New Quebec-based study suggests teaching practices hinder Black youth
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Preliminary results of a new study suggest systemic racism in Quebec schools is adversely impacting Black youth, and researchers say some pedagogical practices need to change
Quebec’s education system is coming under fire.
Preliminary results of a new study suggest systemic racism in Quebec schools is adversely impacting Black youth, and the researchers who conducted the study say some pedagogical practices need to change.
The study, led by University of Ottawa assistant professor Lerona Lewis, said teaching approaches in Quebec schools are causing some Black youth to feel excluded.
“What we’re trying to show,” explained Lewis, “is in the Quebec context, how systemic racism operates in the classroom by the teachers’ pedagogical practices.”
In the survey, which was commissioned by the LaSalle Multicultural Resource Center (LMRC), researchers spoke to 41 people including students, teachers and educators, over 15-months.
According to Lewis, though most students said they have good teachers, respondents raised several red flags.
First, parents complained about poor engagement from schools when there was a problem with a child.
“They expect greater partnership from the school and less of a judgment on their parenting styles,” Lewis told Global News.
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