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- Title
Meeting the People Where They Are: The Promises and Perils of Attempting an African Centered Institution in a Public School System.
- Authors
Shockley, Kmt G.; LeNiles, Kofi
- Abstract
This article presents reflections on the work of an African centered principal and teacher who have committed to transforming a traditional Midwestern public school into an African-centered public institution. The focus of the principal and teacher is to meet the cultural-educational needs of children within the community. This work records their efforts toward creating an African-centered school. The article also highlights African centered principal leadership and the critical need for African centered personal transformation as a prerequisite for African centered teaching.
- Subjects
EDUCATION of African Americans; ALTERNATIVE education; PUBLIC schools; EDUCATION of Black people; CULTURAL education; AFRICAN American educators; BLACK educators; AFRICAN American teachers
- Publication
Journal of Pan African Studies, 2018, Vol 11, Issue 4, p186
- ISSN
0888-6601
- Publication type
Article