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Title:

Next steps : research and practice to advance Indian education / edited by Karen Gayton Swisher and John W. Tippeconnic III.

Publisher:

ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools,

Copyright Date:

c1999

Description:

xiv, 317 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Indians of North America--Education (Higher)
Indian college students--North America.
Indian teachers--Training of--North America.
Education and state--North America.

Other Authors:

Swisher, Karen Gayton, 1943-
Tippeconnic, John.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Part I : Past and present foundations of Indian education -- Unnatural history of American Indian education ; Tribal control of American Indian education : observations since the 1960s with implications for the future ; Education and the law : implications for American Indian/Alaska native students -- Part II : Curriculum issues, thoughts, and practice -- Culturally appropriate curriculum : a research-based rationale ; Teaching through traditions : incorporating languages and culture into curricula ; Native American learner and bicultural science education ; Student assessment in Indian education or what is a roach? ; Effective counseling with American Indian students ; Role of social work in advancing the practice of indigenous education : obstacles and promises in empowerment-oriented social work practice -- Part III : College and university experience -- American Indians and Alaska natives in higher education : promoting access and achievement ; Tribal colleges : 1968-1998 ; Vanishing Indian reappears in the college curriculum -- Part IV : Next Steps -- Research to support improved practice in Indian education.

ISBN:

9781880785218 (alk. paper)
1880785218 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)40500677

LCCN:

98050364

Locations:

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)