Date of Award
Spring 5-2-2012
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
African-American Studies
First Advisor
Dr. Jonathan Gayles
Second Advisor
Dr. Sarita K. Davis
Third Advisor
Dr. Karin Stanford
Abstract
As a culturally relevant alternative to traditional public school environments, Independent African Centered schools feature a particular type of culturally relevant pedagogy. This study explored the teachers’ and administrator’s perceptions and applications of African Centered pedagogy in an African Centered school. Interviews, observations and a document review served as the source of data for this study. This basic interpretive study utilized a qualitative research design to explore the perceptions and application of African Centeredness among the participants.
An analysis of the data revealed categories and themes related to the school’s mission and the participants’ perceptions and performance of African-centered pedagogy. Three general conclusions were drawn from the findings. Implications for theory, study limitations and recommendations for future research are provided.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/2771731
Recommended Citation
Bright, Garfield R. Jr, "Towards a Common Center: Locating Common Characteristics of African Centeredness in an Independent African Centered Learning Environment." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2012.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/2771731