In 1976, Women's Press published the first edition of the Everywoman's Almanac, a monthly planner and datebook that combined original artwork, personal essays, fiction, and interviews. The Almanac was published annually and organized around a different theme each year, such as 500 Years of Survival: First Nations Women (1992), Women's Response to ......
Canadian Fiction Portraying Characters with Disabilities
Academic study of children's literature has explored various aspects of diversity; however, little research has examined Canadian books that portray characters with disabilities. This relevant and timely text addresses the significant dearth of research by exploring the treatment of disability in Canadian literature for young people. Engaging and ......
Immigration, settlement, and integration are vital issues in the twenty-first century-they propel economic development, transform cities and towns, shape political debate, and challenge established national identities. This original collection provides the first comprehensive introduction to the contemporary immigrant experience in both the ......
Inuit Women Educational Leaders in Nunavut and Nunavik
This unique collection features auto-ethnographical essays by nine Inuit women educators who were part of the inaugural cohort of the University of Prince Edward Island's Nunavut Master of Education program, which offered Nunavut's first graduate-level degree for Inuit educators.These essays provide important first-hand perspectives on Inuit ......
This book introduces students to the broad social, political, and philosophical questions surrounding education theory and practice. Examining five of the most influential philosophers of all time-Plato, Aristotle, Locke, Rousseau, and Dewey-the text provides insight into historical theories of education that have shaped contemporary ideas and ......
This book provides educators and facilitators with a comprehensive overview of the historical underpinnings and philosophical orientations of adult education and adult learning while attending to the various roles individuals play both within and beyond the formal constraints of the classroom. Positioning learners' and instructors' educational ......
As the first country in the world to enact a formal policy of multiculturalism, Canada has made impressive strides toward promoting civic inclusion for all; however, the education system remains less than forthcoming about the injustices that shape our democracy and create conditions that teach young people to see difference as deficiency. Ratna ......
Centring the voices and experiences of trans identified people as experts on their own lives and agents of change, Trans Activism in Canada opens up a dialogue between scholars and community members in an effort to improve the lives of sex and gender variant people. The first of its kind, this anthology brings together activists and allies to ......
How can we plan, organize, distribute, and offer care in ways that treat both those who need it and those who provide it with dignity and respect? Using the example of residential services, Troubling Care: Critical Perspectives on Research and Practices investigates the fractures in our care systems and challenges how caring work is understood in ......
