Centering African proverbs, Indigenous folktales, and cultural stories in curriculum : units and lesson plans for inclusive education

Dei, George J. Sefa (George Jerry Sefa), 1954- (Added Author). McDermott, Mairi. (Added Author).

Summary: In Centering African Proverbs, Indigenous Folktales, and Cultural Stories in Curriculum, skilled experts George J. Sefa Dei and Mairi McDermott develop effective ways of delivering education to the evermore-diverse groups of learners in schools.

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ISBN: 9781773380612 (pbk.)
Physical Description: viii, 431 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Scholars, 2019.

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Prologue: Situating the Context of the Curriculum Set and How the Project Came to Be / George J. Sefa Dei and Mairi McDermott -- Introduction: Centering African Proverbs, Indigenous Folktales, and Cultural Stories in Canadian Curriculum / George J. Sefa Dei and Mairi McDermott -- Part I. Centering Proverbs in Curriculum. Introduction to Part I: Situating the Units That Centre Proverbs and Locating the Unit Designers / George J. Sefa Dei and Mairi McDermott -- Learning from our Elders, Extending to our Communities / Sarah Papoff -- Teaching Social Values through African Proverbs / Chavon Ann Niles -- Proverbs and Science/Biology Connections / Kristabelle Chan -- Coming Up from the Roots / Natasha Burford -- What Ibo Proverbs Teach Us about Life / Dunja Vulic -- Anti-Racism Education through Cultural Narratives / Monique Chambers -- Part II: Weaving Units Around Kenyan and Ghanaian Folktales. Introduction to Part II: Disrupting Dominant Knowledge Systems through Kenyan & Ghanaian Folktales / Mairi McDermott and George J. Sefa Dei -- The Foolish Hyena and the Hare: A Decolonizing Journey through a Kenyan Short Story / Margaret Brimpong -- Reclaiming Traditional Storytelling and Indigenous Knowledges / Sarah Hussain -- Re/Imagining Truth(s) as Im/Possibilities / Eunice Chow -- Falling for Flattery: Contemporary Cautions / Rosalie Griffith -- Learning about Indigenous Storytelling Practices, Proverbs, and Folktales / Tracy Thomas -- Building Healthy Relationships / Allysa Khan.