Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education; Human Learning, Development and Instruction Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2003.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 42, no. 2, 2003, pp. 17-49
Description
Looks at three components, parental involvement, quality of instruction, and school climate, which would aid in the success of Native American students' educational experience.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 1, 2006, pp. 87-101
Description
Focuses on a program developed for urban Aboriginal women, which the uses the principles of "remembering, reclamation and collective witness" in the process of decolonization.
Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, vol. 32, 2003, pp. 85-100
Description
Discusses improvements made in the field of Indigenous education over the last 30 years, two alternative Indigenous education programs, and challenges still ahead.
Survey results are grouped in four areas: characteristics of students, schools, teachers and curriculum.
See Part I -The Performance of American Indian and Alaska Native Fourth and Eighth Grade Students on NAEP 2005 Reading and Mathematics Assessments: Statistical Analysis Report.
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.
Study suggests that having respect for Native American culture, integrating Native American history and culture into the curriculum and helping students be proud of their heritage were key factors in creating a successful educational experience for their Native American students.
Presented at National Association of Native American Studies Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2006.
Looks at the failure of the public school system to support the success of Aboriginal students due to funding, assessment, program design, training, curriculum and continuity of goals.
Provides information and suggestions centered around stereotypes, inaccuracies, omissions and biases in potential educational resources.
Revised edition.
Urban Education, vol. 41, no. 1, January 2006, pp. 20-49
Description
Shows universal principles of learning are important to American Indian students and that supportive relationships with school personnel enhance conditions that lead to success.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 1, 2006, pp. 29-42
Description
Discusses the Traditional Pathways to Health (TPTH) project in which students choose a health topic of interest and produce a video to present to their community; emphasis is placed on a holistic approach to wellness.
Interactive website features teachings about the Indigenous knowledge and culture of five cultural groups: Blackfoot, Cree, Ojibwe, Mohawk and Mi'kmaq. Contains links to transcripts of the presentations and free curriculum packages for grades1-12.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 49, no. 2, Summer, 2003, pp. 113-122
Description
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.
Language, Culture and Curriculum, vol. 19, no. 2, 2006, pp. 220-236
Description
Findings based on interviews on the Flathead Indian Reservation with 89 participants, suggests building preK-16 curriculum that frames Indigenous-language learning as part of place-based multicultural 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.
Medical Education, vol. 37, no. 10, 2003, pp. 861-868
Description
Evaluation of cultural competency training in a Swedish hospital found areas where it was present, absent or hidden; proposes curriculum changes to address inadequacies.
Maclean's, vol. 116, no. 3, January 20, 2003, p. 43
Description
Author hired to teach six week writing course for Adult Literacy Project of Kugluktuk, Nunavut found that while government is pushing towards instruction in Inuit languages, there are few literary resources and most teachers are not Inuit.
American Educational History Journal, vol. 33, no. 2, 2006, pp. 97-105
Description
Discusses the use of print media to promote educational reforms, substitution of community day schools for boarding schools, replacement of curriculum to promote Aboriginal culture, and the use of vocational programs to benefit Aboriginal communities.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 264-266
Description
Author articulates many of the differences between Indigenous ways of learning and knowing and mainstream Western pedagogies and epistemologies; suggests considerations and strategies for integrating the different worldviews in postsecondary education settings.
Indigenous Maori and Tongan Perspectives on the Role of Tongan Language and Culture in the Community and in the University in Aotearoa-New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mere Kēpa
Linitä Manu'atu [Mere Kepa
Linita Manu'atu
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1/2, Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Literature, Winter - Spring, 2006, pp. 11-27
Description
Article describes a grass-roots initiative to integrate Indigenous language and cultural learning for Indigenous students into the mainstream education system in order to improve outcomes for students.