Teaching with Tupac: Building a Solid Grounding in Theory across the Social Work Education Continuum

Autor/inn/en	Elkins, Jennifer; Miller, Shari; Briggs, Harold; Skinner, Sara
Titel	Teaching with Tupac: Building a Solid Grounding in Theory across the Social Work Education Continuum
Quelle	In: Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 35 (2015) 5, S.493-512 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0884-1233
DOI	10.1080/08841233.2015.1085484
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Grounded Theory; Social Work; Educational Theories; Critical Theory; Popular Culture; Music Appreciation; Musicians; Didacticism; Urban Studies; African Americans; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Social Life; Educational Practices; Educational Strategies; Instructional Design; Behavior Theories; Higher Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Soziale Arbeit; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Kritische Theorie; Popkultur; Musikbeurteilung; Musiker; Didaktisierung; Stadterkundung; Afroamerikaner; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Soziales Leben; Bildungspraxis; Lehrstrategie; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen
Abstract	This article describes a collaborative and emergent approach utilizing Tupac Shakur's "Brenda's Got a Baby" to leverage theory education. This song/video uses a fictionalized account of a pregnant 12-year-old African American girl to chronicle the ecological realities of life in the inner city (e.g., teen pregnancy, drug addiction and trafficking, incest, poverty, dysfunctional families, lack of opportunity, ineffective educational and welfare systems, runaway youth, commercial sexual exploitation, violence, and a racially insensitive law enforcement response). Because of the complexity and convergence of multiple issues and social problems in Brenda's life, and their impact across the micro-macro spectrum, this song/video is an effective anchor for a semester-long emphasis on a critically conscious approach to theory. This article (a) reviews hip-hop as a vehicle for pedagogy; (b) explores Tupac's early history and approach to information dissemination; and (c) discusses underlying assumptions and application in BSW-, MSW-, and PhD-level theory courses. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01