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Title: Afrocentricity for all: A case study examining the self-healing power of alternative curricula as a mediating tool of inclusion
Author: Watson, Marcia
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Education, Curriculum planning, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description: Student achievement and school reform are some of the most pervasive topics in public school discourse. However, the curriculum is one area that remains virtually unchanged across U.S. schools. The efflorescence of federal legislative policies, su...

Title: Performing Arts Education and the Academic Identity Development of African American Male High School Students
Author: Walton, Calvin
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Curriculum planning, Art--Study and teaching, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description: AbstractThis study examined the effects of performing arts participation on the academic achievement of African American male high school students. The study investigated how engagement in school-based performing arts influenced the academic ident...

Title: The Black College Experience: What Does it Mean to African American Teens? A Descriptive Case Study Investigating Student Perceptions and its Influence on College Choice and HBCU Student Enrollment
Author: Scott, Lakia
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Education, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) continue to represent a great legacy in the history of education for African Americans; however, these institutions are faced with contemporary challenges that include: declining Black enrollmen...