A new open educational resource (OER) developed by Berenica Vejvoda, Research Data Librarian and PhD student in Social Work at the University of Windsor, is now available.
2SLGBTQ+ Data Literacy for Social Work Education is a free, online book that helps social work educators and students critically engage with Canadian data about 2SLGBTQ+ communities. The resource integrates social work perspectives with research data literacy to support inclusive teaching, research, and practice.
The OER includes:
Explanations of how sexual orientation and gender identity are measured in Statistics Canada surveys
Classroom-ready learning activities
Discussion of challenges and gaps in existing datasets
Strategies for overcoming limitations of research methodologies
By making this resource openly available, this OER supports evidence-informed social work education that advances equity and challenges homophobia and transphobia in research and education.
Explore the OER here: 2SLGBTQ+ Data Literacy for Social Work Education in Canada
This project was supported by the Queer Caucus of the Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE-ACFTS) and benefited from research assistance (funded by a SSHRC Knowledge Mobilization grant) by Holly Patterson, MSW student, University of Windsor.
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