Hip Hop Integration: A Pedagogical Tool for Culturally Responsive Teaching

The purpose of this study is to determine if the elements of Hip Hop culture can be used as a pedagogical tool for culturally responsive teaching to enhance student retention and engagement for African American and Latino students in urban areas. Consequently, I'm proposing a teaching method called Hip Hop Integration, which utilizes three teaching strategies: arts integration, cooperative learning, and the theory of multiple intelligences. This study examines how other experts have written about these strategies and how it can relate to Hip Hop culture. Qualitative research methods were conducted to explore educators' perceptions of Hip Hop culture and its use in the classroom. According to the research, most educators believe that Hip Hop culture could positively influence student retention and engagement. In conclusion, Hip Hop Integration can be a viable tool and assist in closing the achievement gap for African American and Latino students.

Author

• Vinson, Jeffrey Denard

Language

• en

Keyword

• engagement
• cooperative learning
• arts integration
• Hip Hop culture
• multiple intelligences
• retention

Date created

• 2013

Type of Work

• Master's Thesis

License

• All rights reserved

Rights statement

• In Copyright

GW Unit

• Art Education

Degree

• M.A.T.

Advisor

• Alberts, Rebecca
• Lawton, Pamela

Committee Member(s)

• Honig, Selila
• Storr, Annie

Persistent URL

•  https://scholarspace.library.gwu.edu/etd/wh246s285