Abstract
This paper seeks to explore how human rights, decolonizing and anti-racist education converge in combatting systemic racism, bias and discrimination in K-12 schooling and education. Colonization is a major part of our country’s history. Because colonization is present in day-to-day attitudes, actions, systems and institutions, not addressing it hinders the ability to make change and further perpetuates marginalization, which then becomes normalized. Understanding human rights is important because acknowledging and respecting one another is fundamental. Human rights are a set of principles concerned with equality, fairness, dignity and respect. Key elements of human rights are freedom, choice, power and voice. I do not propose to embed human rights as a standalone framework, but rather, to align human rights principles with ongoing decolonizing and anti-racist work.
Highlights
This paper seeks to explore how human rights, decolonizing and anti-racist education converge in combatting systemic racism, bias and discrimination in K-12 schooling and education
Tanzania was first colonized by the Germans (1880 to 1919), and by the British (1919 to 1961) until Independence in 1961
Tanzania continued to be infiltrated by European hegemony, mainly, British and Italian influences
Summary
The book challenges readers to think about actively resisting colonial paradigms. By asking readers to think critically about the relationship between colonization and capitalism, and its impact on education, the book serves as a call to action. The authors engage in conversations that challenge colonialism and neoliberalism in education, and highlight the colonial violence that continues to exist in current structures, systems and practices. 3. Settler Colonialism, Race and the Law: Why Structural Racism Persists by Natsu Taylor Saito (2020) explores the ways in which education continues to be a colonial project in the manifestations of setter colonialism, present in school practices, revealing that racialization and colonization work hand-in-hand. Without developing tools and strategies of resistance, transformation will be difficult to achieve
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
