The Remix: Hip Hop Informed Pedagogy in Grades 7-12 Classrooms

• In Event: AERA Research in Progress Roundtable Session Five
  In Invited Roundtable: Research-in-Progress RT009 (Sunday)

Abstract

My research employs a decolonizing methodology to investigate how some Black and racialized grade 7–12 in-service teachers in the Greater Toronto Area incorporate Hip Hop aesthetic practices into their classrooms and curricula. This study asks the question: How do grade 7-12 teachers in the Greater Toronto Area integrate Hip-Hop aesthetic practices as a form of culturally sustaining pedagogy? Hip Hop pedagogy has interdisciplinary importance that can benefit educators by providing an innovative way to challenge traditional practices that have historically reflected and upheld the standards, expectations, and values of White middle-class society. This study focuses on teachers, offering valuable insights into culturally sustaining pedagogy enacted from within the system, as educators navigate its constraints and opportunities.

Author

• Hyacinth T Campbell, Brock University