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Peer reviewedBaldwin, Joseph A. – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1981
Discusses the interrelatedness of personality and race and identifies African self-extension orientation and African self-consciousness as constituting the core of Black personality. (Author/DA)
Descriptors: African Culture, Afrocentrism, Blacks, Cultural Influences
Peer reviewedLee, Carol D.; And Others – Journal of Education, 1990
Discusses the aims of and need for an African-centered pedagogy. A curriculum that legitimizes African stores of knowledge, builds upon the indigenous language, and imparts a positive, self-sufficient outlook would strengthen the identity and capabilities of Black children. (DM)
Descriptors: African Culture, Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Black Dialects
Peer reviewedNobles, Wade W. – Counseling Psychologist, 1989
Responds to two opening articles by Parham ("Cycles of Psychological Nigrescence") and Helms ("Considering Some Methodological Issues in Racial Identity Counseling Research"). The epistemological foundations of the (Non-African-based) source model of Black identity are examined from an Afrocentric perspective. (TE)
Descriptors: African Culture, Afrocentrism, Black Attitudes, Black Culture
Peer reviewedOkafor, Victor Oguejiofor – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1992
Analyzes the "The Miseducation of the Negro" by Carter G. Woodson (1977) particularly in light of the recent debate over multicultural education. Argues that Woodson's work is Afrocentric and favors a multicultural education and that his work is an important part of centuries and decades of resistance by African Americans. (JB)
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Education, Black Influences, Books
Peer reviewedHarvey, Aminifu R.; Coleman, Antoinette A. – Child Welfare, 1997
Claims that the juvenile justice system provides an array of interventions but that culturally relevant programs are necessary to deal with the myriad of social problems. Introduces the MAAT (Egyptian for virtuous or moral life) Center for Human and Organizational Enhancement Inc. and its Rites of Passage program, which uses an Afrocentric…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Afrocentrism, Black Family, Blacks
Peer reviewedHarris, Jerome – Social Policy, 1992
To improve urban schools, we must create a culture of success for African-American students. A multicultural education that infuses African and African-American history and culture throughout the curriculum is appropriate at this time because problems have reached such critical proportions. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, African Culture, Afrocentrism, Black Students
Download full textIsaac, E. Paulette; Rowland, Michael L. – 2002
Historically, the Black Church was culturally responsive to the needs of their community. In order to meet the needs of African American adult learners, the church had to assume many roles one of which was that of educator. Like many informal institutions of learning, the Black Church has been overlooked as a site for adult education research. Ten…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, African Literature, Afrocentrism
