African-centered pedagogy : developing schools of achievement for African American children / Peter C. Murrell, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murrell, Peter C., Jr., 1952-2015.

Series:

SUNY series, social context of education.

SUNY series, the social context of education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Education.

African Americans.

African Americans--Race identity.

Afrocentrism--Study and teaching--United States.

Afrocentrism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What can teachers, administrators, families, and communities do to create schools that provide rich learning experiences for African American children? Based on a critical reinterpretation of several key educational frameworks, African-Centered Pedagogy is a practical guide to accomplished teaching. Murrell suggests integrating the historical, cultural, political, and developmental considerations of the African American experience into a unified system of instruction, bringing to light those practices that already exist and linking them to contemporary ideas and innovations that concern effective practice in African American communities. This is then applied through a case study analysis of a school seeking to incorporate the unified theory and embrace African-centered practice. Murrell argues that key educational frameworks—although currently ineffective with African American children—hold promise if reinterpreted.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Preface

Introduction

Framing the work

The Wrong Frames for the Right Problem

Traditions of African American Education—A Historical Perspective

Culture, Cognition, and the Community of Achievement

Pedagogical Theory for Building a Community of African American Achievement

Overview of the Pedagogical Theory

From a Community of Caring to a Community of Achievement

Teaching as Assisted Performance in the African American Tradition

The Classroom Ecology of Culture and Language

Discourse Practices in a Community of Achievement

Teaching for Understanding,Learning for Liberation

Appraising My Own Practice: African-Centered Pedagogy in Preparing Teachers

Appendices

Appendix I Book List for African Centered Graduate Module

Appendix II Video Review Assessment Sheet

Appendix III Evaluation Sheet for Curriculum Blueprint

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-191) and index.

ISBN:

9780791489024

0791489027

9780585462899

0585462895

OCLC:

61367516