Includes bibliographical references.

Canada is diverse than ever before, and the application of transcultural literacies in Canadian classrooms is vital for the successful growth of students and teachers alike. In this timely edited volume, world-renowned educators consider the impact of race, culture, and identity in the classroom. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Trancultural Literacies investigates not only how teachers can design learning spaces to meet the needs of diverse students, but also how they can build literacy programs to complement and further develop the varied strengths, skills, and experiences of their students.

The authors bring a range of viewpoints to the project, exploring transcultural literacies from different but complementary lenses, including race and identity, transformative learning, global citizenship, storytellling, anti-racist and decolonial literacy education, indigenous knowledges, spatial theories, and curriculum studies. Featuring rich pedagogical tools, including chapter previews, visual organizers, questions for reflection, and recommended readings and resources, this invaluable text will benefit students in teacher education programs that focus on language and literacy, diversity, and global citizenship." (Book Cover)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword / Marjorie E. Laine

Preface. Insight and Imagination: Transcultural Literacies for Teaching and Learning / Karen M. Magro

Acknowledgements

Invitation to Dialogue: Preview to Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Decolonizing Education for Inclusivity: Implications for Literacy Education / George J. Sefa Dei (Nana Adusei Sefa Tweneboah)

Invitation to Dialogue: Preview to Chapter 2
Chapter 2 Rethinking Remedial English in the Light of Dei: The Relevance of Transcultural Theory to Practice / Marc Kuly

Invitation to Dialogue: Preview to Chapter 3
Chapter 3 "It's Resonating": Transcultural Literacies in Unexpected Moments / Michelle A. Honeyford

Invitation to Dialogue: Preview to Chapter 4
Chapter 4 Transcultural Literacies: Bridging Field and Academy, a Personal Account / Lloyd Kornelsen

Invitation to Dialogue: Preview to Chapter 5
Chapter 5 Transcultural Literacies: Encouraging Transformative and Creative Learning / Karen M. Magro

Invitation to Dialogue: Preview to Chapter 6
Chapter 6 Transcultural Literacies as Provocations to Understand the Other: Ethically Responding to Local/Global Questions / Burcu Yaman Ntelioglou and Tim Skuce

Invitation to Dialogue: Preview to Chapter 7
Chapter 7 Transcultural Literacies: Deconstructing the Colonization of Schools and Rebuilding an Education System for All of Us / David B. Anderson (Wahwahbiginojii)

Conclusion. A Vision of Vibrant Wholeness, Inter-Relatedness, and Meaningful Purpose / Michelle A. Honeyford

Contributor Biographies

"In this edited volume, educators explore transcultural literacies in the context of the rich diversity of communities in Canada and offer unique perspectives on the impact of race, culture, and identity in the classroom. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the authors bring a range of viewpoints to the project, exploring transcultural literacies from different but complementary lenses, including race and identity; transformative learning; global citizenship; storytelling; anti-racist and decolonial literacy education; Indigenous knowledges; spatial theories; and curriculum studies. Through narrative inquiry, case study, interview research, and ethnographic perspectives, this volume engages readers in critical dialogue and identifies how educators can build literacy programs around the strengths, linguistic diversity, and varied experiences of their students."-- Provided by publisher.

Issued also in electronic format.