H., The Psychology of the Afro-American: A Humanistic Approach, New York University Press Inc., (1982), pgs. It is a radical departure from the pathology model of the past two decades. The thesis of this book is to offer an alternative approach to conceptualizing the behavioral styles of Black children and to lay the foundation for devising educational strategies that complement Black culture. Hale-Benson is associate professor of early childhood education at Cleveland State University and is founder and executive director of Visions for Children, an early childhood program designed to implement the theories descried in Black Children. Torial work has included travel to West Africa to study African life and culture.ĭr. in early childhood education from Georgia State University. degree in sociology and elementary education from Spelman College and a masters in religious education from the Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, Georgia. Hale-Benson was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and educated in the public schools of Columbus, Ohio. E., Black Children: their roots, culture, and learning styles, Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press. Bases conclusions on a series of studies started in 1963. Examines nonverbal al tests of intelligence and the way these also favor the analytic thinker. Discusses the influence socialization (group process) and income (Lower or middle class) has on cognitive style. Describes ways formal schooling favors the analytic style, leaving relational students at great disadvantage. 828-56.Ĭontrasts analytic and relational cognitive styles, but focuses particularly on the context of formal schooling. A., Conceptual Styles, Culture, Conflict, and Nonverbal Tests of Intelligence, American Anthropologist, (1969), pgs. In the pages listed above, Darwin discusses the theory of natural selection which consist of adaptation to environment and stability in the internal environment despite external variation.Ĭohen, R. This annotation is pretty much restricted to secondary sources which in some way dealsĮxplicitly with, or represent, or throws light on, the relations between Darwinism (or, more generally, evolutionary biology) and imaginative literature in the late The literature of Darwinism, especially the technical literature, is enormous. TOPIC: The American Education System and the Black Childīarnett, S., A Century of Darwin, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1959), pgs.
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