Includes bibliographical references.

PART I INSTITUTIONAL RACISM

Introduction

Chapter 1 Racism in Schools: Race, Ethnicity, and Schooling in Canada / Ibrahim Alladin
Introduction
Race and Ethnicity: Meaning and Misconceptions
Race and Ethnicity: A Theoretical Analysis
Assimilation Theory
Cultural Pluralism
Racism and Discrimination in Canada
Individual Racism
Institutional Racism
Cultural Racism Racial Inequality in Schooling
Immigrant Children Drop Out of School
Challenging Racism: Antiracist Education
Conclusion

Chapter 2 Racism and Native Schooling: A Historical Perspective / Syd Pauls
Introduction
Institutionalized Racism
Genocide/Racism
The Canadian Context
Terminology
History of Native Education
Early Missionary Schools
Residential Schools
Federal and Integrated Schools
Government Policy of Acculturation
The White Paper
Racism in Today’s Native Schooling
Cultural Considerations
Learning Styles
Bias
Curriculum Development
Conclusion

Chapter 3 Black/African-Canadian Student’s Perspectives on School Racism / George Dei
Introduction
Racism and Schooling
Methodology
Teacher Prejudice of Students
Labelling and Social Stereotyping of the Youth
Internalized Racism: Inter-and Intra-Group Racial Conflicts at School
Sexism
Race, Representation, and Identity in Schooling
Conclusion

Chapter 4 Behind the Ivy Walls: Racism/Antiracism in Academe / Augie Fleras
Introduction
“Above the Fray?”
Campus Racism: From Ivory Tower to Concrete Jungle
Magnitude and Scope
Proof or Perception?
Dimensions of Campus Racism
From Prejudice to Discrimination
Prejudice
Discrimination
Racial Harassment
Racism
The Nature of Ivory-Tower Racism
Coping with the Crisis
Response: Reactive and PROactive
Towards Antiracism
Multicultural and Antiracist Education: Comparisons and Contrast
Personal
Institutional
Paradigm Clash
Social Action
Higher Learning
Academic Freedom vs. Higher Learning/Social Action
Overlapping Realities
Mainstreaming the Ivory Tower
Towards Inclusiveness
Conclusion

PART II RACE, IDENTITY, AND CURRICULUM

Introduction

Chapter 5 Dealing with Racism and Cultural Diversity in the Curriculum / John P. Anchan and Lenore Holychuk
Introduction
Theoretical Underpinnings
The Curriculum
The Antiracist Curriculum
A Language of Possibilities
The Alberta Curriculum
The Approaches
Literature Selections
Conclusion

Chapter 6 Point of View in Literary Texts: A Perspective on Unexamined Racist Ideologies in the High School English Curriculum / Ingrid Johnston
Introduction
What is Ideology?
How Do Texts Teach?
Who Sees? Who Tells: What Texts Offer?
To Kill a Mockingbird: Enlightenment Assumptions
The Diviners: Laurence as Mediator of Race and Culture
To Compare and Contrast
An African-American Perspective
A Native-Canadian Perspective
Pedagogical Perspectives
Conclusion

Chapter 7 Racism and Reality in the International Classroom / Terrance Carson
Introduction
Racism is Not Only about Race
Communities of Diversity: An Alternative to Racism
The Reality of the International Classroom
The Failure of Educational Experts
A Multi-Layered Understanding of Curriculum
Signs of New Thinking in Curriculum and Teacher Education
Stories from the International Classroom
From the International Classroom to Communities of Diversity
Conclusion

PART III STRATEGIES FOR OVERCOMING RACISM

Introduction

Chapter 8 The Kipling Collegiate Institute Story: Towards Positive Race Relations in the School / Myrna Berlin and Ibrahim Alladin
Introduction
Kipling Collegiate Institute: Early Days and Enrolment Patterns Changes in Enrolment
Kipling Today: The Challenges of Learning in a Culturally Diverse Environment
From Violence to Mediation
Meeting the Challenges of Multiculturalism: The Kipling Way
Focus Group and Peer Support
Conclusion
Appendix: We Are...

Chapter 9 Dealing with Racism in the Community: Response from Alex Taylor Community School / Ibrahim Alladin and Steve Ramsankar
Introduction
Alex Taylor Community School: The Red Brick House
A Multicultural School
Racism in the Inner City
Are We Racist?
Alex Taylor: A Partnership between the School and the Community
The Co-Creative Curriculum
Easing Racism
Conclusion

Chapter 10 Strategies for an Antiracist Education / John Ewan Rymer and Ibrahim Alladin
Introduction
Racial Encounters in the School
Praxis
Some Serious Considerations
Aims of Antiracist Education
Creating an Appropriate Climate
The Challenges
The Experience
Formalizing New Knowledge
Action in Society
Curriculum Reconstruction and Transformation
Conclusion

EPILOGUE

Racism in Schools: Challenges and Prospects

Notes on Contributors

"Racism in Canadian Schools breaks new ground as the first Canadian book to examine racism in our schools. Debates ranging from the recent assault on multiculturalism to concerns over minority underachievement examine the issues and problems facing educators today. Going beyond mere theory, Racism in Canadian Schools offers practical tools and strategies to effectively deal with racism in schools. After reading this book, teachers will have the knowledge and skills to confront racial and ethnic controversies from an informed perspective." (Book Cover)