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African-centered schooling in theory and practice /

Annotation Given the increasing interest in African-centered education as a viable alternative educational strategy, the present study, growing out of the African American Immersion Schools Evaluation Project, provides an important demonstration of the movement from theoretical discussions of the po...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Pollard, Diane, Ajirotutu, Cheryl, Epps, Edgar G., 1929-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, 2000.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • pt. 1. Implementing African-centered schools in a public context. Historical, social, and cultural contexts of the African American immersion schools ; A portrait of the African American immersion elementary school ; A portrait of the African American immersion middle school ; Transformations ; Surface to deep transformations ; Lessons learned
  • pt. 2. Issues in African-centered schooling. Talent development, cultural deep structure, and school reform: implications for African immersion initiatives / A. Wade Boykin ; "Island by island we must go across": challenges from language and culture among African Americans / Shirley Brice Heath ; Culturally relevant pedagogy in African-centered schools: possibilities for progressive educational reform / Gloria Ladson-Billings ; Afrocentric education: critical questions for further considerations / Jacqueling Jordan Irvine.