African-Centered Pedagogy: Developing Schools of Achievement for African American Children Book

	List of Figures and Tables
	Preface
	Introduction
Pt. I	Framing the Work
1	The Wrong Frames for the Right Problem	3
2	Traditions of African American Education: A Historical Perspective	19
3	Culture, Cognition, and the Community of Achievement	37
Pt. II	Pedagogical Theory for Building a Community of African American Achievement
4	Overview of The Pedagogical Theory	59
5	From a Community of Caring To a Community of Achievement	75
6	Teaching as Assisted Performance in the African American Tradition	103
7	The Classroom Ecology of Culture and Language	115
8	Discourse Practices in a Community of Achievement	125
9	Teaching for Understanding, Learning for Liberation	135
10	Appraising My Own Practice: African-Centered Pedagogy in Preparing Teachers	155
	Appendices	171
	References	181
	Index	193