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African-Centered Pedagogy: Developing Schools of Achievement for African American Children. SUNY Series, The Social Context of Education.
Murrell, Peter C., Jr. – 2002
This book critically reinterprets several key educational frameworks and recommends integrating the historical, cultural, political, and developmental considerations of the African American experience into a unified system of instruction, highlighting practices that already exist and linking them to contemporary ideas and innovations concerning…
Descriptors: African Culture, Afrocentrism, Black Students, Cultural Awareness
Too Much Schooling, Too Little Education: A Paradox of Black Life in White Societies.
Shujaa, Mwalimu J., Ed. – 1994
This book attempts to demonstrate some of the ways African-Americans can use their cultural base to educate children. The book fits into the Afrocentric school of thought with its aim to develop subject-centered analysis and solutions for children. The book makes the commitment that education is a cultural imperative for all African-American…
Descriptors: African Studies, Afrocentrism, Black Achievement, Black Education
Alternatives to Afrocentrism. Second Edition.
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Miller, John J., Ed. – 1996
The essays in this collection place the current Afrocentric movement in its historical context and offer alternative suggestions about how to teach African American students about their history. The first section deals with the roots of Afrocentrism, analyzes the content of Afrocentric books and curricula, and discusses the impact of Afrocentrism…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Black History, Black Students
African-Centered Schooling in Theory and Practice.
Pollard, Diane S., Ed.; Ajirotutu, Cheryl S., Ed. – 2000
This book tells the story of two African-centered schools, an elementary school and a middle school, in an urban public school system. Both schools were originally conceived as "all male academies," but legal and political obstacles caused both to become coeducational, although still African-centered. The factors that affected the…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Students, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education
Educating Our Black Children: New Directions and Radical Approaches.
Majors, Richard, Ed. – 2001
This collection of papers from U.S. and British contributors focuses on positive social inclusion policy and practice for black students. There are 15 chapters in five parts. Part 1, "Tackling Historical and Contemporary Education Problems," includes: (1) "Racism, Policy and the (Mis)Education of Black Children" (David…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Afrocentrism, After School Programs
Black Students and School Failure. Policies, Practices, and Prescriptions.
Irvine, Jacqueline Jordan – 1990
The combination of Afrocentric students in Eurocentric schools results in a conflict of cultures that places black students at risk. Although schools endorse societal beliefs concerning equal treatment and equality of educational opportunities, certain practices such as the hidden curriculum, tracking, and discriminatory discipline practices are…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Black Students, Books
Kill Them Before They Grow. Misdiagnosis of African American Boys in American Classrooms.
Porter, Michael – 1997
This book contends that the American public education system has made "black male" synonymous with "disabled" through the creation of the labels "Behavior Disorders" and "Emotional Disorders." These labels, which say that African American boys cannot behave without special treatment, juvenile probation, and,…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Behavior Problems, Black Culture, Black Students