Alexandria-s-Design/the-right-path-framework

The Right Path: A decolonial framework for educational AI grounded in African, Indigenous, and Black radical pedagogies # The Right Path Framework ## 📋 Project Overview **Title**: The Right Path: A Decolonial Framework for Educational AI Grounded in African, Indigenous, and Black Radical Pedagogies **Type**: Conceptual/Theoretical Framework Article **Target Journal**: *American Educational Research Journal* (or *Teachers College Record*, *Race Ethnicity and Education*) **Manuscript Length**: 25-35 pages (8,000-10,000 words, APA 7th edition) **Status**: 🟡 In Development **Timeline**: 20 weeks (5 months from initiation to submission) ## 👥 Authors **Lead Author**: [Your Name] - **Role**: Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation, Writing - Original Draft, Visualization, Project Administration - **Affiliation**: [Your Institution] - **Email**: [Your Email] **Co-Authors**: [To be determined] - CRediT taxonomy roles to be assigned ## 🎯 Research Questions **Primary RQ**: How can educational AI systems be designed, implemented, and governed through frameworks grounded in African, Indigenous, and Black radical pedagogies rather than dominant Western paradigms? **Sub-Questions**: 1. What are the core pillars of a decolonial framework for educational AI? 2. How do these pillars operationalize into pedagogical, technological, and governance practices? 3. What relationships exist between framework components? 4. How does this framework challenge and transform existing educational AI systems? ## 📊 Current Status | Milestone | Target Date | Status | |-----------|-------------|--------| | Literature Foundation | Week 1-4 | ⚪ Not Started | | Framework Component Definition | Week 5-8 | ⚪ Not Started | | Relationship Specification | Week 9-11 | ⚪ Not Started | | Visual Framework Development | Week 12-13 | ⚪ Not Started | | Manuscript Writing | Week 14-18 | ⚪ Not Started | | Internal Review | Week 19-20 | ⚪ Not Started | | Journal Submission | Week 20 | ⚪ Not Started | ## 🏗️ Framework Overview ### The Five Pillars 1. **Epistemic Grounding & Ancestral Knowledge** - Sankofa (learning …