Recent & Significant Publications

Refereed Journal/Book Chapter Publications:

Vaandering, D. (in press). Primary and secondary justice. The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Social Justice In Education. 3000 words

Vaandering, D. & Moore, S. (in press). Two-eared listening.  The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia Of Social Justice in Education. 3000 words.

Vaandering, d. & Kelly, C. (in press). Restorative Justice in Newfoundland and  Labrador: An Ongoing Effort Amidst Challenges. International Encyclopedia of   Restorative Justice. 3000 words.

Vaandering, D. (2025). Beliefs matter: Concrete theoretical discourse for clarity of restorative justice practice. As Crenças Importam: Discurso teórico concreto para a clareza da prática da justiça restaurativa. International Journal of Victimology and Restorative Justice. Vol. 3 n. 2. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/394856403 

Moore, S., Rodway, J., vaandering, d. (2023). Decolonization through Two-Eared listening: The integral role of listening to Indigenous community voices and stories. Education Canada. https://www.edcan.ca/articles/decolonization-through-two-eared-listening/ 

Joe, M., Vaandering, d., Ricciardelli, R., Giwa, S., Moore, S. (2022). Two-eared listening is essential for understanding restorative justice in Canada. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/two-eared-listening-is-essential-for-understanding-restorative-justice-in-canada-185466 

Vaandering, d. (2021). Between wholeness and restoration. In Kress, T., Emdin, C. & Lake, B. (Eds.) Critical Pedagogy for Healing: A Soul Revival of Teaching and Learning. Bloomsbury Press.

Vaandering, D. (2021). On my knees: Embracing adoption to understand curriculum. In Shields, C., Pololski, A., Guiney Yallop, J. (Eds.) Legacies of Learning in Curriculum Studies: Gifts, Grace, and Gratitude.

Vaandering, d. & Reimer K., (2021). Relational critical discourse analysis: A methodology to challenge researcher assumptions, International Journal of Qualitative Research. Open Source—article available at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/16094069211020903  

Badenhorst, C., Pickett, S., Arnold, C., Lewis, L., Vaandering, D., McLeod, H., Buley, J., Goodnough, K., Maich, K., Penney, S. & Young, G., Faculty of Education, Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada (2020). On being reviewed: From ghosts that haunt in isolation toward connection and unexpected agency. Higher Education Research & Development.

Bickmore, K., Edokpayi, O., Llewellyn, K., Llewellyn, J., Parker, C., Reimer, K., Vaandering, D. (2020). A restorative approach as a culture shift in schools. Presentations and Papers accepted at CERN, CSSE: Citizenship Education Research Journal. Vol. 8 (1). https://ojs-o.library.ubc.ca/index.php/CERJ/article/view/377/441 

Reimer, K. & Vaandering, D. (2019). Listening deeply to public perceptions of Restorative Justice: What can researchers and practitioners learn? International Journal for Restorative Justice. https://www.elevenjournals.com/tijdschrift/IJRJ/2019/2/IJRJ_2589-0891_2019_002_002_002 

Evans, K. Morrison, B. & Vaandering, D. (2019). Critical Race Theory and Restorative Justice Education in Listening to the Movement: Essays on new growth and new challenges in Restorative Justice, Wipf & Stock Publishers. Available at:  https://zehr-institute.org/publications/listening-to-the-movement/

Vaandering, D. (2019). “Too much changing has happened to go back”:  Professional Development, Paradigm Shifts and Poetry. Contemporary Justice Review. 

Vaandering, D. (2015). Critical relational theory. In B. Hopkins (Ed.), Restorative Theory in Practice: Insights Into What Works and Why. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Vaandering, D. (2015).  Between being “acted upon and acting” --an educator’s experience in framing peace through restorative justice. In R. Naqvi & H. Smit (Eds.), Framing Peace: Thinking About and Enacting Curriculum as “Radical Hope.” New York: Peter Lang Publishing.

Vaandering, D. (2011). A faithful compass: Rethinking the term restorative justice to find clarity. Contemporary Justice Review, 14(3), 307-328. The Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies, 32(2), 145-176.

Vaandering, D. (2010). The significance of critical theory for restorative justice in Vaandering, D. (2018). Восстановительное правосудие КАК НОВАЯ ПАРАДИГМА Значение критической теории для восстановительного правосудия в области образования  Mediation and Law, Volume 1-2(45). [Russian translation of article The Significance of Critical Theory for Restorative Justice in Education, Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies (2010).  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232943365_The_Significance_of_Critical_Theory_for_Restorative_Justice_in_Education 

Research-Related Book Publications:   

Vaandering, d., Voelker, D., MacDonald Moores, S. (2023) Relationships First NL: Restorative Justice in Education Handbook-a holistic, whole-school responsive approach. https://fdfa89f3-7d1d-48aa-9abd-30b0b9cc1c87.filesusr.com/ugd/33d1b3_d378546561a54752961a185e292059b5.pdf 

Evans, K. & Vaandering, d. (2022). Little Book of Restorative Justice Education-Revision. Skyhorse.

Evans, K. & Vaandering, d. (2020). Little Book of Restorative Justice Education (Korean translation).

Vaandering, D. & Voelker, D. (2018). Relationships First Implementation Guide: A Holistic, Whole-School, Responsive Approach. Self-published.

Evans, K. & Vaandering, D. (2018) Justica Restaurativa na Educacao: Promover Responsabilidade, Cura e Esperanca nas Escolas. Sao Paulo: Palas Athena (Portuguese Translation of Little Book of Restorative Justice in Education, 2016)

Evans, K. & Vaandering, D. (2016). The Little Book of Restorative Justice in Education. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. 

Research-Related Article & Report Publications:

Vaandering, d. (July, 2024). Restorative Justice in Newfoundland and Labrador—a catalogue, summary, and history.
https://www.rfnl.org/projects-8?lightbox=dataItem-m48q1zh1__item-kes9ajk2 

Moore, S., Rodway, J., vaandering, d. (2023). Decolonization through Two-Eared listening: The integral role of listening to Indigenous community voices and stories. Education Canada.

Joe, M., vaandering, d., Ricciardelli, R., Giwa, S., Moore, S. (2022). Two-eared listening is essential for understanding restorative justice in Canada. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/two-eared-listening-is-essential-for-understanding-restorative-justice-in-canada-185466 

Vaandering, d. (2021). Restorative Justice Education in Newfoundland and Labrador Schools—an overview of engagement.

Vaandering, d. (2021). Teaching, Research, Academic and Community Service: A decolonized, integrated, holistic approach grounded in praxis [Full-professor application]

Vaandering, d. (2020). At this time; Now, NOT later (blog series). Relationships First. https://www.relationshipsfirstnl.com/rfblog

Vaandering, D (2018). Seven Generations: Taking personal responsibility for broken relationships of the past. Christian Courier. https://www.christiancourier.ca/seven-generations/  

Vaandering, D. (February, 2017). Nurturing dignity and interconnectedness for all.

Premier’s Taskforce submission on behalf of Relationships First: RJE NL Consortium.

Vaandering, D. (Spring, 2015). Living justly: How restorative justice nurtures our communities. Newfoundland Quarterly, 107 (4), p. 36-39. https://memorial.scholaris.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/e26f0bbe-c8a9-4d96-ada3-59bc04efc2be/content 

Video Publications:

Bowen, S.  Evans, K.  Vaandering, d., Wilson, S (April 2021). Interrogating whiteness. Relational Schools World Conference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtqYevWy4G8

Vaandering, d. (2021) Radical Love or Recolonization: Why Theory Matters. Relational Schools World Conference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7FaThGvFoo  Relational World School Conference.

Vaandering, D. (2018, June 20). Relationship first-RJE circles formations [YouTube Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulAgpSRHouo

Vaandering, D. (2015, December 1). Ripples of relationship: Educating with restorative justice[YouTube Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFFd8X-wuGA