Hidden Engines of Meritocracy
James Elwick, author of Making a Grade discusses his new book and looks at how standardized testing practices quietly appeared during the Victorian era, and then spread worldwide.
July 22, 2021
Education
Teaching Social Work: Reflections on Pedagogy and Practice
Teaching Social Work: Reflections on Pedagogy and Practice editors Rick Csiernik and Susan Hillock tell us more about their edited volume and the framework they have created for social work educators.
June 17, 2021
“I am its antithesis… its darkness.” Colonial Half-steppin’ in and of the Canadian University
rosalind hampton discusses her book, Black Racialization and Resistance at an Elite University, which provides a historical narrative and critical analysis of higher education centered on the experiences of Black students at McGill University.
January 25, 2021
An Excerpt from Work Your Career
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a massive impact on Canada’s job market. Work Your Career authors Loleen Berdahl and Jonathan Malloy share an excerpt from their book that can help students who might be worried about their future job prospects.
November 26, 2020
An Excerpt from Reframed: Self-Reg for a Just Society
Stuart Shanker is renowned for using cutting-edge neuroscience to help children feel happy and think clearly by better regulating themselves. In this post, we share an excerpt from his new book, Reframed.
July 30, 2020
Having the Difficult Discussions about Race and Ethnicity in the Classroom
Laura Tubelle de González discusses the conversations that are now taking place in academia to support the Black Lives Matter movement.
July 23, 2020
An Excerpt from Black Racialization and Resistance at an Elite University
In this post, we share an excerpt from Black Racialization and Resistance at an Elite University by rosalind Hampton.
July 15, 2020
Decades Later, Women in Academia Continue Lifting a Ton of Feathers
Author Paula J. Caplan revists her book, Lifting a Ton of Feathers, and explains why nearly 30 years on, many of the struggles women face in academia remain unchanged.
June 24, 2020
The American Educational Research Association Virtual Book Exhibit
With the cancellation of this weekend’s American Educational Research Association annual meeting, we reached out to acquisitions editor Meg Patterson and asked her to talk us through some of the books she would have been displaying at AERA. Enjoy this virtual book exhibit!
April 17, 2020