Heritage Knowledge in the Curriculum - Retrieving an African Episteme (Paperback)

Moving beyond the content integration approach of multicultural education, this text powerfully advocates for the importance of curriculum built upon authentic knowledge construction informed by the Black intellectual tradition and an African episteme. By retrieving, examining, and reconnecting the continuity of African Diasporan heritage with school knowledge, this volume aims to repair the rupture that has silenced this cultural memory in standard historiography in general and in PK-12 curriculum content and pedagogy in particular. This ethically informed curriculum approach not only allows students of African ancestry to understand where they fit in the world but also makes the accomplishments and teachings of our collective ancestors available for the benefit of all. King and Swartz provide readers with a process for making overt and explicit the values, actions, thoughts, and behaviors reflected in an African episteme that serves as the foundation for African Diasporan sociohistorical phenomenon/events. With such knowledge, teachers can conceptualize curriculum and shape instruction that locates people in all cultures as subjects with agency whose actions embody their ongoing cultural legacy.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Joyce E. King • Ellen E. Swartz
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	212
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-8043-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of a specific subject Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > Curriculum planning & development Books > Children's & Educational > Humanities > History > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun
LSN:	0-8153-8043-7
Barcode:	9780815380436

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