Taking Back Control: African Canadian Women Teachers' Lives and PracticeTaking Back Control is a ground-breaking investigation of the world and consciousness of five African Canadian women teachers. Their rich, textured narratives explore the contradictions in North American and "Western" education and the need for alternative standpoints and transformative strategies. Their engaged vision is presented as a means to discuss the limitations and possibilities of oppositional "minority" teacher standpoints in the mainstream, as well as alternative pedagogical strategies. Henry also discusses the literacy strategies employed in creating an environment in which African Canadian pupils can develop literacy skills and critically understand their identities as people of African heritage in North American society. She raises important issues for thinking about teaching from critical, informed, anti-racist perspectives. |
Contents
CONVERSATIONS | 11 |
Contextualizing Black Womens Lives and Activism | 69 |
Possibilities | 91 |
The Dilemma of the Empty Shelf and Other Curricular | 131 |
Holding on to Hope | 151 |
Notes | 161 |
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