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Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Keywords

African Americans -- Education; Afrocentrism -- Study and teaching;

Abstract

A literature review was performed to understand the ways that African Centered Education can be incorporated into technology integration for the improvement of African American children. With the five components of the Murrell model of African Centered Education, which are identity development process, community integrity practices, practices of inquiry and reappropriation, making meaning practices, and engagement and participation practices, technology integration can become an integral part of improving the education of African American children. Within the model, the focus of building on prior knowledge, reaffirming the positive aspects of African and African American history, and applying knowledge learned to real life situations is discussed often, and is a major component of success. It is concluded that the Murrell model and technology integration could be an asset in a school that educates large numbers of African American children.

Year of Submission

2004

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Department

Division of Educational Technology

First Advisor

Mary C. Herring

Second Advisor

Sharon Smaldino

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Date Original

2004

Object Description

1 PDF file (26 leaves)

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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