Abdi, A. A. (Ed.). (2023). Social justice education in Canada: Select perspectives. Canadian Scholars.

Abstract

School leaders across Canada, and in many jurisdictions across the world, face staunch resistance to social justice initiatives and policies. For example, officials at the Waterloo Region District School Board regularly face death threats for their equity policies and practices (Waterloo Region Record, 2022). In this ever evolving landscape, the strategies and approaches needed to support students and educators have become more complex and more urgent. Through the use of multiple lenses, this collection of perspectives provides tools and thought-provoking concepts to help “deconstruct racism, ethnocentrism, ableism, stereotypes, biases and cultural distortions” (Abdi, 2023, p. 221). The fast paced, easy to read chapters engage and inform the reader of current educational issues that are organized thematically so the reader can easily identify the chapters of most relevance to their learning; though we recommend a thorough read of all chapters. Using a cross-cultural lens, this book is a valuable resource for many in education including pre-service teachers, current educators, administrators, and professors of education; inspiring and informing critical thinking in the quest to promote inclusive and equitable education for all.