Sociology of Education
Sociology of education covers a wide methodological, theoretical and conceptual terrain. While research in this area is most associated with examinations of schools, inequality, policy and economic development, this scholarship intersects with a variety of research including studies of early child development, parenting, childhood and adolescence, and health. This research cluster will serve to enhance dialogue and networking among sociologists of education in Canada.
This year we are excited to once again be co-organizing a webinar series on Canadian education with the Canadian Association of Sociology of Education (CASE). Be sure to follow us on Twitter, or check back here for webinar announcements and registration information.
Research Cluster Chair: Johanne Jean-Pierre, York University
New September 2025: To join (or confirm your participation in) this cluster, please complete this online form
Website and membership support: Maria Brisbane, University of Waterloo
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Conference Sessions
Recent Webinars:
Aspirational Indigenization: An Analysis of Canadian University Institutional Strategic Plans and Indigenous Strategic Plans (April 29, 2025)
Black Studies, Intersectional Identities, and Academic Success in Canada (February 27, 2025)
The Ethics Dilemma: The impact of Research Ethics Review on research activities, teaching and learning (March 27, 2025)
What Do We Know About Canadian Schools?: Systemic gaps in pan-Canadian education datasets and First Nations Education in Ontario (January 23, 2025)
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Webinars
The Sociology of Education and Canadian Association of Sociology of Education have co-sponsored several webinars since 2020.
New webinars are being planned for 2023-2024. Details will be posted once confirmed.
Visit the Resource Hub (Topic - Education; Resource Type - Webinar) for our previous webinars:
- Advocacy, School Engagement, and Adult Education: Exploring Black Motherhood in Ontario
- Aspirational Indigenization: An Analysis of Canadian University Institutional Strategic Plans and Indigenous Strategic Plans
- Black Studies, Intersectional Identities, and Academic Success in Canada
- Challenges and Conflicts in Education Privatization Inside and Outside Canada: Critical Discourse and Policy Analysis
- COVID-19 and Educational Challenges
- COVID-19 and Educational Impacts across Secondary and Higher Education
- Disability Justice and Autism: Critical and Creative Approaches
- Education Law & Policy
- Experiential Learning
- Indigenous Student Voices, the TRC, and Decolonizing our Curricula
- Minority Education
- Post-Secondary Education and Socioeconomic Factors
- Reclaiming Cultural Wealth and Challenging Anti-Black Racism in Data Surveillance
- Seeking Truth and Reconciliation: Confronting Residential School Denialism
- The Challenges of Doing Education Research in Canada
- The Ethics Dilemma: The impact of Research Ethics Review on research activities, teaching and learning
- University Confidential: How faculty members engage in sensemaking AND social capital and role conflict among Deans
- What Do We Know About Canadian Schools?: Systemic gaps in pan-Canadian education datasets and First Nations Education in Ontario