Alexandria-s-Design/african-indigenous-pedagogies

Deep theoretical foundations: African-centered, Indigenous West African, and Black radical pedagogical traditions # African & Indigenous Pedagogical Foundations ## 📋 Project Overview **Title**: Deep Theoretical Foundations: African-Centered, Indigenous West African, and Black Radical Pedagogical Traditions for Educational AI **Type**: Theoretical/Philosophical Analysis (Series of focused articles) **Target Journals**: *Race Ethnicity and Education*, *Educational Theory*, *Harvard Educational Review*, *Equity & Excellence in Education* **Manuscript Length**: 25-35 pages per article (multiple articles from this repository) **Status**: 🟡 In Development **Timeline**: 24 weeks per article (6 months each) ## 👥 Authors **Lead Author**: [Your Name] - **Role**: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing - Original Draft, Project Administration - **Affiliation**: [Your Institution] - **Email**: [Your Email] **Co-Authors**: [To be determined] - CRediT taxonomy roles to be assigned ## 🎯 Article Series Overview ### Article 1: Culturally Relevant & Sustaining Pedagogy **Focus**: Ladson-Billings, Paris, Alim, Muhammad **RQ**: How do CRP/CSP/HRL frameworks inform decolonial AI design? ### Article 2: Afrocentricity & African-Centered Education **Focus**: Asante, Hilliard, King, Woodson, Bethune **RQ**: What role does epistemic sovereignty play in educational AI? ### Article 3: Indigenous West African Epistemologies **Focus**: Sankofa, Ubuntu, Ifá, Bilchiinsi, African Fractals **RQ**: How do Indigenous knowledge systems reshape AI architectures? ### Article 4: Critical Pedagogy & Liberation **Focus**: Freire, hooks, Giroux, Black Radical Tradition **RQ**: What does critical consciousness mean in the age of AI? ### Article 5: Decolonial AI Scholarship **Focus**: Birhane, Benjamin, Noble, Browne, Mohamed **RQ**: How do we operationalize decolonial AI in educational contexts? ## 📊 Current Status | Article | Status | Target Journal | Timeline | |---------|--------|----------------|----------| | CRP/CSP | ⚪ Not Started | *Race Ethnicity and Education* | 24 weeks | | Afrocentricity | …