‘Eizadirad and Wane’s Power of Oral Culture in Education: Theorizing Proverbs, Idioms, and Folklore Tales is a powerfully insightful work of scholarship with impeccable attention to context, culture, and literary construction. This is a brilliant and provocative examination of oral traditions and practices.“  –Molefi Kete Asante, Professor, Department of Africology, Temple University 

“Moving between the poetic, the auto/biographical and the praxis of storytelling, Power of Oral Culture in Education: Theorizing Proverbs, Idioms, and Folklore Tales creates a cartography where the center of learning is no longer within the four walls that we call school but within folklore tales, idioms and proverbs. Innovatively conceived and darefully articulated, Power of Oral Culture in Education engages us as readers, students and educators in pedagogical ways that are yet to be fully understood. The concepts of Indigeneity, spirituality, empathy, literacy, relationality and decoloniality are taken to a whole another level. Here language is turned into the landscape where folktales and identities are both formed and performed. For those who are interested in oral culture, proverbs, storytelling and folklore tales, Power of Oral Culture in Education is a must read.”–Awad Ibrahim, Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa“In the Power of Oral Culture in Education, Ardavan Eizadirad and Njoki Wane provide a gift. This important resource which contributors write about proverbs, sayings, and folktales serves for many as a reminder of roots or cultural heritage; and as the theories by which we have been able to frame our analyses and understandings of life histories, contexts, and observations. These resources have long been used and will continue to tell our counter-stories as evident in this timely contribution.”
–Carl E. James, Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora

“Power of Oral Culture in Education: Theorizing Proverbs, Idioms, and Folklore Tales comes to us at a critical time, when the need for untold stories and counter narratives are essential in educating for the future.  Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad and Dr. Njoki Wane reminds us through diverse narratives not only the importance of upholding oral traditions but exemplifying the power stories hold in education through reaffirming identities, cultural legacies, and future aspirations of learners.”
–Karen Murray, System Superintendent, Toronto District School Board

Explores the power of oral culture centering Indigeneity and non-hegemonic approaches in education Features a range of contributors from equity-deserving identities representing oral culture from different identities, communities, and countries Includes pedagogical tools for educators, practitioners, and students

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