Teaching
The Challenge of Reducing Youth Suicide in Greenland: Interventions, Strategies and Roads to be Explored
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna Cathrine Le Fávre
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 38-40
Description
Discusses strategies to deal with one of the highest youth suicide rates in the world by developing teaching materials to improve coping skills of primary school pupils.
Characteristics of American Indian and Alaska Native Education: Results From the 1990-91 and 1993-94 Schools and Staffing Surveys
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D. Michael Pavel
Thomas R. Curtin
Summer D. Whitener
Equity & Excellence in Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Special Issue, 1998, pp. 48-54
Description
Highlights chapters from the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education report on school districts, schools, principals, teachers and students.
Charting a Course for Culturally Responsive Physical Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel B. Robinson
Lisa Lunney Borden
Ingrid M. Robinson
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 58, no. 4, Winter, 2013, pp. 526-546
Description
Recommends curriculum which supports a learning climate involving teachers critically assessing their own power, privilege, biases, and misconceptions.
The Children of Tama
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth E. Hoyt
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 3, no. 1, October 1963, pp. [15-20]
Description
Examines two educational experiments carried out by the University of Chicago at the Sac and Fox Indian settlement in Tama County, Iowa.
The Circle of Courage: Developing Resilience and Capacity in Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larry K. Brendtro
Martin Brokenleg
Steve Van Bockern
International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, vol. 1, no. 1, June 2013, pp. 67-74
Description
Discusses a holistic way to teach culturally diverse learners using generosity, independence, belonging, and mastery as a basis to promote success.
Circle of Honour
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bonnie Leask
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 34, no. 1, Summer, 2003, pp. 15-21
Description
Introduces recipients of the 2nd annual Circle of Honour awards, presented to First Nations peoples who have demonstrated achievement and excellence.
Closing the Gap in Indigenous Education Workshop Report
Alternate Title
How to Close the Gap in Indigenous Education
Documents & Presentations
Description
Focuses on educational reform for Indigenous children in remote and northern Australia to improve educational outcomes. Feedback from participants provides recommendations.
Co-constructing Early Childhood Programs Nourished by Inuit Worldviews
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Caroline Rowan
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 38, no. 1-2, Cultures Inuit, Gouvernance et Cosmopolitiques / Inuit Cultures, Governance and Cosmopolitics, 2014, pp. 73-94
Description
Contends that Inuit approaches to child rearing should be incorporated into educator training programs.
Cole and Johnson's The Red Moon, 1908-1910: Reimaging African American and Native American Female Education at Hampton
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paula Marie Seniors
Journal of African American History, vol. 93, no. 1, Winter, 2008, pp. 21-35
Description
Explores the interconnections between theater and history and the black and Native americanization program at Hampton Institute.
Collaborative Inquiry: Empowering Teachers in Their Professional Development
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Leyton Schnellert
Deborah L. Butler
Education Canada, vol. 54, no. 3, [Aboriginal Student Success], Summer, 2014, p. [?]
Description
Comments on four conditions needed to create and nurture professional learning and provides illustrative examples.
Colonization within the University System
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marcelle Marie Gareau
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 3, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 196-199
Description
Author details their experience of systemic and personal racism as graduate student and lecturer in the Anthropology department of a University in the United States.
Color Blindness and Basket Making Are Not the Answers: Confronting the Dilemmas of Race, Culture, and Language Diversity in Teacher Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marilyn Cochran-Smith
American Educational Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 3, Autumn, 1995, pp. 493-522
Description
Argues that the fundamental changes needed in the way that diversity is dealt with in the classroom could be accomplished by moving from a lesson plan-centered approach to a inquiry-centered approach.
Colour-Blind: Discursive Repertoires Teachers Used to Story Racism and Aboriginality in Urban Prairie Schools
Alternate Title
Color-Blind: Discursive RepertoiresTeachers Used to Story Racism and Aboriginality in Urban Prairie Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tyler McCreary
Brock Education, vol. 21, no. 1, Fall, 2011, pp. [16]-33
Description
Explores teachers' representations of racism and contextualizes the high rates of Aboriginal students who are not completing high school.
Coming Home
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryle Partridge
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 9, Special Edition In Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the School of Indigenous Relations, February 2014, pp. 41-55
Description
The author discusses journey as a student in the Indigenous Social Work Program to a professor in the School of Indigenous Relations.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 41 to read article.
Commentary [Studies in American Indian Literatures, Series 2, vol.3 no.2]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Jaskoski
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1991, pp. 51-52
Description
Provides commentary from the editors regarding the issue.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Communication of Education Innovations to Native Americans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Everett D. Edington
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, 1974, pp. 11-13
Description
Discusses diffusion theory as a possible method to narrow the gap between development of new knowledge and its adoption in the classroom.
Community Schools Transitions Support Project
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 104
Teaching and learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terry Cratty
Belinda Daniels-Fiss
Sharon Laflamme
Ben Garchinski
Beverly Hanson
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Looks at developing support systems in elementary schools for at-risk students transitioning to high school.
Compared When? Teaching Indian Law in the Standard Curriculum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James M. Grijalva
North Dakota Law Review, vol. 82, no. 3, The Pedagogy of American Indian Law, 2006, pp. 697-718
Description
Discusses the pros and cons of Indian law integration into law classes and student reaction to integration in property law course.
A Comparison of Integrated Outdoor Education Activities and Traditional Science Learning With American Indian Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas T. Zwick
Kenneth W. Miller
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 35, no. 2, January 1996, pp. [1-9]
Description
Findings indicate that activity based curriculum is a more effective teaching method than the textbook oriented classroom setting.
Competing Purposes: Mother Tongue Education Benefits Versus Economic Interests in Rural Zimbabwe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gamuchirai Tsitsi Ndamba
Micheal M. van Wyk
Josiah C. Sithole
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, January 2017, pp. 1-22
Description
Studies barriers to implementing the Zimbabwean language education policy in primary school grades and the perception of socio-economic benefits that come with the English language.
Compilation of Abstracts: Effective Teaching of American Indian Students: A Preliminary Response; Addendum: Additional Native Hawaiian Resources
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Regional Educational Laboratory for the Central Region
Description
Focuses on four areas: language needs, family and community involvement, alternative instruction techniques, culturally responsive schooling, and standards-based instruction.
Conceptualising Intercultural Contact in the Supervision of Indigenous Student Teachers
Alternate Title
Conceptualizing Intercultural Contact in the Supervision of Indigenous Student Teachers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kay Martinez
Peter McNally
Frank York
Donna Rigano
Gail Jose
Journal of Intercultural Studies, vol. 22, no. 3, 2001, pp. 307-321
Description
Study explores the opportunities and challenges faced by students enrolled in the Remote Area Teacher Education Program (RATEP) during their practica sessions in urban schools.
Conflicts and Lessons in First Nations Secondary Education: An Analysis of BC First Nation Studies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel Mason
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 2, 2008, pp. 130-153, 174
Description
Examines efforts to develop and teach a course on the history and culture of Indigenous peoples, which is missing from Canadian and United States public education systems.
Connecting Academics, Indigenous Knowledge, and Commitment to Community: High School Students' Perceptions of a Community-Based Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tiffany S. Lee
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 2, 2007, pp. 196-216
Description
Examines Native American students' perception of one education model that incorporated traditional Indigenous approaches and discusses how it inspired students to commit to their communities.