Next Steps: Research and Practice to Advance Indian Education
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Tarajean Yazzie
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Chapter 4 in: Next Steps: Research and Practice to Advance Indian Education by K. G Swisher and J. Tippeconnic. Research studies of theoretical frameworks, supportive learning environments, communication and interaction style.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 35, no. 1, October 1995, pp. [6-9]
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Program emphasizes teaching languages and cultures is fundamental, takes wholistic approach including parental involvement, teacher commitment, continuing training, and life-long learning.
Primarily focuses on material produced by Native American scholars and educators in the areas of English language arts and mathematics.
Current as of June, 2003.
Provides information and suggestions centered around stereotypes, inaccuracies, omissions and biases in potential educational resources.
Revised edition.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 114-142, 155
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Discussion on Aboriginal English dialects; regional variation and linkage to community of origin; and looks at language and literacy learning issues, socialization process, cultural identity, and Aboriginal language retention.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 1, The New Information Age, Fall, Aug 11, 2019
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Discusses the challenges faced by tribal librarians as they work to teach information literacy in both mainstream news and social media outlets while incorporating traditional or Indigenous knowledge and teachings.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 49, no. 2, Summer, 2003, pp. 113-122
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Looks at Western literacy versus First Nations oral traditions, myths in oral traditions and response by First Nations to Egan's theoretical model of the use of storytelling in education.
Synthesizes research findings focusing on educational and health services and topical areas related to those services. Findings will be used in the development of future programs.
Focuses on two major concerns raised throughout first decade's results from the National Indian Education Study: contextual factors associated with higher- and lower-performing students and how students see themselves in terms of their languages, culture and hopes for the future.
Studies related to academic performance of fourth- and eighth-grade students in mathematics and reading, and their school experiences.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 3, 2006, pp. 24-37
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Comments on two main issues: the influence of culture between children's homes and classrooms and an examination of instructional approaches that have been used with Native American children to promote literacy.
Reports on results of survey of 10,000 participants in reading assessment and 10,300 in mathematics assessment. Compares results to National Indian Education Study for 2005.
See Part II - The Educational Experiences of American Indian and Alaska Native Students in Grades 4 and 8: Statistical Analysis Report.
Topics include: school improvement; literacy, mathematics, and science; language and culture; behavioural and social-emotional interventions; and parent, family, and community involvement.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 47, no. 1, 2008, pp. 82-95
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Comments on the continued academic achievement disparities between mainstream Americans and ethnic minority groups despite the No Child Left Behind Act.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, 2006, pp. 141-186
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Book reviews of:
Beyond the Reach of Time and Change: Native American Reflections on the Frank A. Rinehart Photograph Collection edited by Simon J. Ortiz.
Bringing Indians to the Book by Albert Furtwangler.
A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children edited by Doris Seale and Beverly Slapin.
Children of Coyote, Missionaries of Saint Francis: Indian-Spanish Relations in Colonial California, 1769–1850 by Steven W.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-22
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Examines the challenges to provide potable water to communities in Ontario; the role of government centered policy development and the identification of areas needing supportive policy.
Background paper prepared for the Education for all global monitoring report 2012, Youth and skills: putting education to work.
Examines the issues and opportunities associated with low-literacy levels among Indigenous peoples.
Looks at the connection between the development of listening to reading comprehension of young students. Provides suggestions to enhance emerging literacy.
Pedagogy, vol. 8, no. 1, Winter, 2008, pp. 160-170
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Discusses how providing background and context contributes to understanding Indigenous literature, e.g., using specific tribal and historical information.
Anthropology and Education Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, December 2006, pp. 393-398
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Looks at how English literacy was a part of the drive to colonize and assimilate Indigenous peoples, and how support is needed for Indigenous controlled literacy demands.
Transmotion, vol. 4, no. 2, Genocide Special Issue, December 30, 2018, pp. 113-131
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Article discusses the integration of Dakota values into the video game Spirit Lake: The Game for the purpose of teaching mathematics, and examines the efficacy of the game for improving learning outcomes for on-reserve youth.