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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
Thompson, Bernida – 1992
This practicum was an 8-month project designed to improve the motivational level and academic success of African American middle school boys through high-interest and activity-based Africentric lessons. The goal was to motivate black middle school males to strive for academic excellence. This goal was necessary in order to eliminate the problem of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, African Studies, Afrocentrism