The education of African Canadian children : critical perspectives / edited by Awad Ibrahim and Ali A. Abdi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abdi, Ali A., 1955- editor.

Ibrahim, Awad, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Social aspects--Canada.

Education.

Children, Black--Education--Canada.

Children, Black.

Black people--Education--Canada.

Black people.

African American girls--Education--Canada--History--In art.

African American girls.

Black people--Canada--Social conditions.

Children of minorities--Education--Canada.

Children of minorities.

Educational equalization--Canada.

Educational equalization.

Education--Social aspects.

Children of minorities--Education.

Social conditions.

History.

Black people--Education.

Children, Black--Education.

Canada.

Physical Description:

viii, 234 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Hundreds of thousands of African Canadian children demand and deserve quality education that promotes success both within and outside of school. Recognizing that the education these young people receive will shape their lives as citizens, the contributors to this volume provide an important, timely analysis of the educational experiences of African Canadian children and youth. With contributions from leading and emerging scholars, The Education of African Canadian Children critically responds to and comments on the historical, cultural, institutional, and informational contexts and problems of the learning lives of these children. The authors offer a comprehensive history of African Canadians' encounters with the education system, the current challenges they are facing, and opportunities for more inclusive and democratic educational practices that will better serve this population. Advocating for cultural redemption and learning success for a population that is not being served well by Canadian public education systems, this book will benefit teachers, students, government program managers, policy makers, and educational researchers. The first multi-authored work of its kind, The Education of African Canadian Children opens new debates and possibilities for change for those concerned with education in their communities and their country. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Education of African Canadian Children: An Introduction / Awad Ibrahim Ibrahim, Awad, Ali A. Abdi Abdi, Ali A. 3

2 Black Canada and the Law: Black Parents and Children in the Legal Battle for Education in Canada West: 1851-1864 / Afua Cooper Cooper, Afua 19

3 The Education of African Canadian Children: Historical, Philosophical, and Socio-cultural Analyses / Ali A. Abdi Abdi, Ali A. 43

4 Diaspora, Citizenry, Becoming Human, and the Education of African Canadian Youth / Marlon Simmons Simmons, Marlon 58

5 Slavery Childhood, and the Racialized "Education" of Black Girls / Charmaine A. Nelson Nelson, Charmaine A. 73

6 High School and the Black Body in Canada: A Recollection of a Female High School Student / Habiba Cooper Diallo Diallo, Habiba Cooper 90

7 Making Education Count: Critical Educational Practice and the Life Chances of African Canadian Children / Benedicta Egbo Egbo, Benedicta 96

8 Proposing Methodological Approaches to Elucidating African Canadian Students' Metacognition across Learning Contexts / Samson Madera Nashon Nashon, Samson Madera 112

9 Triple Wham my and a Fragile Minority within a Fragile Majority: School, Family and Society and the Education of Black, Francophone Youth in Montreal / Gina Thésée Thésée, Gina, Paul R. Can Can, Paul R. 131

10 "Who Owns My Language?" African Canadian Youth, Postcoloniality, and the Symbolic Violence of Language in a French-Language High School in Ontario / Awad Ibrahim Ibrahim, Awad 145

11 The Alchemy of Sport and the Role of Media in the Education of Black Youth / Carl E. James James, Carl E. 164

12 Marginalization of African Canadian Students in Mainstream Schools: Are Acrocentric Schools the Answer? / Edward Sbizba Sbizba, Edward 187

13 Reflections on African Canadian Education / George J. Sefa Dei (Nana Sefa Tweneboah I) Dei, George J. Sefa, (Nana Sefa Tweneboah I) 207.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Education of African Canadian children.

ISBN:

9780773548459

0773548459

9780773548466

0773548467

9780773548077

0773548076

9780773548084

0773548084

OCLC:

951847923