Alana Butler smiles in front of a blurry backgroundOur own Alana Butler was featured on the latest episode of the FooknConversation podcast.

Listen in to find out how Alana’s upbringing shaped her research interests in low-socio economic students, race and schooling, equity and inclusion, and multicultural education. Host Nicholas Ng-A-Fook and Alana discussed growing up in Scarborough, the British colonial educational system in the Caribbean, being part of immigrant families transitioning to the Canadian educational systems, academic streaming, microaggressions, navigating life as an international student of doctoral studies, and so much more.

FooknConversation is a podcast by Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, Professor of Curriculum Studies at the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa.

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