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Patel, Sejal; Ranjbar, Miad; Cummins, Tawnya C.; Cummins, Natalie M. – Education and Urban Society, 2022
The introduction of mixed-income communities in public housing neighborhoods is a common revitalization strategy in metropolitan areas in North America. This study investigates student and teacher perspectives on safety in a Canadian inner city and marginalized neighborhood undergoing revitalization, alongside the redesign of a local school. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Housing, Neighborhoods, Urban Areas
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Gosine, Kevin; Islam, Faisal – School Community Journal, 2014
This qualitative study explored the perceptions and experiences of high school students from a diverse, low-income urban community in Toronto, Canada. Findings revealed a strong sense of community, reinforced by the interlocking racial and class oppression and stigmatization participants experienced within the broader society, including school.…
Descriptors: High School Students, Qualitative Research, Low Income Groups, Disadvantaged Youth
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Fisher, Jennifer – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2011
Echoing Henry Giroux's concerns for the current state of youth and education, this article seeks to provide a cultural history that focuses on the cycles of violence and non-violence happening within public education systems in North American democracies like Canada, with Ontario being the author's primary focus. More specifically, the author…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, North Americans, Public Education, Public Schools