Equity and Social Justice

ESJ LIbrary

The Equity and Social Justice Committee seeks to connect with members to find out the social justice topics that matter most to you, and to connect you with the resources to address them. To that end, we have created an Equity and Social Justice Library.

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indigenous education

Ellis, Deborah, and Loriene Roy. Looks like Daylight: Voices of Indigenous Kids. Toronto: Groundwood /House of Anansi, 2013. Print.

King, Thomas. The Back of the Turtle: A Novel. Toronto: Harper Collins, 2014. Print.

King, Thomas. The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America. N.p.: Doubleday Canada, 2012. Print.

Saul, John Ralston. The Comeback. N.p.: Penguin Random House, 2014. Print.

Weatherford, J. McIver. Indian Givers: How Native Americans Transformed the World. New York, NY: Three Rivers, 2010. Print.

Wilson, Shawn. Research Is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods. Black Point, N.S.: Fernwood Pub., 2008. Print.

Anti-homophobia education

Coyote, Ivan E. One in Every Crowd: Stories. Vancouver, BC: Arsenal Pulp, 2012. Print.

Meyer, Elizabeth J., and Annie Pullen-Sansfaçon. Supporting Transgender & Gender Creative Youth: Schools, Families, and Communities in Action. New York: Peter Lang, 2014. Print.

Short, Donn. "Don't Be so Gay!": Queers, Bullying, and Making Schools Safe. Toronto: UBC, 2013. Print.

Taylor, Catherine, Tracey Peter, Christopher Campbell, Elizabeth J. Meyer, Janice L. Ristock, and Donn Short. The Every Teacher Project on LGBTQ-inclusive Education in Canada's K-12 Schools. Winnipeg: Manitoba Teachers' Society, 2015. Print.

democratic classrooms

Biesta, Gert. Learning Democracy in School and Society: Education, Lifelong Learning, and the Politics of Citizenship. Rotterdam: Sense, 2011. Print.

Westheimer, Joel. What Kind of Citizen?: Educating Our Children for the Common Good. New York: Teachers College, 2015. Print.

Privilege, Oppression and social change

Building Safe and Inclusive Schools: Partnering with Parents and Guardians. Canada: COPA & OTF, 2015. Print.

Glaze, Avis, Benjamin Ruvin Levin, and Ruth Mattingley. Breaking Barriers Excellence and Equity for All. Toronto: Pearson Canada, 2012. Print.

Sensoy, Özlem, and Robin J. DiAngelo. Is Everyone Really Equal?: An Introduction to Key Concepts in Social Justice Education. New York: Teachers College, 2012. Print.

anti-bullying education

Booth, David, and Larry Swartz. The Bully, the Bullied, the Bystander, the Brave. Markham, ON: Scholastic Canada, 2013. Print.

Land-based education

Egan, Kieran, Annabella Cant, and Gillian Judson. Wonder-full Education: The Centrality of Wonder in Teaching and Learning across. New York: Routledge, 2015. Print.

intersectional feminism

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. We Should All Be Feminists. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.

Beaty, Andrea, and David Roberts. Ada Twist, Scientist. New York: Abrams for Young Readers, 2016. Print.

Bunnell, Jacinta, and Julie Novak. Girls Are Not Chicks Coloring Book. Oakland, CA: PM, 2009. Print.