Essays

Bringing creativity into mainstream educational practice has become a mantra among educators. But what does creative practice in education really look like? Take a journey around the globe with educator and artist Robert Kelly to witness innovative creative practice in action, with examples from early childhood to post-secondary levels.

Through stor …

People in Transition is a poignant collection of personal accounts and frank deliberation on what it means to leave one's country of origin and start anew in this diverse and vibrant young nation. Author Trudy Duivenvoorden Mitic travelled coast-to-coast and masterfully assembled this telling collection of reflections from some of Canada's most pro …

Why are books disappearing from English classrooms? In a society dominated by two–dimensional electronic images, outcomes–based curricula and standards tests, some departments of education no longer require the teaching of longer literary forms. In Read This: Why Books Matter, teachers, parents, poets, and writers boldly analyze the forces eras …

Published Under the Garamond Imprint

The voices in this book reflect the broad diversity of a large urban university community, with contributions from undergraduate and graduate students, teaching assistants, contract and full-time faculty, staff and administrators. Issues of equity, diversity and power form the foundation of this community's think …