Bilingual & Multilingual

Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--Acadia University, 2001.

"Summary Report".

Related document: Annotated Bibliography: Bilingual Education

Resource document to facilitate Indigenous cultural competence and cultural safety among service providers, educators, and policy makers.

Studied language proficiency in order to adapt scale so that learning difficulties can be separated from cultural differences.

Explores the specific features of the Hawaiian Medium Education model and the differences from Fishman's approach.

Discusses results of Navajo and Yup'ik school-based maintenance and language renewal efforts and tribal and national language policies.

Looks at the philosophical principles and foundations of the Te Kohanga Reo (language nests) programs of Aotearoa / New Zealand.

Comments on governments' lack of action with regard to providing educational support for proficiency and literacy in students' Sami mother tongue.

Edited transcript of conversation between Mary Simon, Chair of the National Community on Inuit Education and Paul Quassa, Minister of Education for the Government of Nunavut.

Describes the development and use of a bilingual-bicultural program for the White Mountain Apache Tribe on the Fort Apache Reservation in Arizona.

Lists schools and district support recommendations, culturally responsive teaching strategies for the classroom, and state and national programs and initiatives.

Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2007.

Discusses how the value of literacy has been recognized by the Micmac Tribe for over 300 years and illustrates how varieties of scripts imposed by outside cultures has impeded production of bi-cultural educational materials.

Looks at some educational difficulties faced by Aboriginal students including non-comprehension of classroom instructions and irregular school attendance.

Comments on how researching Ojibwe culture-based curriculum led to founding a successful immersion school.

Discusses how a multiplicity of discourses and forms such as oral, written, digital as well as multiple languages can be applied to teaching in Canadian Indigenous contexts.

Author talks about her experience growing up with two dialects: Igloolik and Nunavik.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Arizona, 1997.

Overview of the national "super center" established in 1983 to provide training and technical support to local Native American projects in 13 states with the assistance of a satellite network.

Based on survey findings, looks at how students, teachers and schools integrate Native culture and language into their education. See Part 1 - Performance of American Indian and Alaska Native Students at Grades 4 and 8 on NAEP 2009 Reading and Mathematics Assessments.

Focuses on the extent of culture and language integration into curricula and the school resources available for improving achievement. Divided into four sections: students and Native culture, teacher characteristics, schools and community engagement, and performance results. Reports on results from 14 states.

Reports data on economic security, housing conditions and education and language for twenty two tribal communities; nineteen pueblos and three tribes.

Study done to promote and strengthen Native American languages. Language culture, pride, and self-esteem needs are also addressed.

Contends that it is possible to conduct successful programs of bilingual instruction, even in communities where the language is declining, but parents and instructors must be firmly committed to the program.

Research reports an improved academic performance in Native American students whose educational experience has been grounded in heritage languages and cultures. Chapter from ISB4: Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Bilingualism edited by James Cohen, Kara T. McAlister, Kellie Rolstad, Jeff MacSwan.

Discusses the importance of passing on the native language from generation to generation.

Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2001.

Looks at The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, A Short History of Indians in Canada by Thomas King and Halfbreed by Maria Campbell. Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Universität Wien, 2012.

Language, Reading and Culture Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 1993.

Comments on the success of the Hawaiian medium education program and the challenges involved in expanding the program to include more children.

Discusses challenges of recovery and revitalization of endangered Indigenous languages.

Includes teaching aids and strategies for Cree language and culture, instruction plans, classroom evaluation and assessment, and teaching applications.

Examines effects of neighbourhood structure of children aged 2-5 for determination of language outcomes.

Discusses the Aha Punana Leo language immersion program which attempts to revitalize Hawaiian language, culture and values in children.

Provides a synopsis of four basic linguistic concepts and brief discussion of their implications for second language learning.

Author explores 150 years of Navajo education and of language preservation, teaching and learning, and resurgence.

"Report to the Ministry of Education".

"Report to the Ministry of Education".

"Report to the Ministry of Education".

Report to the New Zealand Ministry of Education.

Summary/Abstract of audioessay/podcast which explores efforts being made to preserve the Blackfoot language on the Blood Indian Reserve.

Study at Hobbema found families very concerned with education, heritage, culture and family; problems noted included bilingualism and living away from home.

Looks at the goal of the 2001 Act to assist schools in teaching English to students with limited English proficiency.

Indian and Northern Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1990.