Education – Views & Research

Alberta’s new physical education curriculum risks promoting disordered eating among students

Shelly Russell-Mayhew, University of Calgary; Elizabeth Tingle, University of Calgary, and Kheana Barbeau, University of Calgary

Canada’s international student cap hit Atlantic universities hard. Here’s why it matters

Dale Kirby, Memorial University of Newfoundland

A statue of a thin child clutching a stalk of wheat with figures in the background.

The Holodomor: Lessons about genocidal famine remain important today

Henry H. Prown, University of Alberta

How women bore the consequences of the First World War in British India

Umaima Miraj, University of Toronto

Men in turbans riding on horses in a war-stripped landscape.

First World War poet Wilfred Owen, treated for shell shock, carried readers into the horror of war

Mark Libin, University of Manitoba

A man on bicycle watched by still soldiers.

A person's hand writes on paper on a classroom desk.

Why teaching ‘ethical’ classroom use of AI to learn writing must include the right to refuse

Loren Gaudet, University of Victoria

The release of AI chatbots has harmed teens’ learning and Canada needs to act

Adam Kenneth Dubé, McGill University

Why the ugly history of IQ testing matters for AI and education

Jay Timothy Dolmage, University of Waterloo

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Canada’s new open-access policy expands access to research, but leaves publishing fees unchecked

Richard Hayman, Mount Royal University; Amanda Wakaruk, University of Alberta; Bryn Williams-Jones, Université de Montréal, and Stefanie Haustein, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

A young woman studying in a university library

Universities are making different choices about AI. How will they fit with their public missions?

Nadia Delanoy, University of Calgary

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A rally of people outdoors, one with a sign that says sexual assault is not part of the college experience.

Bystanders and sexual violence: Young men need real-time strategies for intervention

Ceilidh McConnell, University of Calgary; Deinera Exner-Cortens, University of Calgary, and Elizabeth (Liz) Baker, University of Calgary

We need stronger sexual health education — the ‘Cornell 7’ case shows why

Shannon D. M. Moore, University of Manitoba and Jennifer Watt, University of Manitoba

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‘Adolescence’ on Netflix: Evidence-based ways parents can support boys around masculinity norms

Deinera Exner-Cortens, University of Calgary

A group of students sitting at their desks in class; some raise their hands to participate.

Stopping racist bullying at school means building belonging before the next incident

Nadiya N. Ali, Trent University; Ayesha Mian Akram, University of Calgary, and Nour Hammami, Trent University

How permanent daylight saving time could affect schools

Michael Antle, University of Calgary and Amanda L. Sullivan, University of Calgary

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School psychologist insights could improve learning for entire classrooms

Colin King, Western University and Rachel Krahn, Western University

A boy in discussion with an adult at a desk in front of paper.

A boy at a laptop with his hand on his forehead.

Should AI chatbots simulate care for students? Alberta teachers say no

Soroush Sabbaghan, University of Calgary

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5 ways teachers can respond to residential school denialism in the classroom

Lindsay Gibson, University of British Columbia and James Miles, University of Alberta

Why universities must tread carefully when validating Onkwehón:we identity

Frank Deer, University of Manitoba

People in canoes with paddles lifted seen floating in water through the beams of a dock.

Canada’s Indigenous health obligations can’t be separated from rights and reconciliation

Jamaica Cass, York University, Canada; Queen's University, Ontario

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Mawachihitotaak: For Métis, it matters to say ‘let’s get together’ to share stories

Yvonne Poitras Pratt, University of Calgary; Madelaine McCracken, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa, and Melanie Griffith Brice, University of Calgary

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Two graduates seated doing a fist bump and smiling at one another, one wearing a brightly couloured woven stole.

Why I celebrate Black graduation magic: An anti-racist perspective

Clare Warner, McMaster University

Mothering while Black: To protect our children, we draw on traditions of refusal

Takwana Nhau, Carleton University

A Black mother adjusts her daughter's graduation cap.

A historian of Black Canada gives a report card on Ontario’s new mandated Black history education

Natasha Henry-Dixon, York University, Canada

A Black person's hand seen holding a pen to paper.

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Confronting residential schools denialism is an ethical and shared Canadian responsibility

Sean Carleton, University of Manitoba and Benjamin Kucher, University of Alberta

Acting with one mind: Gwich’in lessons for truth and reconciliation

Crystal Gail Fraser, University of Alberta

Boats seen on the water under a bright sky.

The real truth about stories: Book recommendations from the Indigenous Literatures Lab

Jennifer Brant, University of Toronto; Erenna Morrison, University of Toronto; Gayatri Thakor, University of Toronto; Jasmine Rice, University of Toronto, and Miyopin Cheechoo, University of Toronto

A bookshelf on a windowsill with an orchid and one book displayed with what looks like a female face and the words spirit & intent.

A smiling, dark-haired couple with a city vista behind them on a sunny day.

My grandfather kept his rejected degree for 50 years. Decades later, Canada still deskills immigrants

Kaya M. Anderson, Western University

A hand drawn Palestinian flag seen with a 'freedom' sign and watermelons on a kaffiyeh checked scarf.

People studying to become teachers speak about Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism in Ontario schools

Zuhra Abawi, York University, Canada and Naved Bakali, University of Windsor

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Are you dressed yet? How parents can build child-friendly routines that kids can follow

Caitlin Mahy, Brock University

How families can support children’s early mathematics learning at home

Ozlem Cankaya, MacEwan University

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As the school year settles in, making room for the arts can support everyday well-being

Heather McLaughlin, Concordia University

Why parent-child playful interactions mean so much more than fun and games

Ana Karen Espinosa Becerra, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Jean-François Bureau, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

A father cradles his child who is leaning back and laughing.

How ‘technoference’ can disrupt parent-child connections

Gizem Keskin, University of Calgary; Penny Pexman, Western University, and Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary

A father on his cellphone while a child plays with a toys on a carpet.

Have child, need job: How child-care problems prevent many families from re-entering the workforce

Alisaleh Shariati, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Emis Akbari, University of Toronto

A mother with a baby in a carrier trying to work at a laptop.

Has gentle parenting gone too far?

Jean Clinton, McMaster University

A chlid has their feet on the table while looking at a laptop and a parent is pointing at the feet.

It takes a village: How community can be a lifeline for improving child and family well-being

Marilyn N. Ahun, McGill University

A child is seen riding on an adult's shoulders, and is giving a fist bump to another adult walking beside them.

How chronic absenteeism shifted in Canadian kindergarten after COVID-19

Caroline Reid-Westoby, McMaster University and Magdalena Janus, University of British Columbia

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People at a rally, one with a sign fund the future and another together for publicly funded education, in front of trees with orange leaves.

5 Ontario education unions hold strike votes as cuts squeeze classrooms

Chantal Mancini, McMaster University

Alberta’s education reforms tell students public life is safest when differences are hidden

Teresa Anne Fowler, University of Calgary

Students wrapped in Pride flags standing outdoors.

How 1,200 Saskatchewan teachers have experienced the province’s pronoun policy

Vicky Parohl, University of Saskatchewan; Marc Usunier, and Vicki Squires, University of Saskatchewan

People hold a rainbow Pride flag and a pink and blue trans flag in front of a domed building.

Why teacher training is the overlooked route to a stronger special education system

Jordan Shurr, Queen's University, Ontario

Ontario kindergarten: What changed, what didn’t and why it matters

Kristy Timmons, Queen's University, Ontario and Pamela Beach, Queen's University, Ontario

A large blue sheet with paint splatters draped over an esel in a classroom showing alphabet info on the walls and student bins.

4 questions about schoolwork feedback to guide young students’ learning

Farid Bashiri, Queen's University, Ontario

A father and a son at a table and the father is watching what the son writes.

Shortening Canadian teacher education risks devaluing the profession of teaching

Emily MacLeod, McGill University; UCL

A student drawing shows a sun surrounded by planets.

A row of people's laps and feet seen with devices and laptops.

Built for yesterday? Canada’s from-school-to-work systems need to adapt

David J Finch, Mount Royal University and Stephen Murgatroyd, University of Alberta

Why the real test of Canada’s AI strategy is in university classrooms

Johanathan Woodworth, Mount Saint Vincent University

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What Canada could gain from joining the EU’s Erasmus+ program, and what’s unresolved

Dale Kirby, Memorial University of Newfoundland

A slender man with short grey hair speaks at a lectern in front of the EU flag.

Experiential and ‘work-integrated’ learning aren’t the same — and it matters for higher education

David Peacock, University of Alberta

Hands holding graduate caps up amid trees.

Many Jewish faculty and staff say university EDI is failing them

Lilach Marom, Simon Fraser University

A man flanked by People on the left stands at a podium and behind him are some different coloured flags, one shows the fleur de lys.

Geese seen flying in fog near a tall tower and a Canadian flag that is hanging down in still air.

Threats to a strong Canada? Universities are also a national emergency

Marc Spooner, University of Regina and R. James McNinch, University of Regina

Looking for Indigenous history? ‘Shekon Neechie’ website recentres Indigenous perspectives

Mary Jane Logan McCallum, University of Winnipeg; Robert Alexander Innes, McMaster University, and Susan M. Hill, University of Toronto

5 vital leadership takeaways from the life of Chief Poundmaker

Andrew J. Karesa, The King's University Canada

A man with long hair, a collared shirt and jacket and a blanket over his shoulder.

As Canada is threatened, it’s urgent to revisit Indigenous sovereignty and nationhood

Frank Deer, University of Manitoba

A circle of tipis and flags seen against a skyscraper skyline.

Curve Lake’s day school history reveals Indigenous activism in the face of colonial schooling

Jackson Pind, Trent University

Why Canadians need two dramatic educational shifts to honour reconciliation

Jennifer Wallner, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Gavin Furrey, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

A teepee next to a legislature building.

Truth before reconciliation: 8 ways to identify and confront Residential School denialism

Daniel Heath Justice, University of British Columbia and Sean Carleton, University of Manitoba

Carving of a round crying face surrounded by palms extended upwards.

How Indigenous-led health education in remote communities can make reconciliation real

Jamaica Cass, Queen's University, Ontario

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Youth are charting new freshwater futures by learning from the water on the water

Andrea Reid, University of British Columbia and Dalal Hanna, Carleton University

Revisiting the Williams Treaties of 1923: Anishinaabeg perspectives after a century

Jackson Pind, Trent University and Jack Hoggarth, Trent University

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How 39 young people experience climate education in a rapidly changing world

Kimberlee Collins, University of Guelph; Carla Rice, University of Guelph, and Chelsea Jones, Brock University

How early childhood education is responding to climate change

Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw, Western University

A chalkboard saying 'write rain' is seen alongside many very thin strips of paper with writing on them.

What dandelions and bees can teach us about our responsibilities to the natural world

Louise Zimanyi, Royal Roads University

6 ways to build resilience and hope into young people’s learning about climate change

Simon Appolloni, University of Toronto

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Teachers need bolder action from our school boards to educate in and for a climate emergency

Karen S. Acton, University of Toronto

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A safe AI strategy for Canadian youth should include age-associated risks