| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 125 pages) |
| Series |
Race and education in the twenty-first century |
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Race and education in the twenty-first century.
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| Contents |
Why an invisible surge of African immigrants -- Complicating race discourse : African-born students in U.S. schools -- Educational systems in pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial Africa -- Affirming African philosophies, epistemologies and worldviews -- Spirituality, religion and schooling of African-born students -- Language politics and the education of African-born students -- Gender and education matters in African contexts -- Conclusion : empowering pedagogical practice |
| Summary |
This book addresses how educators create more inclusive K-12 classrooms for African-born students in American schools. The authors analyze how gender, spirituality, colonization, and religious affiliation as well as American-rooted factors complicate the integration of these students into the educational school system in the United States |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebrary, viewed October 10, 2016) |
| Subject |
African students -- United States
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Africans -- Education -- United States
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Immigrants -- Education -- United States
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Educational sociology -- United States
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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African students
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Educational sociology
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Immigrants -- Education
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Harushimana, Immaculée, 1960- author.
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| LC no. |
2016044374 |
| ISBN |
9781498510721 |
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1498510728 |
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