The Canadian Association of Sociology of Education

Death of the Local? School Governance Webinar Series Ontario’s school governance is facing unprecedented challenges and conversations about centralized power vs. local democracy have never been more urgent. This 2-part webinar series brings together leading scholars and advocates to examine the dangers of centralized control and explore bold, alternative models for strengthening local governance in public education. 📆 December 8 & 17, 2025 🕔 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm 📍 Online Register here: surveymonkey.com/r/QVWXSWG Sponsored by: Liberatory Education Network (@OISEUofT), Empowered Leaders Network (@uOttawa), Public Education Exchange (@YorkUniversity), @WesternU, and @case_acse.

Do not miss our November 27 webinar Social Boundaries in the Classroom. More details below Register here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

I am still looking for Canadian and Scottish teachers to talk about their lifelong experiences of engaging with parents. If interested, send me an email to max.antony-newman@glasgow.ac.uk @UofGCfTE @FLTGlasgow @DrAnnLopez

The panel discussion at the CLD's 6th Annual International Conference will feature Alison Mitchell, Dr. Beyhan Farhadi, Dr. Camille Logan, Teralyn Phipps, Dr. Vidya Shah and moderated by Dr. Ann Lopez. Registration is open to all! @DrAnnLopez 🔗oise.jotform.com/251735755661969

The Canadian Association for the Sociology of Education and the Canadian Sociological Association’s Sociology of Education Research Cluste invite proposals for our joint webinar series for 2025-2026. Email your proposals to Maria Brisbane maria.brisbane@uwaterloo.ca. by Oct 24.

We would like to invite you to the panel discussion at the CLD's 6th Annual Int'l Conference featuring Alison Mitchell, Dr. Beyhan Farhadi, Dr. Camille Logan, Teralyn Phipps and Dr. Vidya Shah and moderated by Dr. Ann Lopez. @DrAnnLopez 🔗oise.jotform.com/251735755661969

Krstić, Tulloch, Krstić, Agius, Warren, & Doody 2025 '#Habitus transformation of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at medical school: the five core narratives' (link.springer.com/article/10.118…) #AcademicTwitter

Parent engagement webinars at @UofGlasgow are back! Join us on October 9 at 9AM ET/2PM GMT for the talk The Changing Landscape of Parental Engagement and Family Learning in 21st century Scotland with Dr Beverley Ferguson and Susan Doherty. Register here bit.ly/4gGF1OD

Ahead of this year's Orange Shirt Day, I had the great honour of speaking with Kimberly Murray about the need to fight residential school denialism and stand up for the truth about residential schooling. Thanks to @CHRRmanitoba for their support: chrr.info/resource/fight…

My new article is now available in Sociology Compass: "Rethinking Parenting: A Sociological Review of Concepts, Debates, and Directions." A comprehensive review of how sociology understands parenting, ongoing debates, and paths forward. compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/so…

Do not miss our September 22 webinar "How to write a proposal for CSSE" (12pm) led by @BBFarhadi! Register here - utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Canadian Association of Sociology of Education is inviting proposals for the 2026 annual meeting as part of CSSE conference at the University of Winnipeg in 2026. Deadline for submissions is Oct 8, 2025 at 11:59ET csse-scee.ca/conference-202…

EDI vs anti-Woke-ism: Can we still talk across the divide? In this episode of #Disrupted, the host (@realfinkledusty) and I unpack EDI backlash, identity politics, and woke-ism. We agreed and disagreed but had constructive dialogue. Check it out: youtu.be/a-X5_IOhlgo

Happy to share the beautiful cover of our forthcoming book with @SpringerNature - The Role of Social Inequality in Parent Engagement: From Inequality to Social Justice in Education. Immensely grateful to authors of all 16 chapters and Springer!

Gale, Cross, Mills 2025 Social Justice Dispositions in Schools: Thinking with Bourdieu, Reading Dispositions in Practice (taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.…) @routledgebooks #socialjustice

Looking forward to presenting and catching up with colleagues at @CSSESCEE hosted at @GBCollege! Come join us on Tuesday June 3 for the opening plenary session for Canadian Association for Studies in Adults Education (CASAE)!

If you missed our excellent May parent engagement webinar at @UofGEducation, when Dr. Jacqui Getfield talked about the experiences of Black families in special education contexts, you can now watch a video recording here youtu.be/PTUwL8UuiZ0?li…

Would you like to know more about challenges and successes of Black mothers' engagement with educators in special education environments? Register for our parent engagement webinar with Dr Jacqui Getfield on May 21 at 10am EST/3pm GMT bit.ly/41TJ0QR

Interested in the education of immigrant students, engagement of their families, and teachers work with newcomers? Do not miss this May 20 event at @OISEUofT oise-utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Join us tomorrow for CERC’s Annual Lecture and AGM! We are excited to welcome Professor Michele Schweisfurth from the University of Glasgow as this year’s distinguished speaker. "Comparative and International Education: Polarisation Inside and Out" In person or via Zoom.