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Dr. Kmt Shockley is professor in the University of Houston College of Education, he is also Executive Director of K.M.T. Productions which is an institution that does documentary films, and creates educational content. Dr. Shockley has authored dozens of articles and several books focused on the education of Black children. His research interest is African Centered Education. Dr. Shockley has won a total of 4 research awards during his career. His three most recent books are entitled "Soul Centered Teaching" published by Myers Education Press (2023), co-edited with Dr. Rona Frederick, Campus Uprisings published by Teachers College Press (2020), co-edited with Dr. Ty-Ron Douglas and Dr. Ivory Toldson, and African Centered Education (ACE): Theory & Practice published by Myers Education Press (2020), co-edited with Dr. Kofi Lomotey. ACE has won two awards recently:
American Educational Studies Association Book Award:
https://twitter.com/uhcoe/status/1461354988244910080
Society of Professors of Education Book Award:
https://www.facebook.com/HUschoolofeducation/photos/a.1910558965622988/4174176219261240/?type=3
Projects and Grants:
Dr. Shockley has won several grants including an award from the Verizon Foundation. The Verizon Foundation grant brought 100 middle school Black and Latino young men to the campus each year:
https://thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/verizon-innovative-learning-returns-howard-university-summer-stem-enrichment-program-young-men-color
Dr. Shockley co-created a film entitled, "For Humanity: Culture, Community & Maroonage". The film focuses on the historic group in Colombia, South America called the "Maroons" and been featured in film festivals around the US and internationally. The film was also featured on several television stations, including PBS. You can view it using the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD_MRyCu3es&t=1502s
Dr. Shockley's newest film is entitled "Cultural War: Focus on Black Youth." The film focuses on the need to create culturally centered educational pathways for Black youth. Using the link directly below, you are able to view the film trailer. The full docuseries will be released late Summer 2023, and features the most well-known scholars in the US who are researching topics related to Black education:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryc6N2w5IGU&t=23s
Dr. Shockley has won grants which have allowed him to study the teaching practices of African centered educators. African centered education is the only type of education where Black children have a legacy of success, as opposed to a legacy of failure. Dr. Shockley is one of the leading scholars in this line of inquiry. Two sample articles and Dr. Shockley's book "The Miseducation of Black Children" are able to be found using the links below:
The Miseducation of Black Children:
https://www.amazon.com/Miseducation-Black-Children-Dr-Shockley/dp/1934155128
Searching for Solutions:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282409695_Searching_for_Solutions_Reflections_on_Working_with_a_Traditional_School_Attempting_to_Transform_into_an_African-Centered_Institution
The Promises and Perils of Attempting an African Centered School in a Public School Setting:
http://jpanafrican.org/docs/vol11no4/11.4-14-Shockley-final.pdf
In addition to creating documentary films, writing scholarly journal articles and books, grant writing, and working with the youth, Dr. Shockley is a consultant with numerous organizations. A few examples of recent consultancies include the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's African Centered Education grant, the University of Pittsburgh's Black Education National Advisory Council, he also worked as a curriculum writer for Columbia University's Black Education Research Center, and he consults with numerous school districts around the the US. For example, he is lead consultant for a school in Baltimore City that is adopting an African centered education model.
Dr. Shockley's work is also international. He conducts consulting and speaking engagement across the globe, including an upcoming lecture he will deliver for the University of Ghana's "African Power Conference" in July 2023. Dr. Shockley has also lectured throughout North and South America, he has spoken to groups throughout the African continent.
Finally, on a personal note, Dr. Shockley is somewhat of a non-traditional scholar. He believes in combining rigorous academics, cultural knowledge, and the arts to create a rich tapestry that is designed to make a positive impact on his community. Dr. Shockley is a former college athlete and he is an artist who combines his talent on the piano and his work in Black education to create unique opportunities for members of his community. He enjoys spending time with his family, and is currently preparing for a major musical production.
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Kmt G. Shockley
SELECTED REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES (As of 2/24/2023)
Ellington, R., Welsh, B., Shockley, K., and Prime, G. (In Press). The making of scholar transformation theory. Journal of Negro Education.
Shockley, K. (2023). “African Centered Education.” In George Noblit (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. New York: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.1871LeNiles,
Banks, J., Shockley, K., & Wilkerson, C. (2021). Ain’t I got a right to the tree of life: Examining special education through an African centered lens. Philosophical Inquires in Education.
Sekayi, D., Ellington, R., Welsh, B. & Shockley, K. (2021) The role of intellectual humility in dissertation completion. Teachers College Record.
Burbanks, S., Shockley, K. and LeNiles, K. (2020). The need for African centered education in STEM programs. Journal of African American Males in Education, 11(2).
Shockley, K. and LeNiles, K. (2019). May we forever stand: Culture community and maroonage. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 32(4).
Shockley, K., and LeNiles, K. (2018). Meeting the people where they are: The promises and perils of attempting an African centered institution in a public school system. Journal of Pan African Studies, 11(4).
Douglas, T.M.O., and Shockley, K. (2017). When voices rise: Race and resistance on college campuses. Journal of Negro Education, 86(3).
Hughes, J., LeNiles, K. and Shockley, K. (2017). Voices from the field: Uplifting and amplifying Black education. Journal of Negro Education, 86(3).
Williams, A., and Shockley, K. (2017). Freedom starts from within: An interview with Ayanna Evans. Journal of Negro Education 86(3).
Shockley, K. and Frazer, C. L. (2016). The intergenerational power and impact of Frances Cress Welsing’s theory of color confrontation. Black Child Journal (January, 2016 Issue).
Shockley, K., Burbanks, S., & McPherson, K. (2015). Reflections on working with a traditional school attempting to transform into an African centered institution. Journal of African American Studies (September, 2015 Issue).
Shockley, K. (2014). Theoretical musings on hip hop from an Afrocentric perspective. Journal of African American Learners.
Shockley, K. and Banks, J. (2012). Teachers perceptions of personal transformation on issues of race and culture. Journal of Transformative Education, 9(4).
Shockley, K., Cleveland, D. (2011). Culture, power, and education: The philosophies and pedagogy of Afrocentric educators. International Journal of Critical Pedagogy, (3)3.
Shockley, K. (2011). The complexity of developing properly trained education professionals for African American children: Exploring an African indigenous socialization process. Urban Review Journal, 43(3).
Shockley, K. (2011). Reaching African American students: Profile of an Afrocentric teacher. Journal of Black Studies, 42(7).
Shockley, K. (2010). K, wei no ye kama paaa: Experiences learning from an African cultural worldview. Sankofa Journal.
Donnor, J. & Shockley, K. (2010) Leaving us behind: A political economic interpretation of NCLB and the miseducation of African American males. Journal of Educational Foundations, 24(3).
Shockley, K. & Frederick, R. (2008). Constructs and dimensions of Afrocentric education. Journal of Black Studies, 40(6).
Shockley, K., Bond, H. & Rollins, J. (2008). Singing in my own voice: Teachers’ journey toward self-knowledge. Journal of Transformative Education, 6(2).
Frederick, R. & Shockley, K. (2008). Culturally relevant uses of technology for African American students. Electronic Journal for the Integration of Technology in Education, 7(1).
Shockley, K. (2008). A researcher called to taboo places: A burgeoning research method in African centered education. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 99(1).
Shockley, K. (2007). Africentric education leadership: Theory and practice. International Journal of Education Policy & Leadership, 3(3).
Shockley, K. (2007). Finally Heard: African centered perspectives on hurricane Katrina. Journal of Race and Policy, 3(1).
Shockley, K. (2007). Literatures and definitions: Toward understanding Africentric education. Journal of Negro Education, 76(2).
Shockley, K. (2004). Rethinking Nationalism. Black Issues in Higher Education, 21(4).
Shockley, K. (2004). African centered education and Black studies: Necessary alliances and broken promises. Sankofa Journal, 4(1).
BOOK CHAPTERS, ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES and EDITORIALS
Joseph, S. and Shockley, K. (2021). Supporting Black leaders and standing in the gap for Black children. Principal Magazine
Shockley, K. and LeNiles, K. (2020). African Americans in higher education: A Critical Study of Social and Philosophical Foundations of Africana Culture. Teachers College Record Book Review
LeNiles, K., Boakye, B. and Shockley, K. (2020). Black on Black love: Protesting to be heard at an HBCU. In Shockley, K. and Lomotey, K. African Centered Education: Theory and Practice. Teachers College Press
Douglas, TMO, Shockley, K. and Toldson, I. (2020). Racial breakthroughs: Born of student protest. American Federation of Teachers
Shockley, K. (2015). African centered education. In Shujaa, M. J. and K. Encyclopedia of African Heritage in North America. Sage Publications.
Shockley, K. (2015). Education. In Shujaa, M. J. and K. Encyclopedia of African Heritage in North America. Sage Publications.
Shockley, K. (2015). Maat. In Shujaa, M. J and K. Encyclopedia of African Heritage in North America. Sage Publications.
Shockley, K. & Frederick, R. (2009). African centered schools as sites of hope: Community building through culture and school leadership. In Steinberg, S. Diversity: A Reader. (Peter Lang Publishing).
Shockley, K. (2006). When culture and education meet. In H. Mawhinney (Ed.) Design principles for learner centered schools: Differentiating instruction to improve student learning. (Council of Administrative & Supervisory Organizations of Maryland).
BOOKS
Douglas, T.M.O., Shockley, K. and Toldson, I. (Eds.) (2020) Campus Uprisings (Teachers College Press, New York).
*Double Award Winning - Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Award and American Educational Studies Association Critics Choice Book Award:
Shockley, K. and Lomotey K. (Eds.) (2020) African centered education (Myers Ed Press, Gorham, ME).
Akombo, D., Katembo, B., & Shockley, K. (2017). 21st Century Pan Africanism. (Authorhouse, Bloomington, IN).
Shockley, K. (2008). The Miseducation of Black Children. (African American Images: Chicago, IL).
BOOK CHAPTERS, ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES and EDITORIALS
Joseph, S. and Shockley, K. (2021). Supporting Black leaders and standing in the gap for Black children. Principal Magazine
Shockley, K. and LeNiles, K. (2020). African Americans in higher education: A Critical Study of Social and Philosophical Foundations of Africana Culture. Teachers College Record Book Review
LeNiles, K., Boakye, B. and Shockley, K. (2020). Black on Black love: Protesting to be heard at an HBCU. In Shockley, K. and Lomotey, K. African Centered Education: Theory and Practice. Teachers College Press
Douglas, TMO, Shockley, K. and Toldson, I. (2020). Racial breakthroughs: Born of student protest. American Federation of Teachers
Shockley, K. (2015). African centered education. In Shujaa, M. J. and K. Encyclopedia of African Heritage in North America. Sage Publications.
Shockley, K. (2015). Education. In Shujaa, M. J. and K. Encyclopedia of African Heritage in North America. Sage Publications.
Shockley, K. (2015). Maat. In Shujaa, M. J and K. Encyclopedia of African Heritage in North America. Sage Publications.
Shockley, K. & Frederick, R. (2009). African centered schools as sites of hope: Community building through culture and school leadership. In Steinberg, S. Diversity: A Reader. (Peter Lang Publishing).
Shockley, K. (2006). When culture and education meet. In H. Mawhinney (Ed.) Design principles for learner centered schools: Differentiating instruction to improve student learning. (Council of Administrative & Supervisory Organizations of Maryland).
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