Schooling and difference in Africa  democratic challenges in a contemporary context / 
George J. Sefa Dei [and others. 
 - Toronto [Ont. :  University of Toronto Press,  (c)2006. 
 - 1 online resource (xviii, 333 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/> Since the 1950s when most African countries gained political independence, schooling has presented very difficult challenges. In the discussion of these challenges, however, the issue of diversity has received relatively little attention. Schooling and Difference in Africa aims to understand how differences such as ethnicity, class, gender, language, religion, and disability play out in African schools systems, and more specifically in Ghana. Together, George J. Sefa Dei, Alireza Asgharzadeh, Sharon Eblaghie Bahador, and Riyad Ahmed Shahjahan promote 'educational inclusion' in the context of African schooling. The aspects of diversity explored in this study include: minority / 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781442679610 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Discrimination in education--Ghana.<br/>Minorities--Education--Ghana.<br/>Educational anthropology--Ghana.<br/>Education--Africa.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LC191  / .S366 2006