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New Perspectives on African-Centred Education in Canada
By George J. Sefa Dei, Arlo Kempf
January 2013
Print ISBN: 9781551304175
Overview
New Perspectives on African-Centred Education in Canada is the first study of African-centred schooling in the Canadian context. Starting with an in-depth look at the creation of an Africentric public school within the Toronto District School Board, it tells the story of the movement behind that school's creation and lays bare a rich history of activism, organization, and resistance on the part of numerous African Canadian communities and their allies. The book presents a critical overview of the issues facing racialized students and offers a unique vision of African-centred education as a strategy for student engagement and social transformation.
The authors, well known public commentators on African-centred education in Canada, offer a comprehensive analysis of the media controversy surrounding African-centred schools, as well as candid reflections on the personal challenges of fighting a largely unpopular battle.
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R. Patrick Solomon, Jordan Singer, Arlene Campbell, Andrew Allen, John P. Portelli
Comparative and International Education
Karen Mundy, Kathy Bickmore, Ruth Hayhoe, Meggan Madden, Katherine Madjidi
Removing the Margins
George J. Sefa Dei, Irma Marcia James, Leeno Luke Karumanchery, Sonia James Wilson, Jasmin Zine
Table of Contents
Foreword by Molefi Kete Asante
Introduction
Chapter 1: African-Centred Education: Situation the Tradition
Chapter 2: The Search for Academic Excellence: Toward a New Policy Framework
Chapter 3: The Fight for African-Centred Schooling in Toronto
Chapter 4: Engaging Academic Critiques with Critical Responses
Chapter 5: Teacher Resistance to African-Centred Education: Public Discourse, Race, and National Identity
Chapter 6: Re-Visioning Educational Opportunity: African-Centred Education
Chapter 7: Moving Forward: The Track Record of African-Centred Education and the Push for New Alternatives
Appendix A: Teacher's Introduction to African-Centred Education
References
Index
