Integrating Elements of Hip Hop and Digital Learning to Enhance Student Engagement in the  English Language Subject: A Bahamian Context

Cambridge, Janelle

Integrating Elements of Hip Hop and Digital Learning to Enhance Student Engagement in the English Language Subject: A Bahamian Context

dc.contributor.advisor	Zaidi, Rahat
dc.contributor.author	Cambridge, Janelle
dc.contributor.committeemember	Spring, Erin
dc.contributor.committeemember	Winchester, Ian
dc.date	2024-06
dc.date.accessioned	2024-05-08T16:13:28Z
dc.date.available	2024-05-08T16:13:28Z
dc.date.issued	2024-04-30
dc.description.abstract	Educational leaders are called to foster engaging classroom activities to address the learning needs of students across the Bahamas. However, the multiplicity of social, economic, and cultural challenges students face in the country is still a factor in the declining scores of the Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) English Language Exam, for instance. Thinking of the need to improve junior school-level language education, this scholarship draws on the need for educational practitioners to shift their attention to teaching practices and principles that incorporate learning methods that will enhance students’ engagement. Following a Hip-hop Based Education, the presented discussions touch base on innovative and creative ways to incorporate digital platforms to increase engagement levels of students, and consequently their improvement in the country’s national certificate exam. Literature suggests hip-hop has become a popular tool to improve student-teacher relationships, promote critical thinking and creativity, and enhance cultural awareness. Within the digital context, educational stakeholders have accessed broader implementation strategies that allow educators to work toward equipping students with contextualized skills, knowledge, and attitudes to thrive both inside the classrooms and in society. This qualitative case study further explores hip-hop use in the Bahamian context and how educators have been critically committed to helping change the current national certificate results among their students. Through the analysis of semi-structured interviews and a focus group discussion, the study's participating educators have shown that the English Language can create personal and professional growth opportunities for Bahamian students. Hence, their commitment to enhancing students’ classroom engagement is an alternative to critically contributing to students’ successes. Keywords: hip-hop, student engagement, academic performance, student performance, digital learning
dc.identifier.citation	Cambridge, J. (2024). Integrating elements of hip hop and digital learning to enhance student engagement in the English language subject: a Bahamian context (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1880/118720
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/43563
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher.faculty	Graduate Studies
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary
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dc.subject	hip-hop
dc.subject	student engagement
dc.subject	academic performance
dc.subject	student performance
dc.subject.classification	Education
dc.title	Integrating Elements of Hip Hop and Digital Learning to Enhance Student Engagement in the English Language Subject: A Bahamian Context
dc.type	doctoral thesis
thesis.degree.discipline	Education Graduate Program – Educational Research
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Calgary
thesis.degree.name	Doctor of Education (EdD)
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