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“Because Boys Don’t Do Ballet”: Boys, Femmephobia, and the Potentials of a Femininity-Affirmative Pedagogy in Kindergarten
No full textIn this article, the authors draw on feminist theorizations to examine ethnographic data, illustrating how femmephobia is enacted among boys in kindergarten. They also examine how teachers’ well-intended responses may inadvertently legitimize femmephobia when a femininity-affirmative orientation is not applied. The authors argue that intentional gender-affirming actions by education stakeholders are necessary for promoting and supporting fluid gender explorations in kindergarten, especially in terms of valuing and validating femininity among boys. Specifically, they consider the potentials of femininity-affirmative pedagogy as one approach to countering femmephobia and working towards gender inclusion and equality in early education
Discursive Entrapment and the Limits of Potentiality in Plyler v. Doe
No full textThis essay traces the enduring legacy of the figure of the child leading up to and at the centre of the 1982 Plyler v. Doe decision. I attempt to demonstrate the limits of the discursive deployment of the child figure for racialized subjects. This essay intervenes in education, childhood studies, and immigration literature by reading the child to understand the enduring legacy of Plyler for those who are not the central focus of the court case. I demonstrate how the necessity of matriculating into U.S. schools is implicated in politics of disposability for racialized gendered populations represented in reading the contradictions in immigration reform
The Role of Educators and Caregivers in Supporting Participation of Children with Disabilities in Educational Decision Making
No full textThis qualitative study examines the communication and language supports available for children in educational environments. By doing this, it also examines the support provided by adults in educational settings for the participation of children with disabilities in educational decision making and the facilitating factors and barriers in children’s participation. This study was conducted with 11 participants, including six teachers, one parent, and four children. The data was analyzed using thematic analysis and the results of the analysis revealed four themes. The outcomes of this research emphasize the impact of varied multidimensional factors involving the individual and their proximal environment
« Je sens qu’on me reconnait »: le cirque social comme espace sécuritaire pour engendrer la connaissance de soi et l’expression agentive chez les jeunes
No full textLe cirque social réfère aux programmes qui utilisent le cirque dans un contexte d’intervention sociale. Bien qu’ils leur soient destinés, peu de données existent sur l’impact qu’ils ont sur les jeunes. Nous nous penchons sur un événement de cirque social de quatre jours. Quatre thématiques caractérisent l’expérience des participant·es : (a) la création d’un espace social sécuritaire; (b) l’enrichissement de la compréhension de soi; (c) le renforcement des capacités expressives; et (d) l’expérimentation du monde qui nous entoure. Cette recherche démontre comment le cirque social peut créer des milieux sociaux sécuritaires et enrichissants, adaptés aux expériences des jeunes
Bird-assisted Restoration Using Snags at Grand Manan Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary
No full textThe Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is starting a multi-phase restoration project on their Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick conservation property. This report describes a component of the restoration which aims to expedite succession through avian seed vectors, by erecting snags on the site that will serve as bird perches and wildlife trees. NCC site restoration goals include improving ecological value of the degraded former homestead, farm, and gravel quarry; this bird-snag component aims to connect restoration efforts to the site’s status as a Migratory Bird Sanctuary and Important Bird Area. The site is part of the Fundy Coastal Ecodistrict within the Atlantic Martitime Ecozone. Through previous site inventory, ecosystems surrounding the gravel quarry were classified as Alder Thicket, Lowland Barrens, and Wet Coniferous forest. Barren, soil-stripped portions of the site would have supported coastal spruce-fir (Picea-Abies) forests. Field work took place between September 2022 and March 2024 and included spatial/gap assessment to inform snag placement, site vegetation and bird surveys, snag installation, and monitoring set up through baseline inventory. Within the old gravel quarry, vegetation structure was found to range from Sparse-cryptogam to Shrub/Herb; tiny tamarack (Larix laricina), balsam fir (Abies balsamea), and spruce (Picea sp) trees are scattered in with shrubs like white meadowsweet (Spiraea alba) and herbaceous grasses and goldenrod (Solidago sp); terrain texture within the quarry comprises angular shale, rubble, and gravel and lacks soil structure. Six whole trees (two balsam fir, two tamarack, and two spruce) were transported to the site and planted with the help of machinery in open areas of the quarry; these are meant to decay and effectively serve as wildlife tree snags. Measuring from 7.2-9.1 metres tall, the snags are beacon-like within the area. Fifty-six bird species were observed at the conservation property during field work surveys; of those, at least 27 species were observed within or near the edges of the quarry, and 3 species were observed landing on the snags after installation, including Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus). Citizen science data (eBird) has recorded a total of 184 species visiting the site (year-round, all years). In order to boost the probability that birds’ seed rain might help plant vegetation under that snags, Coarse Woody Debris was scattered underneath, and forest topsoil was spread around three of the snags. Long-term monitoring will include photopoint monitoring, vegetation surveys in 5-metre radius circle plots around each snag, and bird surveys. Adaptive management recommendations include options for adding more CWD around the snags, and planting shrub islands, specifically native berry-producing shrubs that could attract more birds
Arash Abazari, "Hegel’s Ontology of Power: The Structure of Social Domination in Capitalism."
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Andrea Wulf, "Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self." & Wolfram Eilenberger, "Time of the Magicians: The Invention of Modern Thought, 1919-1929." (JOINT REVIEW)
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