The wisdom of youth: How Ontario Roman Catholic secondary students resist and challenge the persistent colonial agenda

Authors

  • Terri-Lynn Kay Brennan University of Toronto (graduated)

Abstract

Youth today in Roman Catholic schools are not experiencing the complete freedom of an identity that is unique and valued. They describe the Ontario Roman Catholic school system as if it is still an agent of colonial forces, maintaining imperial power through denominational religious elitism. Using a critical ethnographic methodology within a single revelatory case study, through the lens of an anti-colonial discursive framework, this study presents the voices of diverse youth in Ontario Roman Catholic schools who demand a change in the system to modernize in both form and method of knowledge delivery and content toward acknowledging the diversity of racialized and religious bodies in the corridors.

Keywords: Roman Catholic schooling, Ontario, anti-colonialism

Author Biography

Terri-Lynn Kay Brennan, University of Toronto (graduated)

Education Consultant

Kathmandu

Nepal

Published

2012-04-06

How to Cite

Brennan, T.-L. K. (2012). The wisdom of youth: How Ontario Roman Catholic secondary students resist and challenge the persistent colonial agenda. Canadian Journal of Education/Revue Canadienne De l’éducation, 35(1), 22–35. Retrieved from https://journals.sfu.ca/cje/index.php/cje-rce/article/view/770

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