The healing power of education : Afrocentric pedagogy as a tool for restoration and liberation / Marcia J. Watson-Vandiver, Greg Wiggan ; foreword by Joyce E. King.

"Students of color are often left underserved and unrepresented in school curricula. This book focuses on African American students and the usefulness and importance of corrective education in reversing curricular fallacies. Additionally, it uncovers and explains the role that education can play in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Watson-Vandiver, Marcia J. (Author)
Wiggan, Greg A., 1976- (Author)
Other Authors: King, Joyce Elaine, 1947- (writer of foreword.)
Language:English
Published: New York : Teachers College Press, [2021]
Subjects:
African Americans > Education.
Holistic education > United States.
Curriculum change > United States.
Afrocentrism.
Africa > Civilization > Study and teaching > Curricula.
Noirs américains > Éducation.
Éducation holistique > États-Unis.
Programmes d'études > Changements > États-Unis.
Afro-centrisme.
Curriculum change.
Holistic education.
United States.
Physical Description:xii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: Education as healing
  • Social and historical context of black education
  • Overview of afrocentric schools in the 20th and 21st centuries
  • Asa G. Hillard academy
  • Benefits of afrocentric schools in addressing historical and contemporary trauma
  • Education as healing power: Findings and policy recommendations.