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Anti-Asian Racism in the York Region District School Board with Drs. Mary Reid and Ardavan Eizadirad
28 SEP 2023 · In 2022, education researchers Drs. Mary Reid and Ardavan Eizadirad were asked to investigate stories of Ant-Asian Racism in Ontario's York Region District School Board. The report on their extensive efforts was released in May 2023.
Drs. Reid and Eizadirad join me today to talk about how this research fit within the larger context of anti-racism policy and education and how this work might be a source of inspiration for students, educators and community advocates.
Download a copy of the report https://www2.yrdsb.ca/sites/default/files/2023-06/DAAR%20YRDSB.pdf.
Dr. Mary Reid is an Associate Professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto (OISE/UT). Her scholarship centres on the model minority myth and its detrimental impact on Asian students in math classrooms. Her work pormotes a call to action for solidarity and unity against all forms of oppression by raising awareness on how and why oppression impacts different marginalized groups in unique ways.
Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University. His life experiences of attending three high schools in four years developed his passion for equity and social justice and inspired him to become an Ontario Certified Teacher (OCT).
He is also a community activist and Executive Director of the non-profit organization Youth
Association for Academics, Athletics, and Character Education (https://yaaace.com/) in the Jane and Finch community in Toronto.
27 JUL 2023 · In this episode, we're looking to deepen the conversation around violence in our schools. It's an issue that is receiving a great deal of attention in the media, but there are many inside and outside of education who believe that solutions presented don't get to the root causes of the problem. One of those who believe that we need to dig deeper and respond from that deeper level of understanding is Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad. His recent article in The Conversation is https://theconversation.com/preventing-and-addressing-violence-in-schools-4-priorities-as-educators-plan-for-next-year-207791.
Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad is Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Wilfrid Laurier University and Executive Director of https://yaaace.com) a non-profit organization in the Jane and Finch community proving a range of programs in academics, athletics, community safety, and violence prevention and intervention.
You can find Dr. Eizadirad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dreizadirad
19 APR 2022 · Jane E. Sanders is Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work, King’s University College at Western University.
Dr. Sanders recent article in The Conversation, "How adversity impacts the disproportionate suspensions of Black and Indigenous students" brings new importance to the way we consider about equity, race and inclusion through a trauma-informed lens.
Read the full article at https://theconversation.com/how-adversity-impacts-the-disproportionate-suspensions-of-black-and-indigenous-students-177676
The latest research in Canadian Education from top scholars and education thinkers. Changing the way we talk about education, one conversation at a time!
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