This study evaluates the effectiveness of a Bystander Leadership™ Program (BLP) designed to mitigate gender and racial biases among faculty at a research university. The BLP workshop, grounded in comprehensive local research, provided faculty with practical intervention skills to address observed biases in academic settings. A quasi-experimental…

At the nexus of the global policy push for inclusion of refugees into national education systems, steady urbanization trends among refugee and migrant populations, and rising xenophobia toward refugees, our study examines how refugee, national security, and education policies intersect to help or hinder urban refugee children's access to education…

This article addresses the practices of white benevolence as it (re)produces anti-Black racism in the post-conflict country of Liberia. This is undertaken through an analysis of the ProPublica documentary "Unprotected" which chronicles sexual violence against Liberian girls at the More Than Me Academy, linked to the broader practices of…

Student evaluations of teaching (SET) are typically highly biased. In this paper, three experiments are reported, examining gender bias in SET by manipulating lecturer gender and counterstereotypes. Each experiment involved a vignette about a lecture, with a different context: Study 1 - noisy students disrupting the lesson; Study 2 - students…

Previous research has found gender inequitable equipment usage across various lab course contexts. Few studies, however, have tested possible remediation strategies. In this work, we use hierarchical linear modeling to compare men and women's lab equipment usage in two group work structures across three course contexts. In one in-person course,…

While much of the research on censorship and book banning rightly emphasizes efforts to silence and erase people who do not identify as white cis-heteronormative men, the role of colonialism in the construction and contextualization of censorship is underexplored. However, censorship's primary goal is to obtain power over stories--the control over…

What might the concept of queer joy offer to early childhood educators in New Brunswick, Canada? As a part of a study about the supports and barriers to comprehensive sexuality education in New Brunswick, Canada, we sought to speak with early childhood educators about the ways in which sexuality education happens in early childhood centers. We…

Using masculine forms in surveys is still common practice, with researchers presumably assuming they operate in a generic way. However, the generic masculine has been found to lead to male-biased representations in various contexts. This article studies the effects of alternative gendered linguistic forms in surveys. The language forms are…

Our paper explores the experiences of three museum practitioners as they worked to address complex historical and contemporary intersections of gender and power at Fort Edmonton Park, a living history museum in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In our case study, we detail a narrative of changes to a Métis woman's (Emma McDonald) garden, arguing that the…

This study investigates the role of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in music education, focusing on its dual function as a creative tool and a mechanism of algorithmic surveillance. Utilizing AI platforms such as Suno.AI, MusicFX, and Udio, the study examines AI's potential to foster creativity, enable synesthetic learning, and personalize…

The International Baccalaureate (IB) is experiencing rapid growth, resulting in demand for IB teachers in both public and independent schools. Since teaching IB requires specific knowledge of the language and pedagogy of the IB programmes, initial teacher education programs are well-positioned to prepare preservice teachers to teach IB. This paper…

Can a student inherit time? What difference does time make to their educational journeys and outcomes? "The Time Inheritors" draws on nearly a decade of field research with more than one hundred youth in China to argue that intergenerational transfers of privilege or deprivation are manifested in and through time. Comparing experiences…

The interaction between teacher and student in an architecture design studio is an important part of the teaching/learning process because it generates a kind of conversation that solidates the 'learning by doing' of teaching. This paper attempts to closely examine the jury system during the design assessment session. By monitoring the jury…

Ageism, social isolation, and depression are key societal issues that negatively influence mental health as people age. Public health interventions have been developed to reduce these issues and their negative consequences. Intergenerational arts-based programming is an approach that can not only lower rates of loneliness and depression by…

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the evolution of family representations in children's literature, focusing on the rise of queer narratives and the critical role of chosen families in shaping children's understanding of familial relationships. Design/methodology/approach: Via counter-storytelling, the authors of this work critique…