Books published by Canadian Scholars

Canada is more diverse than ever before, and the application of transcultural literacies in Canadian classrooms is needed for the successful growth of students and teachers alike. In this edited volume, world-renowned educators offer unique perspectives on the impact of race, culture, and identity in the classroom.

Investigates the practices, theories, research, and history of holistic approaches as it relates to a wide range of health care and human service professionals. This text offers a uniquely comparative and integrated understanding of both ancient and modern Indigenous, Eastern, and Western traditional practices.

A pivotal textbook in the field, this comprehensive collection is the first of two volumes that cross-examine all active child and youth care sectors across the human services. The editors bring together world-renowned professionals, academics, and researchers to address the past, present, and future state of child and youth care.

This expansive collection enriches the field of food studies with a feminist intersectional perspective, addressing the impacts that race, ethnicity, class, and nationality have on nutritional customs, habits, and perspectives.

Argues that the absence of a unifying theory or conceptual idea(s) pursuant to residential care perpetuate dynamics of mediocrity and complacency toward inadequate standards and practices. Kiaras Gharabaghi re-constructs the possibilities for this form of care as a space for healing, growth, and the promotion of autonomy for young people.

Positioning youth culture as a 20th century social experiment that is coming to an end, Marcel Danesi discusses the various musically-defined eras that saw rise to hippie culture, punk, disco, and the hip-hop movement, among other social groups. The chapters explore how these generations were instrumental in the fight against racial discrimination, gender discrimination, and sexual repression.

How and why do ""ordinary"" women engage in various forms of social-change work at different times in their lives? What does it mean for these women to age as activists? Unsettling Activisms brings together insights from academics and activists in an intergenerational conversation that addresses these questions.

Supports students through the process of understanding and critically evaluating research in the social sciences. This essential text develops and strengthens students' ability to develop research paper topics, conduct thorough literature searches, critically evaluate research, and effectively summarise and share information.

Le but de cet ouvrage est d'initier a l'analyse linguistique en degageant la structure du francais moderne. Cela, de la maniere la plus claire possible, sans jargon inutile. Notre analyse est ouverte a tous les courants et non enferme dans une ecole contraignante.

A comprehensive overview of how complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and traditional medicine (TM) affect women's reproductive health. Providing a detailed analysis, authors address the cultural values and medicinal uses of CAM and TM for reproductive health among women in different sociocultural environments and geographic settings.

Now in its second edition, Race and Racialization presents new scholarship focusing specifically on immigration and migration, policies of multiculturalism, whiteness, gender and race, and settler relations. Contributors explore the problem of institutional racism from historical, comparative, and international perspectives.

Offers an overview of the history of comparative education and educational development, exploring issues related to social justice, human rights, gender equality, and indigenous knowledge in the classroom. This edited collection will help students better understand how globalization has impacted the classroom and led to the internationalization of schooling.

Stylistique differentielle, textologie et traduction propose une etude comparee systematisee des caracteristiques stylistiques et culturelles de l'anglais et du francais, etude qui se situe generalement a l'etape initiale de la formation en traduction.

Set along the Pacific Northwest Coast in the 1950s, Ravensong tells the story of an urban Native community devastated by an influenza epidemic. In this passionate story about a young woman's quest for answers, author Lee Maracle speaks unflinchingly of the gulf between two cultures.

Outlines the challenges and advantages of conducting research with marginalized communities and within organisational contexts. Students in social work programs will gain a thorough understanding of the decision-making processes involved in conducting anti-oppression research studies through examples of anti-oppression research applications and personal experiences within the field.