Between languages, cultures and school systems — UWindsor research finds a gap no one was filling
Anne Rovers is conducting research under the supervision of Dr. Andrew Allen on Othermothering practices in Francophone high schools (A. ROVERS/FILE/CANVA STOCK/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Throughout their high school years, students look for academic and social support from teachers, peers and others in the school community.
For Black and Afro-descendant students in Francophone high schools — especially recent immigrants to Canada — this support can be all the more critical as they try to navigate a new and unfamiliar social and linguistic environment.
