George Jerry Sefa Dei is a professor at

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of the

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. He is known for his anti-racist research, particularly on anti-racist approaches to education. He is also known for his advocacy for African-focused schools in Canada. In 2007, he was installed as the chief (Adumakwaahene) of the town of Asokore,

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. He was elected as fellows of the Royal Society of Canada in 2017.

Selected works

* Dei, George Jerry Sefa, ''Schooling and Education in Africa: The Case of Ghana.'' Africa World Press, 2004 * Dei, George Jerry Sefa, ''Removing the Margins: The Challenges and Possibilities of Inclusive Schooling.'' Canadian Scholars' Press, 2000 * Dei, George Jerry Sefa, ed. ''Reconstructing 'dropout': A critical ethnography of the dynamics of black students' disengagement from school''. University of Toronto Press, 1997. * Dei, George Jerry Sefa. ''Anti-racism education: Theory and practice''. Fernwood Pub., 1996.

References

Living people Academic staff of the University of Toronto Canadian sociologists Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-sociologist-stub