Educating Black Girls in the Early 20th Century: The Pioneering Work of Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961)

Autor/in	Bair, Sarah D.
Titel	Educating Black Girls in the Early 20th Century: The Pioneering Work of Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961)
Quelle	In: Theory and Research in Social Education, 36 (2008) 1, S.9-35 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0093-3104
Schlagwörter	Educational Theories; Social Studies; African American Education; African American Teachers; Womens Education; Citizenship Education; Biographies; Private Schools; Christianity; Trade and Industrial Education; Educational History; African American History; Curriculum; African American Attitudes; Empowerment; District of Columbia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Gemeinschaftskunde; African Americans; Teacher; Teachers; Afroamerikaner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Biography; Biografie; Biographie; Private school; Privatschule; Christentum; Gewerblich-industrielle Ausbildung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan
Abstract	Using social education as a theoretical framework, this article examines the educational theories of Nannie Helen Burroughs (1883-1961), founder of the National Training School for Women and Girls in 1909, and discusses the social studies curriculum at her school. Burroughs's papers reveal her efforts to build a curriculum that blended practical, employable skills with an emphasis on racial pride, empowerment, and Christian service. An early and vigorous proponent of Black history in social studies curriculum, Burroughs encouraged her students to use their historical understanding as a tool to address contemporary problems in the Black community. She expected graduates of her school to be active citizens, and she stressed community service, current events, public speaking, and leadership within school clubs as practice for citizenship. (Contains 9 notes.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10