Schooling Teachers, Schooling Ourselves: Insights and Reflections from Teaching K-12 Teachers How to Use Hip-hop to Educate Students

Authors

  • Decoteau J. Irby Dept. of Administrative Leadership University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Enderis Hall PO Box 413 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0413
  • Harry Bernard Hall West Chester University
  • Marc L Hill English Education Teachers College Columbia University 525 West 120th Street New York, NY 10027

Keywords:

Multicultural teacher educuation, culturally responsive teaching, critical pedagogy, hip-hop, urban teaching and learning

Abstract

Hip-hop-based education (HHBE) research analyzes how hip-hop culture is used to produce favorable educational outcomes. Despite its richness, the work reveals little about how to prepare practicing K-12 teachers to use HHBE toward the critical ends reflected in extant HHBE literature. In this article, we challenge many tacit assumptions of HHBE research by examining the curricular and pedagogical wants and needs of in-service teachers who are interested in HHBE but who are not familiar with hip-hop's unique history and culture. Through a collaborative self-study with a teacher-educator, we, as Black male hip-hop insiders, reflect on the promises and pitfalls of preparing predominantly White teachers to incorporate hip-hop into their teaching and learning repertoire.

Author Biographies

Decoteau J. Irby, Dept. of Administrative Leadership University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Enderis Hall PO Box 413 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0413

Dr. Decoteau J. Irby is a tenure-track assistant professor in the department of Administrative Leadership at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Marc L Hill, English Education Teachers College Columbia University 525 West 120th Street New York, NY 10027

Dr. Marc L. Hill is an associate professor of English Education at Teachers College Columbia University.

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Published

2013-03-14

How to Cite

Irby, D. J., Hall, H. B., & Hill, M. L. (2013). Schooling Teachers, Schooling Ourselves: Insights and Reflections from Teaching K-12 Teachers How to Use Hip-hop to Educate Students. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 15(1).

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Articles (Peer-reviewed)