# EDI in Canadian Education: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
> Explore the fundamentals of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in Canadian education, including systemic barriers, intersectionality, and educator roles.

Tags: edi, canadian-education, equity-in-schools, diversity-and-inclusion, intersectionality, educational-inequality, ontario-education
## Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Canadian Education
*   Introduction to EDI concepts citing James Baldwin.
*   Fundamental definitions for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

## Defining Core Terms
*   **Equity:** Focuses on fairness, outcomes, and addressing systemic barriers; distinct from equality.
*   **Diversity:** Relates to the presence of different social identities and histories.
*   **Inclusion:** Goes beyond physical integration to emphasize belonging, empowerment, voice, and power.

## Why EDI Matters in Schools
*   Education shapes life chances and reflects societal power relations.
*   Reference to Livingstone (2014) regarding class, race, and gender differences.

## Educational Inequities in Ontario
*   Identifies class-based gaps in postsecondary attainment.
*   Notes how academic streaming is linked to racialization and income.
*   Highlights compounded disadvantages across race, gender, and class.

## Systemic Inequality vs. Individual Failure
*   **Structural Explanations:** Explores built-in institutional barriers.
*   **Rejecting Deficit Thinking:** Shifts focus away from blaming students for systemic gaps.

## The Role of the Educator
*   Learning is viewed as a relational process.
*   Emphasis on educator positionality and the recognition of interlocking systems of oppression.
*   **Ethical Relationality:** Concept introduced by Keri-Lynn Cheechoo regarding respecting dissimilarities in shared spaces.

## Closing Reflection
*   Questions for educators regarding how their social location and intersecting identities shape their ability to recognize inequities.
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