Searching for Solutions: Reflections on Working with a Traditional School Attempting to Transform into an African-Centered Institution

Shockley, Kmt G.; Burbanks, Samuel M.; McPherson, Kevin

doi:10.1007/s12111-015-9311-3

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“…Essentially, Afrocentricity is not anti-White but grounded in the legacy of Black culture and excellence [32][33][34]38]. Afrocentric education focuses on the experiences and perspectives of Black people at the core of its curriculum.…”

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“…As a result, according to Crotty-Nicholson et al [34], Black students are eight times more likely to be disciplined than their White counterparts. Nationally, Black students represent 18% of the population yet account for 48% of all school suspensions and expulsions and are ultimately funneled into the school-to-prison pipeline [14,[17][18][19]22,23,26,[35][36][37][38][39].…”

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“…Another student, Isis, explained that after learning about Black history during OurStory lessons, it "Makes me feel proud because I know a lot about my African ancestors that I didn't before". Research has proven that Black students develop cultural pride when they learn about their history [38,41,42,50,54]. Yala explained, "The number one thing that I want them to take away-just to know their worth.…”

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Afrocentric Education for Liberation in the Classroom: It Takes a Village to Raise a Child

Ringstaff

2023

Education Sciences

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Racist and inequitable schools in the United States espouse an anti-Black and color blind curriculum that negatively impacts Black students’ lives. Black schools, including homeschools, are a strategic response to racist public and private schools and a viable option to address the academic and cultural needs of Black students. This paper explores Afrocentric practices, including familial relationships through culturally responsive instructional practices: an African time orientation, a personalized learning plan, authoritative teaching, OurStory, and Rising Meeting. This paper provides evidence that these practices benefit Black students. I draw upon an Afrocentric theoretical framework in this qualitative study to analyze and interpret data collected at the Black Scholars Academy (BSA), a pre-kindergarten (Pre-K) through 12th-grade Black homeschool collective in the U.S. The data consist of classroom observations, individual interviews with current and former teachers and students, and textual artifacts collected between July and November 2019. Familial relationships helped students develop cultural pride, agency, self-determination, independence, and liberation through education. The employment of Afrocentricity as a best practice in a homeschool collective is considered advisable across every educational context. There is a need for more research on Afrocentric practices as one of many culturally responsive techniques to best teach culturally diverse students, especially Black students, in educational settings.

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2023

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Pathways to Excellence – What We Know Works for Nurturing Black Children’s Success

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Curenton²

2017

African American Children in Early Childhood Education

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Searching for Solutions: Reflections on Working with a Traditional School Attempting to Transform into an African-Centered Institution

Cited by 2 publications

References 22 publications

Afrocentric Education for Liberation in the Classroom: It Takes a Village to Raise a Child

Afrocentric Education for Liberation in the Classroom: It Takes a Village to Raise a Child

Pathways to Excellence – What We Know Works for Nurturing Black Children’s Success

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