African-Centered Schooling in Theory and Practice

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Foreword vii
• References ix
• Acknowledgments xi
• Introduction 1
• Part I - Implementing African-Centered Schools in a Public Context 13
• 1 - Historical, Social, and Cultural Contexts of the African American Immersion Schools 15
• 2 - A Portrait of the African American Immersion Elementary School 33
• 3 - A Portrait of the African American Immersion Middle School 55
• Summary 80
• 4 - Transformations 81
• Conclusions 100
• 5 - Surface to Deep Transformations 103
• Conclusions 123
• 6 - Lessons Learned 125
• Conclusions 132
• References 135
• Part II - Issues in African-Centered Schooling 141
• 7 Talent Development, Cultural Deep Structure, and School Reform: Implications for African Immersion Initiatives 143
• Note 157
• References 157
• 8 "Island by Island We Must Go Across": Challenges from Language and Culture among African Americans 163
• Notes 182
• References 184
• 9 - Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in African-Centered Schools: Possibilities for Progressive Educational Reform 187
• Notes 196
• 10 Afrocentric Education: Critical Questions for Further Considerations 199
• References 209
• Epilogue 211
• Index 213
• About the Contributors 221

Work saved from this book