes contributions from academics, researchers, and practitioners, and covers such topics as the epidemiology of women and HIV/AIDS in Canada, enhanced surveillance specific to women, pregnancy and fertility issues, housing as a determinant of health, HIV prevention and prisons, new HIV prevention technologies, race, transgender issues, and other pressing primary and secondary HIV prevention issues for women. Each chapter concludes with problem-based learning scenarios and discussion questions, making the book a valuable resource for students, as well as practitioners and researchers in epidemiology in community health, sociology of health, nursing, health promotion, health service administration, social work, and health policy.
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A Critical Reader in Canadian Mad Studies
Edited by Brenda A. LeFrançois, Robert Menzies and Geoffrey Reaume
Published:
April 2013
ISBN-10:
1-55130-534-8
ISBN-13:
978-1-55130-534-9
Format:
380pp, Paperback
Publisher:
Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
Product Description:
In 1981, Toronto activist Mel Starkman wrote: "An important new movement is sweeping through the western world.... The 'mad,' the oppressed, the ex-inmates of society's asylums are coming together and speaking for themselves." Mad Matters brings together the writings of this vital movement, which has grown explosively in the years since.
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An Introduction to Family Sociology in Canada, Second Edition
By Barbara A. Mitchell
Published:
October 2012
ISBN-10:
1-55130-410-4
ISBN-13:
978-1-55130-410-6
Format:
415pp, Paperback
Publisher:
Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
Product Description:
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Refreshingly succinct and engaging, Family Matters is a comprehensive introduction to family sociology in Canada. The book has a strong focus on contemporary Canadian theory and research on a wide variety of substantive issues relevant to the lives of students from diverse family backgrounds. This second edition is broadly organized into three interrelated areas: conceptualizing and studying continuity, diversity, inequality, and social change in families; the life course dynamics of families across the generations; and social policy responses to critical issues facing families today. Family Matters has been thoroughly updated with the most current statistical information available on family trends; expanded coverage of numerous topical areas, such as families dealing with disability and the consequences of the recent global economic meltdown on families; and more examples from today's news headlines and contemporary family-related events.
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Select Canadian Perspectives, Second Edition
By Ratna Ghosh and Ali A. Abdi
Published:
March 2013
ISBN-10:
1-55130-531-3
ISBN-13:
978-1-55130-531-8
Format:
200pp, Paperback
Publisher:
Canadian Scholars' Press
Product Description:
Despite decades of multicultural education policies, cultural minorities and the peoples of the First Nations continue to be marginalized in Canadian schools. In Education and the Politics of Difference, authors Ratna Ghosh and Ali A. Abdi expose the problematic constructions of difference in schooling contexts, where differences are either treated as surface issues that do not affect the lives of learners, or superficially celebrated in terms that do not question power relations in schools and society. This revised and expanded second edition engages the broad theories of multicultural and inclusive education, and provides case studies of Canadian multicultural education policies, such as the unique situation of Aboriginal education. With this discussion of how differences of race, class, gender, sexuality, and other differences are viewed - particularly in a post-9/11 world - this book extends the possibilities of a more open-minded global understanding and appreciation of difference. The book closes with a discussion of the future of multicultural and inclusive education, envisioning a school system where difference is normalized and seen as a fundamental human trait essential for social and human well-being.
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Critical Terrain
Edited by Margaret Hobbs and Carla Rice
Published:
March 2013
ISBN-10:
0-88961-484-9
ISBN-13:
978-0-88961-484-0
Format:
700pp, Paperback
Publisher:
Women's Press
Product Description:
With essays from some of the most influential contemporary feminist writers, such as Jessica Valenti, bell hooks, Afua Cooper, Gloria Steinem, and Kim Anderson, and covering topics as diverse as women with disabilities, transgender rights, abortion, ageism, and Tyra Banks, this collection goes beyond the Canadian context to form an ideal introductory-level textbook for the contemporary gender studies classroom. Reflecting the intersectional nature of feminist thought today, these essays incorporate voices from across multiple marginalities, discussing gender, race, class, Aboriginality, ability, age, sexuality, and weight. A unique combination of scholarly articles, news clips, fact sheets, blog posts, poetry, short fiction, and personal narratives keep the collection engaging and varied. Editors Margaret Hobbs and Carla Rice have compiled a comprehensive introduction to the past, present, and future of gender and women's studies in Canada.
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By George J. Sefa Dei and Arlo Kempf
Published:
March 2013
ISBN-10:
1-55130-417-1
ISBN-13:
978-1-55130-417-5
Format:
250pp, Paperback
Publisher:
Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
Product Description:
New Perspectives on African-Centred Education in Canada is the first study of African-centred schooling in the Canadian context. Starting with an in-depth look at the creation of an Africentric public school within the Toronto District School Board, it tells the story of the movement behind that school's creation and lays bare a rich history of activism, organization, and resistance on the part of numerous African Canadian communities and their allies. The book presents a critical overview of the issues facing racialized students and offers a unique vision of African-centred education as a strategy for student engagement and social transformation. The authors, well known public commentators on African-centred education in Canada, offer a comprehensive analysis of the media controversy surrounding African-centred schools, as well as candid reflections on the personal challenges of fighting a largely unpopular battle.
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Lessons from International Experiences
Foreword by Alex Scott-Samuel; Edited by Dennis Raphael
Published:
November 2012
ISBN-10:
1-55130-412-0
ISBN-13:
978-1-55130-412-0
Format:
310pp, Paperback
Publisher:
Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
Product Description:
Tackling Health Inequalities: Lessons from International Experiences provides a unique perspective on health inequalities in Canada and elsewhere. This exciting new volume brings together experiences from seven wealthy developed nations--the United States, Australia, Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden--to analyze their contrasting approaches to reducing avoidable health problems. Some nations are successfully responding to health inequalities, but Canada is not one of them. Why is this, and what can we learn from other nations? Through a political economy lens, Tackling Health Inequalities considers how societal structures and institutions shape the distribution of economic, political, and social resources that affect health disparities amongst the population. The volume then goes on to examine how governing authorities come to either confront or ignore these health inequalities and the conditions that create them. Through these illustrations, it encourages governing authorities that are tackling health inequalities to continue their efforts and directs those that are not--such as in Canada and elsewhere--towards what must be done. This groundbreaking text shows the primary lessons from these international experiences: that citizens in Canada and elsewhere need to educate themselves about the importance of tackling health inequalities, and then build the political and social movements that will compel governmental authorities to take action. This volume will serve as a rich resource for professionals and general readers interested in health studies, nursing, social work, public policy, and political economy.
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