Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables and Figures vii
4. Preface ix
5. Introduction xix
6. Framing the work
7. The Wrong Frames for the Right Problem 3
8. Traditions of African American Education—A Historical Perspective 19
9. Culture, Cognition, and the Community of Achievement 37
10. Pedagogical Theory for Building a Community of African American Achievement
11. Overview of the Pedagogical Theory 59
12. From a Community of Caring to a Community of Achievement 75
13. Teaching as Assisted Performance in the African American Tradition 103
14. The Classroom Ecology of Culture and Language 115
15. Discourse Practices in a Community of Achievement 125
16. Teaching for Understanding,Learning for Liberation 135
17. Appraising My Own Practice: African-Centered Pedagogy in Preparing Teachers 155
18. Appendices
19. Appendix I Book List for African Centered Graduate Module 173
20. Appendix II Video Review Assessment Sheet 177
21. Appendix III Evaluation Sheet for Curriculum Blueprint 179
22. References 181
23. Index 193