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This qualitative study explores the lived experiences of three experienced secondary Visual Arts teachers educated in Canada. Following grounded theory, interweaving qualitative in-depth interviews and research creation, the study investigates the well-being of two experienced secondary teachers - one employed at a local school in Montreal and the other at an international school in Shanghai. The insights gleaned from these teacher narratives are then compared to the author's own autoethnographic reflections serving to inform the author’s art-making practice and storying. The findings reveal an imbalance in teacher satisfaction, raising concerns about teacher well-being within the secondary Visual Arts discipline in Canada.

Keywords: Art Education, éducation artistique, Teacher Well-being, bien-être des enseignants, Secondary Visual Arts, arts visuels au secondaire, enseignant artiste, Artist-Teacher, International Baccalaureate, baccalauréat internationale, recherche-création, Research Creation, Art Teacher Voice, Teacher Satisfaction, Quebec Arts Curriculum

Recently, certain cities have created public spaces that recognise women's contribution to modern society, and in some cases, feminist urbanism has become a field of action. This article analyses two cases of public spaces dedicated to feminists: the Place des Montréalaises in Montreal and the Place des Pionnières in Montevideo. The first is a major urban project currently in progress to be built on a motorway viaduct between Old Montreal and the city centre. In Montevideo, the city's progressive administration decided in 2017 to create a public square dedicated to feminists. We analyse the negotiations behind these urban projects, the dynamics between the stakeholders and what this public space means for them. Rooted in a feminist and intersectional approach, we demonstrate how the mobilisation and coordination of women from civil society with municipal femocrats and professionals play an important role in power dynamics.

Keywords: urbanisme féministe, urban feminism, public space, espace public, inclusion, inclusion, citizenship, citoyenneté

Keywords: Assimilation, Business And Economics, Case studies, Connectivity, Councils, Dependency theory, Economic development, Employment, Energy, Ethnic Interests, Indigenous peoples, Mission statements, Native North Americans, Renewable energy, Renewable resources, Unemployment, Aki Energy, Aboriginal social enterprise, Indigenous Social Enterprise, Indigenous, First Nations social enterprise, First Nations businesses, First Nations economic leadership

There is widespread recognition that Aboriginal Canada needs more community members with business training to work in economic development and management, particularly with the growing development of natural resources in Aboriginal territories and self-governance initiatives. Yet, only 12% of funded Aboriginal students pursue post-secondary education in business or commerce. Barriers to the pursuit of tertiary education include inadequate student preparation and career guidance, lack of funding, and attitudes surrounding the ability to do math. The Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies at Cape Breton University addresses these barriers via its program for Aboriginal youth, which combines mentorship, networking, and technology to facilitate the transition from high school to post-secondary studies and engage students in business education. This article outlines the model employed by the Purdy Crawford Chair and assesses the initiative in relation to relevant literature on mentorship and technology.

Keywords: Business And Economics, Business education, Business students, Career counseling, Colleges & universities, Community, Curricula, Economic development, Ethnic Interests, Funding, Governance, Higher education, Indigenous peoples, Leadership, Mentoring, Native North Americans, Native students, Natural resources, Networking, School to work transition, Secondary education, Secondary schools, Technology, Trade, Mentorship, Indigenous business education, Indigenous youth and business eduacation

Numerous historical and current factors have combined to influence the economic and social prosperity of Aboriginal peoples. This paper reviews the contrary governmental and Aboriginal perspectives of the history of the last few hundred years and provides an overview of the current situation in Aboriginal communities in North America. This is followed by a discussion of economic and social development factors taken from qualitative and quantitative studies found in the literature. Conclusions and suggestions for future research are provided.

In this article, we explore reflective practice from the perspective of future administrators and principals in Manitoba’s minority francophone school context. Using a qualitative methodology centred on individual interviews semi-directed by narratives of practice, we examine the following angles: questioning, intervention, the link between theory and practice, and the tension between diversity and equity. Findings indicate that future school administrators and principals develop approaches that range from general reflection on certain pedagogical approaches to critical, even self-critical, reflection on practices committed to equity.

Keywords: reflective practice, pratique réflexive, justice sociale, social justice, contexte minoritaire francophone, minority, diversity, diversité et équité, equity

In this paper, I reflect on the past decade as an educator and graduate student to highlight the joy that accompanied my shifting understanding of literacy. I conducted an autobiographical narrative inquiry and used selections from blog entries and graduate coursework in order to reflect on my “moments of turning”. I begin with a logocentric understanding of literacy as a white settler in two Indigenous communities, but over time embrace a multimodal, embodied, emergent, place-based, and more-than-human conception of literacies within a context of the climate and nature emergency. This conception learns from and with Indigenous ways of knowing rooted in ecology, relationships, and the land. I argue that this understanding of literacies brings joy and opens possibilities in a precarious world.

Keywords: more-than-human literacies, autobiographical narrative inquiry, posthuman, climate education

Following the 2001 crisis in Argentina, cumbia villera emerged as a national music. Writers such as Washington Cucurto and Gabriela Cabezón Cámara incorporated the genre in their novels to reevaluate the political function of art in a neoliberal context. This article has two objectives: to consider the intermediality between cumbia and literature in two post-crisis novels; and to analyze how this intermediality engages with and reconfigures notions of neoliberalism. I propose to read cumbia-literature as an expression of what Verónica Gago calls a “neoliberalism from below,” which, in its most utopian iterations, wields the possibility of renewing democratic dissensus.

Keywords: cumbia villera, cumbia villera, Washington Cucurto, Washington Cucurto, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, neoliberalismo, neoliberalism, intermediality, intermedialidad

Although the impact of social media on early adolescents is a global concern, research on this topic in Greece—particularly from parents’ perspectives—is limited. This study addresses this gap by exploring Greek parents’ views on early adolescents’ social media usage. Using an exploratory, qualitative approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 parents in western Greece, and the data were thematically analysed. Our results indicate that while parents acknowledge some benefits of social media, they are concerned about its effects on early adolescents’ behaviour, mental health, academic performance, and linguistic skills. The parents viewed early adolescents as being highly impressionable. They felt unprepared to manage their children’s exposure to social media influences due to a lack of relevant information and education. Understanding these parental perspectives can help guide the development of support services to enhance digital well-being among families.

Keywords: social media use, early adolescents, parents’ perceptions, Greece, qualitative research

The article examines the role of sociocultural community developers in supporting seniors in Switzerland, particularly in urban context. It highlights the challenges posed by an ageing population and the need to adapt practices to meet new needs. Historically, sociocultural community development has been focused on young people, but it has gradually spread to other audiences, including the elderly. The authors refer to two recent studies that explore the uses of urban space by seniors and the fight against social isolation. They claim the crucial role of animation in building a more just and democratic society. Sociocultural community developers must be agents of change, advocating for the better integration of older people in both social and political life and combating negative representations of old age.

Keywords: envejecimiento, vieillissement, ageing, animación sociocultural, sociocultural animation, animation socioculturelle, isolement social, social isolation, aislamiento social, urban space, espacio urbano, espace urbain, politique publique, política pública, public policy