| African-Centered Pedagogy: Developing Schools of Achievement for African American Children Contributor(s): Murrell Jr, Peter C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791452913 ISBN-13: 9780791452912 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects - Education | Student Life & Student Affairs - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 371.829 |
| LCCN: 2001049178 |
| Series: Suny Series, the Social Context of Education |
| Physical Information: (0.96 lbs) 236 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |