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Explore resources associated with education writ large as well as resources and tools for educational purposes.
RRU library books
Scholarly Articles
Doing diversity work in higher education: Systemic inequality, institutional change, and campus attitudes
Magnus, A. M., Coutin, S. B., & Leslie, F. (2024). In Equity in Education & Society, 3(3), 352-367.
Organizing so Black Lives Matter
Cole, C. and Grace, A. (2021). In Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, 40(1), 83-89.
Are we accepting enough? Examining the association between homophobia and acceptance of diversity
Chowdhury, F., Erdogan, Y., & Konishi, C. (2024). In Equity in Education & Society.
Through a glass darkly: Ideology, education, institution
Bannerji, H. (2024). In Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 36(1).
Audio/Visual Resources
Why are schools more segregated now than in the 1980s?
Did you know Black students in the US attended schools that were more segregated in 2016 than in 1988? Why have schools remain divided, even as the student population has grown more diverse? And how can we intentionally integrate our schools without the burden of the work resting on the few? Sonia Park shares examples of Diverse-by-Design schools that are successfully incorporating the practices of intentionality, inclusivity, and contextuality.
Disability & Queerness in Research Methodology
Mara Pieri, PhD, discusses disability and queerness in research methodology, including research methods used, ethical considerations, and how to decolonize research practices.
Director Mina Shum makes her foray into feature documentary by reopening the file on a watershed moment in Canadian race relations – the infamous Sir George Williams Riot. Over four decades after a group of Caribbean students accused their professor of racism, triggering an explosive student uprising, Shum locates the protagonists and listens as they set the record straight, trying to make peace with the past.
RRU Research
Exploring the Use of Inclusive Teaching Strategies to increase the Effectiveness of Adult Learning Programs related to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) within Canadian Public Sector Organisations
Gay, B R (2024). [master’s thesis, Royal Roads University]. VIURRSpace.
What's it like to be a Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer in High School?
Speirs, A M (2023). [master’s thesis, Royal Roads University]. VIURRSpace.
Decolonization and Inclusion: Widening the Circle
Agger-Gupta, Niels, Shauneen Pete, and Nikki Bade. (2023). In Inclusive Leadership: Equity and Belonging in Our Communities, Emerald Publishing Limited, 209-219.
Learn about building 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion, accessibility, anti-racism, gender equity, and religious inclusion into research design and practice with these RRU Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Research Toolkits. (4 separate toolkits).
Open Access Resources
Government of British Columbia
BC Government: Accessibility and Inclusion Toolkit
Learning to be anti-racist: an introductory course
Other Organizations
CCDI Webinar: Diversity, equity and inclusion - The fundamentals
Tracking Higher Ed's Dismantling of DEI from The Chronicle of Higher Education
Project Implicit - Project Implicit is an active research study, and provides implicit association tests to help people explore and reflect on their own unconscious biases
Bias free language - APA bias free language guide