ABSTRACT
Several implied domains are helpful in understanding the broader concept of cultural competence includes multiculturalism, cultural sensitivity, cultural assessment, and diversity awareness. This chapter aims to conducting a comparative analysis of the principles guiding AEA's cultural competence statement with those informing African-centered research. The American Evaluation Association (AEA) is an international professional association of evaluators devoted to the application and exploration of program, personnel, technology, and other forms of evaluation. Africana Studies as an academic discipline defined as the critical analysis of the Africana experience, people, and culture, through the usage of the African worldview with the ultimate goal of changing the life chances of African descended peoples. The mission of Africana social scientists is to dedicate their energies to the reconstruction of the disciplines in which they have been trained. Without such an approach, There are generally two value systems guiding African-centered research frameworks: Afrocentricity and the African Worldview. Afrocentric Research Methods are rooted in Afrocentricity.
