* 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
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.
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. Arlo Kempf is a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles.