Education Multicultural Education
New Perspectives on African-Centred Education in Canada
- Publisher
- Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2013
- Category
- Multicultural Education, Discrimination & Race Relations, African American Studies
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781551305530
- Publish Date
- Oct 2013
- List Price
- $49.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781551304175
- Publish Date
- Jan 2013
- List Price
- $54.95
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Description
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.
About the authors
George J. Sefa Dei is Professor of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Social Justice Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.
George J. Sefa Dei's profile page
Arlo Kempf is Assistant Professor of Equity and Antiracism Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto.
Editorial Reviews
"This book is a well-researched and well-presented Africentric contribution to the critical discourse on quality of education. Indeed, it is a significant advance in the urgently needed reconsideration of how education is defined, delivered, assessed, and used from a unique and valuable perspective."— “Maulana Karenga, California State University, Long Beach
Mwalimu Shujaa, Southern University, Baton Rouge
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