Building Equity and Inclusion through the Arts

Teaching through the arts has often been heralded as an effective way to engage marginalized
students. As such, it would seem that an arts-infused approach to learning may promote equity and
inclusion in schOOls. This research project endeavours to engage students as co-researchers to
investigate how exactly the arts and creativity allow moments of equity to arise in the classroom. To
achieve this overarching objective, the intern will develop a pre- and post- equity consciousness
assesment tool for students, as well as a documentation strategy for students to capture and reflect
on moments of equity that arise during their participation in an ArtsSmarts project. These tools will
advance the research agenda of ArtsSmarts Waterloo Region and also support the work of Overlap
Associates in fostering innovation by building inclusive contexts for collaboration.

Faculty Supervisor:

Normand LaBrie

Student:

Partner:

Overlap Associates;ArtSmarts Waterloo Region;Region of Waterloo

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

Program: