Bøger udgivet af Canadian Scholars

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.

Tells the narrative of an Indigenous woman raised in North America who finds her strength despite the forces that challenge and oppress her. Grippingly honest, Lee Maracle's autobiographical exploration of post-colonial tensions in Toronto circa 1960-1980 sheds light on the existing racist and sexist sentiments affecting Indigenous women.

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.

Although most young offenders have experienced some form of trauma, the juvenile justice system in the United States is ill-equipped to deal with the effects of trauma, and its focus on punishment often further traumatizes youth. This text presents a much-needed alternative to the current system, advocating trauma-informed interventions based on principles of healing and restorative justice.

Unique in scope and content, this methods-based text draws on the process of creating a digital archive of commemorative tattoos to examine the production and mobilization of knowledge across communities, disciplines, and space. Deborah Davidson's multidisciplinary collection addresses the cultural history of tattooing and the social meanings and implications of commemorative tattoos.

A critical assessment of how public policy affects the health of immigrants, this interdisciplinary volume contributies to the study of immigration in modern developed nations. Authors employ a welfare state analysis to examine the political and economic systems that shape public policy, turning to case studies that demonstrate how these policies impact immigrant experiences and health outcomes.

Invitation a ecrire est un outil d'apprentissage qui tient compte des recherches effectuees dans le domaine de l'ecriture chez les apprenants en FLE (Francais Langue Etrangere). Pour cela, il met l'accent sur le travail en groupe, la revision et l'apprentissage en etapes qui permettent de demystifier l'ecrit dans une langue etrangere.

Invitation a ecrire est un outil d'apprentissage qui tient compte des recherches effectuees dans le domaine de l'ecriture chez les apprenants en FLE (Francais Langue Etrangere). Pour cela, il met l'accent sur le travail en groupe, la revision et l'apprentissage en etapes qui permettent de demystifier l'ecrit dans une langue etrangere.

Demonstrates the transformative potential of inclusive practices, such as in Indigenous practice principles, through examples of anti-oppression work with marginalized populations. Contributors also reveal how anti-oppression approaches more strongly combat a diversity of social issues, including anti-Black sanism, discrimination against queer populations, and children and youth injustices.

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.

Examines the challenges literacy teachers face when incorporating social justice in their curricula. Rich in examples of contemporary Canadian social justice authors, illustrators, and texts, Challenging Stories equips teachers and teacher candidates with strategies for text selection, literacy development, and effective social justice teaching methods.

Drawing on the diary entries of twenty young women living in Kibera, a large slum outside of Nairobi, Kenya, Women''s Voices from the Margins is an in-depth investigation into women''s experiences of gender-based violence in the Global South. Elizabeth Swart employs relevant theory and feminist scholarship to ground her analysis in the broader context of globalization, while also attending to the specific responses and strategies used by these diarists to cope with gender-based violence.Highlighting the implications of this qualitative study for policy practice and future research, this text considers the critical possibilities of localized interventions and is a valuable resource for students interested in women and violence, international social work, and women in the developing world.