Making noise or making music?
This is an old article I wrote, published in Perspectives Magazine. As we enter a new school, I encourage educators to include...
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Amoriza Gunnink
- Apr 27, 2020
Unraveling threads: Socio-economic policies and the well-being of children
The Covid-19 pandemic has woven a massive knot in the tapestry of our collective lived experiences. Of particular concern, are the...
Amoriza Gunnink
- Sep 11, 2019
Childcare and the ecology of childhood: Aligning policies for greater impact
Traditionally, the early childhood and care industry has received little attention by policy-makers. Transformations in post-modern...
Amoriza Gunnink
- Oct 12, 2018
The Human Capital Imperative
I had the privilege of attending the World Bank/IMF meetings this past week. The World Bank launched the Human Capital Index on Thursday....
Amoriza Gunnink
- Jun 22, 2018
Shifting symbols, sinking sand: The increasing bureaucratic control of Alberta’s children
Family, in its varying expressions, forms the bedrock of societal wellbeing. Increasingly, the crumbling of parental rights, resulting...
Amoriza Gunnink
- Apr 20, 2018
Pitchforks, prams and patchwork policy plans: The battle for childcare control in Canada
The tidal waves of societal changes ebb and flow revisions to family policies with each new federal or provincial government. In Canada,...
Amoriza Gunnink
- Feb 19, 2018
"You can't catch me!" Agency or will? The democratic call to action
Close your eyes and take a trip with me down memory lane to your earliest days. Do you remember the delightful nursery rhyme titled "The...
Amoriza Gunnink
- Nov 14, 2017
Rethinking government policies and children's rights
In Alberta, the introduction of Bill 24 has ensured even the least politically attached to join in the public policy mayhem surrounding...
Amoriza Gunnink
- Nov 3, 2017
High ROI in early care and education
Stewardship for sustainability and the equitable distribution of resources are social justice imperatives in our world marked by...
Amoriza Gunnink
- May 4, 2017
Mediating the rising inequalities through early childhood education: Challenges and opportunities
"Transformation of the social order begins with an act of imagination that elevates a startling dream of change above the intimidating...
Amoriza Gunnink
- Apr 6, 2017
Failing Canada's children: Governmental policies at a crossroads
It’s time Canada got serious about child care. In the past, Canada ranked low in government spending. Moreover, it fails to attain...
Amoriza Gunnink
- Dec 3, 2016
Market-based schooling: Operationalizing a bifurcated system
Government spending in education is an investment in human capital resulting in increased productivity and innovation. This invariably...
Amoriza Gunnink
- Nov 12, 2016
There and back again
Democratic values have been established in the constitution of many countries in the West. Social norms are the expressive forms of such...
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