Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Barber, S. (2022, Sept. 12). Why the expressive arts led by teachers in schools matter for refugee children. The Conversation: Canada. (re-published in 9 other publications; 1808reads).

Barber, S. (2021, August). Achieving holistic care for refugees: the experiences of educators and other stakeholders in Surrey and Greater Vancouver. British Educational Research Journal,47(4), 959-983. doi: 10.1002/berj.3730

Barber, S. & Ramsay, L. (2020, September). Literally speechless? Refugees to Canada overcome preliteracy and learn to communicate through a literacy of the heart. English 4-11  

Barber, S. (2008). A (class)room with a view: How fiction can help new teachersSFU Educational Review2(1). 

Barber, S. (2007). A defining moment in the history of bordersSFU Educational Review1, 1-2. 

Book Chapters

Barber, S. (under review, July, 2021). Inclusive art pedagogies for refugee children and youth with mental health disabilities during COVID-19: A Canadian perspective. In L. Meda & J. Chitiyo (Eds.). Inclusive Pedagogical Practices Amidst a Global Pandemic: Issues and perspectives around the globe. Cham: Springer.

Barber, S. (2022, Sept.). Inclusive art pedagogies for refugee children and youth with mental health disabilities during COVID-19: A Canadian perspective. In L. Meda & J. Chitiyo (Eds.). Inclusive Pedagogical Practices Amidst a Global Pandemic: Issues and perspectives around the globe. Cham: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-10642-2_10

Fiction published in Journals & Creative Writing publications

Barber, S. (under review). Offerings made; blessings received.  In D. Davila, M. Juzwik, R. LeBlanc, E. Rackley & L. Sarroub (Eds.). English Teaching: Practice and Critique–Themed issue: Religion, literacies and English education in global dialogue.

Barber, S. (2022, June). Reading the road ahead. In M.W. Cole, S. Schenck A. Henze & J. Sosnowski (Eds.). Flying Kites: Narratives of Prison Literacy in Essays and Art. New York: DIO Publishers. ISBN: e-Book: 978-1-64504-222-8

Barber, S. (2022, June). The Nepali alphabet. In M.W. Cole, S. Schenck A. Henze & J. Sosnowski (Eds.). Flying Kites: Narratives of Prison Literacy in Essays and Art. New York: DIO Publishers. ISBN: e-Book: 978-1-64504-222-8

Barber, S. (2008). Fading to white. Wreck Magazine. University of British Columbia.

Barber, S. (2006). Up on the Tracks. In M. Zola (Ed). ou in Me, Me in You: Narratives of Learning and Teaching.  SFU.

Conference Proceedings

Barber, S. (2009). Taxing the Imagination: Is there a limit to learning through literature when students are asked to identify with diverse characters? IERG Conference Proceedings, Vancouver, BC. 

Barber, S. (2008, May). Teaching the Ineffable: Ethics and Aesthetics in Art and Literature. CSSE conference proceedings

Barber, S. (2008). A (Class)Room with a View: How Fiction Can Help New Teachers. SFU Educational Review. 

Barber, S. (2006). Imaginary Friends: What Literary Characters Can Tell Students About Finding Themselves. IERG Conference Proceedings, Vancouver, BC.

Doctoral Thesis

Barber, Susan (2011). A story for my teacher:  A novel and its educational and philosophical critique.  Simon Fraser University doctoral thesis.  

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