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African-centered schooling in theory and practice / edited by Diane S. Pollard, Cheryl S. Ajirotutu ; foreword by Edgar Epps.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American Immersion Schools Evaluation Project.
- African Americans--Education--Evaluation--Longitudinal studies.
- African Americans.
- Public schools--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--Longitudinal studies.
- Public schools.
- Afrocentrism--United States--Longitudinal studies.
- Afrocentrism.
- African Americans--Education--Evaluation.
- African Americans--Education.
- United States.
- Wisconsin--Milwaukee.
- Genre:
- Longitudinal studies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 223 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, 2000.
- Summary:
- Discusses the two African-centered schools established in Milwaukee, WI, in 1991 and 1992, respectively, which constituted the first African-centered model in public schools on a schoolwide basis in the nation to be documented and evaluated.
- Contents:
- Part I. Implementing African-Centered Schools In A Public Context
- 1. Historical, Social, and Cultural Contexts of the African American Immersion Schools 15
- 2. A Portrait of the African American Immersion Elementary School 33
- 3. A Portrait of the African American Immersion Middle School 55
- 4. Transformations 81
- 5. Surface to Deep Transformations 103
- 6. Lessons Learned 125
- Part II. Issues in African-Centered Schooling
- 7. Talent Development, Cultural Deep Structure, and School Reform: Implications for African Immersion Initiatives / A. Wade Boykin 143
- 8. "Island by Island We Must Go Across": Challenges from Language and Culture among African Americans / Shirley Brice Heath 163
- 9. Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in African-Centered Schools: Possibilities for Progressive Educational Reform / Gloria Ladson-Billings 187
- 10. Afrocentric Education: Critical Questions for Further Considerations / Jacqueline Jordan Irvine 199.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0897897285
- OCLC:
- 42717588
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