Youth & Society, vol. 17, no. 4, June 1986, pp. 381-395
Description
Discusses the impact on retention when students experience a clash between their cultural beliefs and the system in post-secondary institutions. Author conducted survey of 101 first-year students enrolled at University of Oklahoma in 1975 to test this theory.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 2, January 1986, pp. [18-23]
Description
Examines Chinle Agency's Summer Supplemental Special Education Program offered to teachers of Navajo tribes and surveys its effect on teacher attitudes toward the exceptional student.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 1986, pp. 351-359
Description
Book reviews of 4 books:
Moon of Wintertime: Missionaries and the Indians of Canada in Encounter Since 1534 by John Webster Grant.
Migration Tears: Poems About Transitions (Native American Series Number 7) by Michael (Lomawywesa) Kabotie.
Establishing Pathways to Excellence in Indian Education: Selected Papers from the First Mokakit Conference. July 1984 edited by H. A. McCue.
The Ojibway Dream by Arthur Schilling.
Research on characteristics of elected Native leaders in various organizations in southeast Alaska. Results are organized using the eight assumptions for success.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 3, May 1986, pp. [40-44]
Description
Expresses the viewpoint that universities, in partnership with tribal groups, should take the lead in Arizona and all through America in improving elementary, secondary and university education for Native Americans.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, December 1986, pp. 20-26
Description
Describes the upcoming launch of a major AIDS education program featuring videos in local dialects of the Northern Territory for Australia Aboriginal groups.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, September 1986, pp. 5-8
Description
Describes the role of the Special Programmes Section of the Division of Health Promotion and how it assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander citizens to have more positive health outcomes.
Indian Tribal Studies Programs in the Tribally Controlled Community Colleges
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wayne J. Stein
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 2, no. 2, Autumn, 1986, pp. 29-33
Description
Argues that academic process can be used to restore traditional knowledge and that the Tribal Community College provides a forum for discussion of concerns.
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 2, no. 1, Racism ... Talking Out, 1986, pp. 159-170
Description
Discussion of the author's experiences involving racism while obtaining legal education. Also includes commentary regarding racism and disadvantage theories as well as coping strategies.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 3, May 1986, pp. [1-11]
Description
Provides an historical overview of conflict between school and community and asserts that Native American involvement in curriculum is essential for successful reading programs.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 2, no. 2, Autumn, 1986, pp. 9-16
Description
Argues that in the 1980s lack of a professionally guided research academic recognition is a major obstacle for Indigenous Studies and that the greatest success has been the development of Tribal Colleges, e.g.. Navajo Community College.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 2, no. 2, Autumn, 1986, pp. 59-65
Description
Argues that the course "Native Music of North America" offered by the Washington State University reflects a significant change in philosophy at the institution.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 3, May 1986, pp. [22-29]
Description
Study compared secondary students from rural Inuit villages to a sample of Euroamericans from an urban environment to determine whether cultural differences influence work values.
Historical data based on 1981 Census. Analysis of key demographic, social and economic indicators and comparison between on- and off-reserve populations.
Historical data based on 1981 Census. Analysis of key demographic, social and economic indicators and comparison between on- and off-reserve populations.