Kmt G Shockley
Biographic Data
| ID | 80416 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kmt G Shockley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kmt G |
| FAMILY NAME | Shockley |
| SIGNATURE | SHOCKLEY K G |
| AFFILIATIONS | George Mason University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0719-7286 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Cultural War
This paper presents the findings from interviews of renowned Black education scholars discussing the challenges Black students are facing in the K-12 educational system. The paper begins with an introduction outlining the “cultural war” that has been waged against Black youth, it provides an overview of Afrocentric theory as it is used in the field of education, provides the methodology used to glean data, offers an analysis from interviews, and …
ReAfricanizing for Black Student Success
May we forever stand
This article presents the work and reflections of two researchers who are searching for models that work for Black children and communities. The present study focuses on their work with the Maroons. Maroons are those African descendants whose ancestors escaped from enslavement and created villages that were hidden away in densely forested regions. This paper unveils the authors' research work among the Maroons as they sought to educe important cu…
Voices from the Field
Kofi LeNiles, Joycelyn Hughes, Kmt G. Shockley, Voices from the Field, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 86, No. 3, Special Issue—When Voices Rise: Race, Resistance, and Campus Uprisings in the Information Age (Summer 2017), pp. 350-355
Voices from the Field
Amber Williams, Kmt G. Shockley, Voices from the Field, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 86, No. 3, Special Issue—When Voices Rise: Race, Resistance, and Campus Uprisings in the Information Age (Summer 2017), pp. 338-340
Voices from the Field
Truths, Triumphs, and Testaments of Hope when Campus and Community Voices Rise (Guest Editorial)
Searching for Solutions
Reaching African American Students
In the public school systems of America, what gets attention is that which is trending at any given time. However, one trend that seems to be maintained (while piles of money are made off fads and mostly worthless professional developments) is that Black children are at the bottom of all of the tiers that are measured. Although Afrocentric education has received largely negative press from the mainstream, no argument can be defended against the n…
The Complexity of Developing Properly Trained Education Professionals for African American Children
Constructs and Dimensions of Afrocentric Education
For decades, Afrocentric education has been mentioned as a potential resolution to the many academic and social problems being faced by Black children in U.S. public schools, but, ironically, it has rarely if ever been defined and assessed within mainstream discourses. This article explicates some of historical developments and dimensions of constructs that appear within the literature on cultural reattachment Afrocentric education. Cultural reat…
A researcher ‘called’ to ‘taboo’ places
This article presents a self‐reflexive analysis of the complexities of conducting Afrocentric education research while living with a 'double consciousness.' Having been 'called' to places that are considered to be 'taboo' the author takes readers on a journey that begins in his busy mind and ends in on the African continent in a 'rabbit hole.' Drawing on the ethnographic and Africalogical traditions, the author provides a much needed explanation …
May we forever stand
This article presents the work and reflections of two researchers who are searching for models that work for Black children and communities. The present study focuses on their work with the Maroons. Maroons are those African descendants whose ancestors escaped from enslavement and created villages that were hidden away in densely forested regions. This paper unveils the authors' research work among the Maroons as they sought to educe important cu…
Constructs and Dimensions of Afrocentric Education
For decades, Afrocentric education has been mentioned as a potential resolution to the many academic and social problems being faced by Black children in U.S. public schools, but, ironically, it has rarely if ever been defined and assessed within mainstream discourses. This article explicates some of historical developments and dimensions of constructs that appear within the literature on cultural reattachment Afrocentric education. Cultural reat…
A researcher ‘called’ to ‘taboo’ places
This article presents a self‐reflexive analysis of the complexities of conducting Afrocentric education research while living with a 'double consciousness.' Having been 'called' to places that are considered to be 'taboo' the author takes readers on a journey that begins in his busy mind and ends in on the African continent in a 'rabbit hole.' Drawing on the ethnographic and Africalogical traditions, the author provides a much needed explanation …
Reaching African American Students
In the public school systems of America, what gets attention is that which is trending at any given time. However, one trend that seems to be maintained (while piles of money are made off fads and mostly worthless professional developments) is that Black children are at the bottom of all of the tiers that are measured. Although Afrocentric education has received largely negative press from the mainstream, no argument can be defended against the n…
The Complexity of Developing Properly Trained Education Professionals for African American Children
Searching for Solutions
Voices from the Field
Kofi LeNiles, Joycelyn Hughes, Kmt G. Shockley, Voices from the Field, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 86, No. 3, Special Issue—When Voices Rise: Race, Resistance, and Campus Uprisings in the Information Age (Summer 2017), pp. 350-355
Voices from the Field
Amber Williams, Kmt G. Shockley, Voices from the Field, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 86, No. 3, Special Issue—When Voices Rise: Race, Resistance, and Campus Uprisings in the Information Age (Summer 2017), pp. 338-340
Voices from the Field
Truths, Triumphs, and Testaments of Hope when Campus and Community Voices Rise (Guest Editorial)
May we forever stand
This article presents the work and reflections of two researchers who are searching for models that work for Black children and communities. The present study focuses on their work with the Maroons. Maroons are those African descendants whose ancestors escaped from enslavement and created villages that were hidden away in densely forested regions. This paper unveils the authors' research work among the Maroons as they sought to educe important cu…
ReAfricanizing for Black Student Success
Cultural War
This paper presents the findings from interviews of renowned Black education scholars discussing the challenges Black students are facing in the K-12 educational system. The paper begins with an introduction outlining the “cultural war” that has been waged against Black youth, it provides an overview of Afrocentric theory as it is used in the field of education, provides the methodology used to glean data, offers an analysis from interviews, and …
Sociology (7 works) · Education Systems and Policy (6 works) · Anthropology (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (4 works) · Field (mathematics) (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Afrocentrism (3 works)