Testing, Testing, Testing: Rural and Urban Responses to Alaska's High-Stakes Assessment Regime
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerry McBeath
Maria Elena Reyes
Northern Review, no. 28, Spring, 2008, pp. 207-229
Description
Compares the environment of schooling in urban and rural Alaska plus the progress state educators have made following the initial implementation of the legislation.
Think Indigenous [3: Evan Taypotat]
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) ; 2015]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Evan Taypotat
Description
Speaker discusses problems encountered and solutions implemented at Kahkewistahaw Community School (CKCS).
From: Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) 2015, March 18-20, University of Saskatchewan.
Duration: 26:54.
Those First Good Years of Indian Education: 1894 to 1898
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dorothy W. Hewes
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, 1981, pp. 63-82
Description
Discusses how Friedrich Froebel's theory of "New Education" was applied during William N. Hailmann's time as Superintendent of Indian Schools.
Toward True Native Education: A Treaty of 1992: Final Report of the Indian Nations at Risk Task Force Draft 3
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
G. Mike Charleston
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 33, no. 2, Winter, January 1994, pp. [1-23]
Description
Previously unpublished report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education; highly critical of the system in place and advocates development of truly "Native" education.
Towards Full Engagement of First Nation, Inuit and Métis Students: A Study to Support Learning of Students in Transition
Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Wipf
Van Harper
Charlene Scrimshaw
Cort Dogniez
Harold Robertson ... [et al.]
Description
Methods included literature review, "talking circles" to engage parents and students in discussion, visits to schools in Edmonton and Winnipeg, and analysis and categorization of information. Goal was to develop practical ideas which could be incorporated into day-to-day operations.
Trading Up -- High School and Beyond: Five Illustrative Canadian Case Studies
Alternate Title
Pathways to the Labour Market Series - no.4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mame McCrea Silva
Susan M. Phillips
Description
Case studies examine innovative models which provide career programs for secondary school students. Recommendations for action are included.
Tribal Leaders Speak: The State of Indian Education, 2010: Report of the Consultations with Tribal Leaders in Indian Country
Documents & Presentations
Description
Results from consultation talks by the Department of Education with Indian/Alaskan Natives in response to 2009 presidential memorandum. Concerns were expressed regarding funding shortages and fragmentation of the systems providing education.
Two Native Americans Speak on Art Values and the Value of Arts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leona M. Zastrow
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 16, no. 3, May 1977, pp. [25-30]
Description
Expresses concern about disappearing traditional art skills and examines the role schools could play in reversing this trend.
Two Policy Approaches to Native Education: Can Reform Be Legislated?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick Brady
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 20, no. 3, 1995, pp. 349-366
Description
Examines the evolution of Native education policies in both the United States and Canada comparing which is closer to bringing Native control over eduction.
Understanding Elementary Teachers' Use of Science Teaching Time: Lessons From the Big Sky Science Partnership
Articles » General
Author/Creator
R. Jones
E. Swanson
Journal of Mathematics and Science, vol. 11, Spring, 2009, pp. 163-192
Description
Looks at how much time the partnership teachers had to teach science, how the time was used and influences on teachers' decisions for allocating their time.
A University-Based Summer Program For a Highly Able But Poorly Achieving Indian Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas E. Scruggs
Sanford J. Cohn
Gifted Child Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 2, 1983, pp. 90-92
Description
Assessment of program designed at Arizona State University for an eight year old Pima Indian boy with excellent reasoning abilities but lacking academic skills.
Views and Perspectives of Native Educational Success: A National Survey of American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and Others Associated with Indian Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
CHiXapkaid
Ella Inglebret
Rose L. Krebill-Prather
Description
Reports on responses to survey which involved 688 individuals. Purpose was to identify factors associated with academic success and develop policy recommendations.
Ways of Seeing and Responding to a School in Santee Sioux Country
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aprille Phillips
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 58, no. 1/2, Spring/Summer, 2019, pp. 62-83
Description
Using the example of the Santee Community Schools on the Santee Sioux reservation to examine the failure of external interventions in addressing Indigenous educational needs.
Wounding the Spirit: Discrimination and Traditional American Indian Belief Systems
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Locust
Harvard Educational Review, vol. 58, no. 3, August 1988, pp. 315-331
Description
Discusses how different belief systems can affect educational practice and how lack of understanding by the U.S. educational system has led to unfair treatment of students.
Yup'ik Language Programs at Lower Kuskokwim School District, Bethel, Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bev Williams
Nita Rearden
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 2, 2006, pp. 37-41
Description
Describes the various immersion programs in place and looks at some down falls as well as recommendations.