EXAMINING THE CASE FOR "AFRICAN-CENTRED" SCHOOLS IN ONTARIO
Abstract
ABSTRACT. This paper examines the call for "African-centred" schools in Ontario, and identifies the challenges posed by such schools for Canadian students, parents, educators, and administrators. The author uses the narrative discourses of Black youths in a Canadian inner city relative to their experiences in the public school system as one means of exploring the need and relevance of an "African-centred" school. The establishment of such a school is proposed as an alternative form of schooling for those youths whose needs are not served by the mainstream school system. The author argues for the establishment of such schools on an experimental basis, in direct consultation and meaningful partnership with students, educators, administrators, and the wider "local community." RÉSUMÉ. Cet article étudie l'appel à la création d'école "à caractère africain" en Ontario et identifie les défis que posent ces écoles aux étudiants, parents, enseignants et administrateurs canadiens. L'auteur se base sur les récits que des jeunes Noirs d'une ville canadienne font de leur expérience du système scolaire public pour étudier le besoin et la pertinence d'écoles "à caractère africain." La création d'une école de ce type est proposée pour les jeunes dont les besoins ne sont pas couverts par le système scolaire dominant. L'auteur défend la création d'écoles de ce type à titre expérimental, en consultation directe avec les étudiants, les enseignants, les administrateurs et l'ensemble communauté, moyennant l'établissement de partenariats.Downloads
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1995-04-01
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Dei, G. J. S. (1995). EXAMINING THE CASE FOR "AFRICAN-CENTRED" SCHOOLS IN ONTARIO. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 30(002). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/8239
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