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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780165203321

Titolo

African-centered schooling in theory and practice [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Diane S. Pollard, Cheryl S. Ajirotutu ; foreword by Edgar Epps

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Bergin & Garvey, 2000

ISBN

0-313-00491-9

0-585-39341-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PollardDiane

AjirotutuCheryl

Disciplina

371.829/96/073

Soggetti

African Americans - Education - Evaluation

Public schools - Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Afrocentrism - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

African-Centered Schooling in Theor y and Practice; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 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; References; Talent Development, Cultural Deep Struct ure, and School Reform: Implications for African Immersion Initiatives

"Island by Island We Must Go Across": Challenges f rom Language and Culture among African AmericansCulturally Relevant Pedagogy in African- Centered Schools: Possibilities for Progressive Educational Reform; Afrocentric Education: Critical Questions for Further Considerations; Epilogue; Index; About the Contributors