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Afrocentric Thought in Adult Education

Afrocentric Thought in Adult Education

Parris J. Baker
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781799813064|ISBN10: 1799813061|EISBN13: 9781799813071
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1306-4.ch007
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Baker, Parris J. "Afrocentric Thought in Adult Education." Handbook of Research on Adult Learning in Higher Education, edited by Mabel C.P.O. Okojie and Tinukwa C. Boulder, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 175-198. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1306-4.ch007

APA

Baker, P. J. (2020). Afrocentric Thought in Adult Education. In M. Okojie & T. Boulder (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Adult Learning in Higher Education (pp. 175-198). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1306-4.ch007

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Baker, Parris J. "Afrocentric Thought in Adult Education." In Handbook of Research on Adult Learning in Higher Education, edited by Mabel C.P.O. Okojie and Tinukwa C. Boulder, 175-198. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1306-4.ch007

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Abstract

The failure of the American education system to teach African American students has been well chronicled. This chapter draws attention to the history of Eurocentric pedagogy and its ineffectiveness to educate African American students. The principles of Afrocentricity are presented as a plausible way to counter ineffective, hegemonic, and ethnocentric curriculum planning for all students, with particular emphasis on students of color. Differentiated instruction offers adult educators a way to vary instruction and integrate an Afrocentric paradigm and content into student-centered curricula. This chapter concludes with two Afrocentric application activities.

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