Decoloniality and African Education

Ghanaian-born George Sefa Dei is a renowned educator, researcher and writer who is considered by many as one of Canada's foremost scholars on race, anti-racism studies, Black and minority education, African Indigeneity and anti-colonial thought. Professor Dei has forty-seven (47) books, over eighty (80) refereed journal articles, as well as 78 chapters in books to his credit. Finally, in June of 2007, Professor Dei was installed as a traditional chief in Ghana, specifically, as the Gyaasehene of the town of Asokore, Koforidua in the New Juaben Traditional Area of Ghana. His stool name is Nana Adusei Sefa Tweneboah.Wambui Karanja is a PhD ABD Candidate in the Depart of Social Justice Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (OISE/UT). Her research interests lie in the fields of de/anti-colonial theorizing, Indigenous philosophies, research methodologies, gender, law and development theories.Ephraim Avea Nsoh is a Ghanaian politician and was the Upper East Regional Minister of Ghana. Prior to heading the Upper East Region, Ephraim Avea Nsoh was Upper West Regional Minister. He was appointed as principal of the College of Languages Education, University of Education. The appointment was a four-year contract which took effect from October 1, 2016.Daniel Yelkpieri is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Educational Policy Studies at the Institute for Educational Research and Innovative Studies (IERIS) in the University of Education, Winneba. He holds a Doctorate in Social Sciences (DSocSci) from the University of Leicester in the UK. He also has an M.Phil in Educational Administration, B.Ed (Psychology) and a Diploma in History from the University of Cape Coast and a Post-graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (PGDTLHE) from the University of Education, Winneba. He was the Head of the Department of the Centre for School and Community Science and Technology Studies (SACOST). He was also the acting Director for IERIS for a period of ten months. Currently, he is the Deputy Director of the IERIS.

• Acknowledgements 1. Introduction — George J. Sefa Dei, Wambui Karanja, Ephraim Avea Nsoh, and Daniel Yelkpieri 2. Localizing Educational Administration and Management in Ghana—The Way Forward — Peter Kwegyir-Aggrey 3. Shaping African Educational Futurities through African Girl-Child and Women Education: The Case Study of Eddah Gachukia's Work at The Forum for African Women Educationalists — Peter Otiato Ojiambo 4. Towards Decolonizing Language Education in Ghana: The Ecological Turn — David Dankwa-Apawu and Victoria Ofori 5. Towards a Decolonial Future: Ghanaian Teachers' Collective Visions for STEM Education — Kenneth Gyamerah 6. Anti-Black Gender-Based Violence (aBGBV) as a Decolonial Framework and Black Feminist Intervention — Temitope Adefarakan 7. Training Teachers Differently: Decolonizing Ghana's Teacher Education Program — Isaac Nortey Darko and Chloe Weir 8. To Decolonize or Not to Decolonize? Locking in Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic for Enhanced Education Systems in Africa — Felix Kwabena Donkor 9. A Brief Conclusion: Towards a New Beginning — George J. Sefa Dei, Wambui Karanja, Ephraim Avea Nsoh, and Daniel Yelkpieri Editors and Contributors Index NOTE: Table of Contents subject to change up until publication date.