African-Centered Pedagogy : Developing Schools of Achievement for African American Children

by Murrell, Peter C.

• ISBN13: 9780791452912
• ISBN10: 0791452913
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

Author Biography

Peter C. Murrell Jr. is Associate Professor of Education and Director of the Center for Innovation in Urban Education at Northeastern University

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	vii
Preface	ix
Introduction	xix
PART I: FRAMING THE WORK
The Wrong Frames for the Right Problem	3	(16)
Traditions of African American Education: A Historical Perspective	19	(18)
Culture, Cognition, and the Community of Achievement	37	(22)
PART II: PEDAGOGICAL THEORY FOR BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT
Overview of the Pedagogical Theory	59	(16)
From a Community of Caring to a Community of Achievement	75	(28)
Teaching as Assisted Performance in the African American Tradition	103	(12)
The Classroom Ecology of Culture and Language	115	(10)
Discourse Practices in a Community of Achievement	125	(10)
Teaching for Understanding, Learning for Liberation	135	(20)
Appraising My Own Practice: African-Centered Pedagogy in Preparing Teachers	155	(16)
Appendices	171	(10)
References	181	(12)
Index	193