The African American Church, Education and Self Determination

Autor/in	Mitchell, Roland W.
Titel	The African American Church, Education and Self Determination
Quelle	In: Journal of Negro Education, 79 (2010) 3, S.202-204 (3 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2984
Schlagwörter	African American Students; African American Community; Civil Rights; Self Determination; Observation; Educational Objectives; Outcomes of Education; African American Education; Churches; Spiritual Development; Religious Factors; Clergy; African American Teachers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Selbstbestimmung; Beobachtung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Church; Kirche; Klerus; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	This special issue on "The Role of Spirituality, Religion and the African American Church on Educational Outcomes" is extremely timely. Moreover, the fact that this conversation is taking place in "The Journal of Negro Education" ("JNE") demonstrates once again that the "JNE" has its finger firmly on the pulse of significant educational and societal issues within the Black community. The author's preliminary discussions with the co-editors were quite remarkable in the sense that as they considered books to review to round out this special issue, they found that there was a dearth of recently published works concerning the relationship between the African American Church and educational outcomes. As they delved deeper into the issue they found this observation to be revealing, considering the historic relationship between faith, education, and the Black community. Furthermore, this observation is even more surprising with the recognition that from the Jim Crow era through the Civil Rights generation, the archetype of leadership, the professional class and the overall foundation of the Black community has been primarily composed of preachers and teachers. Against this backdrop, the author will briefly explore the historic roots of this relationship between faith, education, and self determination in the Black community as a means to provide context for the meaningful discussions presented in this ground-breaking edition of the "JNE." (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Howard University School of Education. 2900 Van Ness Street NW, Washington, DC 20008. Tel: 202-806-8120; Fax: 202-806-8434; e-mail: journalnegroed@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.journalnegroed.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10