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African American education in a hegemonic society : confronting the challenge of westernity /

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In this program, Dr. Asante argues that Eurocentric power structure prevents proper schooling of African American children. Eurocentricsm takes power at the center, with others at the margins. This sets up an "us vs. them" system rather than a "we" relationship. Counseling studen...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Alexander Street Press, Microtraining Associates, Pedagogy Productions, Teachers College (New York, N.Y.). Winter Roundtable on Cultural Psychology and Education
Other Authors: Asante, Molefi Kete, 1942-
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Alexander Street Press, [2009]
Series:Counseling and therapy in video, volume 1
Subjects:
African American students > Counseling of.
African Americans > Study and teaching.
Blacks > Study and teaching.
Internet videos.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In this program, Dr. Asante argues that Eurocentric power structure prevents proper schooling of African American children. Eurocentricsm takes power at the center, with others at the margins. This sets up an "us vs. them" system rather than a "we" relationship. Counseling students will learn how to think about hegemony and power in the interview. This presentation leads us all to empowerment, and responsibility.
Item Description:Accompanied by transcript of program, clips and abstract.
Originally produced in 2008.
Previously published as DVD.
Title from title frames.
Slide.
Physical Description:1 online resource (55 min.)