Healing Power of Education

Afrocentric Pedagogy As a Tool for Restoration and Liberation

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

AvMarcia J. Watson-Vandiver,Greg Wiggan

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Situating the African American learning experience within the stream of historic enslavement and hundreds of years of institutionalized racism, this timely book introduces antiracist foundations for teaching in the 21st century. The authors take a holistic approach that uses Afrocentricity to identify and address critical omissions and distortions in school curricula. Drawing on empirical findings from a high-performing 100% African American school, they identify what teachers and students recognize as successful features of the schools' approach, including a unique learning environment, support systems, spiritual affirmations, evidences of Black education, a reframing of Afrocentricity, and education that promotes positive Black identity. This much-needed book demonstrates the healing power of education; provides evidence of social, emotional, and psychological transformation within the learning experience; and frames education as a tool for liberation.Book Features:Offers a clear chronological analysis of Black education in the United States and across the Diaspora.Includes the perceptions and experiences of students and teachers at a successful Afrocentric school. Provides the tools needed to teach multicultural histories in an antiracist way.Examines the benefits of Afrocentric curricula and the role of corrective history in promoting positive Black identity. Explores the intersections of precolonial history, student achievement, and Afrocentric education.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-04-23
Mått154 x 223 x 15 mm
Vikt338 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor240
FörlagTeachers' College Press
MedarbetareKing,JoyceE.
ISBN9780807765364

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Contents (Tentative)Foreword Joyce E. King viiPreface ix1. Introduction: Education as Healing 1Consistently Underserved Students 7Purpose 8Central Questions 11Definitions 12Significance of the Work 16A Closer Examination of Student Achievement 23Summary 272. Social and Historical Context of Black Education 28Pre-Colonial History 29Precursors to Pan-Africanism 47The Formation of Pan-Africanism 50Black Nationalism 51Pan-Africanism and Education 53The Impact of Pan-Africanism and Black Nationalism 55Pan-Africanism and Black Nationalism Today 56Scientific Racism 57Stories of Resistance: Warrior Queens 61Afrocentricity in the 21st Century 69Afrocentric Education 70Summary 733. Overview of Afrocentric Schools in the 20th and 21st Centuries 74Early Afrocentric School Models 75Afrocentric Schools in the 1990s 7621st-Century Afrocentric Schools 82Afrocentric Curriculum in the 21st Century 84Afrocentric Schools: Where Are We Now? 88Status of Afrocentric Education Today 89Summary 904. Asa G. Hilliard Academy 92Asa G. Hilliard Academy 93Participants 96Themes 107Summary 1105. Teachers and Students’ Perceptions of Afrocentric Schools 111Theme 1: Unique Environment: “This School Is Just Different” 112Theme 2: Support System: “A Close-Knit Community” 121Theme 3: Morning Devotion: “Spiritual Encouragement in an African Worldview” 127Summary 1326. Benefits of Afrocentric Schools in Addressing Historical and Contemporary Trauma 133Theme 4: Black Education: “Every Day of the Year” 134Theme 5: Reframing Afrocentricity: “Centering the African Child” 140Theme 6: Restorative Education: “Promoting Positive Black Identity” 147Summary 1517. Education as Healing Power: Findings and Policy Recommendations 153Theme 1: Unique Environment: “This School Is Just Different” 154Theme 2: Support System: “A Close-Knit Community” 156Theme 3: Morning Devotion: “Spiritual Encouragement in an African Worldview” 158Theme 4: Black Education: “Every Day of the Year” 159Theme 5: Reframing Afrocentricity: “Centering the African Child” 161Theme 6: Restorative Education: “Promoting Positive Black Identity” 163Implications of the Study 165Limitations 167Policy Recommendations 168Summary 171Appendix A: Teacher/Administrator Interview Protocol 1 174Appendix B: Teacher/Administrator Interview Protocol 2 175Appendix C: Student Interview Protocol 176Appendix D: Student Written Essay Prompt 177Appendix E: Afrocentric Learning Observation Rubric 177Appendix F: Research Design Flow Chart 182Appendix G: Daily Devotion (“The Seven Principles”) 183Appendix H: Daily Devotion (“Nobility”) 184Appendix I: Daily Devotion (“The Ultimate Student”) 185Appendix J: Daily Devotion (“I Have the Power”) 186Appendix K: Daily Devotion (“Can’t”) 186Appendix L: Daily Devotion (“Lift Every Voice and Sing”) 187Appendix M: Research Context 188References 201Index 217About the Authors 228