Society, Culture and Politics in Education

The goal of the program is to use the social sciences and humanities to study education and to address major issues affecting educational policy and practice. The program addresses social justice issues such as the unequal distribution of resources, disparity of educational outcomes, power relations, recognition and representation from a variety of perspectives, including but not limited to post-colonial, feminist, anti-racist, materialist, and First Nations perspectives.

Name Research Interests
Abdi, Ali Decolonizing philosophies of education, Development education, Critical research methodologies,; Human rights education; Decolonizing philosophies of education, Development education, Critical research methodologies, , Human rights education
Ahenakew, Cash Cultural studies, Higher Education, Indigenous Studies, Leadership and Organizations, Post-colonial studies, Race/ethnicity, Research methodologies, Social justice, Sociology of Education
Ellis, Jason Education policy; history of education; Education policy, History of education
Gleason, Mona history of childhood; history of education, history of children’s medical treatment in Canada; history of women in Canada, history of gender and sexuality, History of children and youth and the history of education, critical approaches to children and youth, gender and sexuality, the body, race and nation, research methods in education, and schooling and the familyautobiographical approaches to the history of family, and schooling, mothering and language learning, Indigenous priorities in schooling, gender culture in kindergarten, sexuality and HIV prevention education in the context of South Africa, and educational leadership as a key concept in Early Childhood Education
Kelly, Deirdre Children and youth, Gender studies, Media and democracy, Social justice, Sociology of Education
Louie, Dustin Indigenous Education; Social justice; Educational philosophy; Indigenous education, Social justice, Educational philosophy
Mazawi, Andre Citizenship and democracy, Higher education, International and Comparative Education, Leadership and organizations, Research methodologies, Sociology of Education
Rocha, Sam Philosophical Traditions in Education; philosophy of education; Philosophical Traditions in Education, Philosophy of education
Ruitenberg, Claudia Environmental philosophy and education; philosophy of education; Political education; Environmental philosophy and education, Philosophy of education, Political education
Webb, Philip Education governance, policy, and politics; Michel Foucault; Gilles Deleuze; Neoliberalism; Governmentality; Micropolitics; Biopolitics; Subjectivity; Artificial Intelligence; Education governance, policy, and politics, Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze, Neoliberalism, Governmentality, Micropolitics , Biopolitics, Subjectivity, Artificial Intelligence
Wright, Handel (post)multiculturalism and multicultural education; Africana studies; Critical Race Theory; Cultural Studies; Educational Approaches; identity, citizenship and belonging; postcolonialism and decolonization; Transcultural Studies; Youth Studies; anti-racism; (post)multiculturalism and multicultural education, Africana studies, Critical Race Theory, Cultural studies, Educational Approaches, Identity, citizenship and belonging, Postcolonialism and decolonization, Transcultural Studies, Youth studies, anti-racism