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Next steps : research and practice to advance Indian education / edited by Karen Gayton Swisher and John W. Tippeconnic III.

Contributor(s): Publication details: Charleston, W. Va. : ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, ©1999.Description: xiv, 317 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1880785218 (alk. paper)
  • 9781880785218 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 371.829/97 21
LOC classification:
  • E97.55 .N48 1999
Partial contents:
Preface / Karen Gayton Swisher and John W. Tippeconnic III -- Part I : Past and present foundations of Indian education -- Unnatural history of American Indian education / K. Tsianina Lomawaima ; Tribal control of American Indian education : observations since the 1960s with implications for the future / John W. Tippeconnic III ; Education and the law : implications for American Indian/Alaska native students / Linda Sue Warner -- Part II : Curriculum issues, thoughts, and practice -- Culturally appropriate curriculum : a research-based rationale / Tarajean Yazzie ; Teaching through traditions : incorporating languages and culture into curricula / Linda Skinner ; Native American learner and bicultural science education / Gregory A. Cajete ; Student assessment in Indian education or what is a roach? / Sandra J. Fox ; Effective counseling with American Indian students / Deborah Wetsit ; Role of social work in advancing the practice of indigenous education : obstacles and promises in empowerment-oriented social work practice / Michael J. Yellow Bird and Venida Chenault -- Part III : College and university experience -- American Indians and Alaska natives in higher education : promoting access and achievement / D. Michael Pavel ; Tribal colleges : 1968-1998 / Wayne J. Stein ; Vanishing Indian reappears in the college curriculum / Clara Sue Kidwell -- Part IV : Next Steps -- Research to support improved practice in Indian education / Karen Gayton Swisher and John W. Tippeconnic III.
Summary: "What is "Indian education" today? What will it look like in the future? These were the questions Karen Gayton Swisher and John W. Tippeconnic III posed to a dozen leading American Indian scholars and practitioners. They responded with the essays in Next Steps: Research and Practice to Advance Indian Education, which explore two important themes. The first is education for tribal self-determination. Tribes are now in a position to exercise full control of education on their lands. They have the authority to establish and enforce policies that define the nature of education for their constituents, just as states do for their school districts. The second theme is the need to turn away from discredited deficit theories of education, and turn instead to an approach that builds on the strengths of Native languages and culture and the basic resilience of Indigenous peoples. This second theme could be especially important for the 90 percent of Indian students who attend public schools. Next Steps is appropriate for multicultural and teacher education programs. It addresses facets of K-12 and post-secondary Native American education programs, including their history, legal aspects, curriculum, access, and achievement"--Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface / Karen Gayton Swisher and John W. Tippeconnic III -- Part I : Past and present foundations of Indian education -- Unnatural history of American Indian education / K. Tsianina Lomawaima ; Tribal control of American Indian education : observations since the 1960s with implications for the future / John W. Tippeconnic III ; Education and the law : implications for American Indian/Alaska native students / Linda Sue Warner -- Part II : Curriculum issues, thoughts, and practice -- Culturally appropriate curriculum : a research-based rationale / Tarajean Yazzie ; Teaching through traditions : incorporating languages and culture into curricula / Linda Skinner ; Native American learner and bicultural science education / Gregory A. Cajete ; Student assessment in Indian education or what is a roach? / Sandra J. Fox ; Effective counseling with American Indian students / Deborah Wetsit ; Role of social work in advancing the practice of indigenous education : obstacles and promises in empowerment-oriented social work practice / Michael J. Yellow Bird and Venida Chenault -- Part III : College and university experience -- American Indians and Alaska natives in higher education : promoting access and achievement / D. Michael Pavel ; Tribal colleges : 1968-1998 / Wayne J. Stein ; Vanishing Indian reappears in the college curriculum / Clara Sue Kidwell -- Part IV : Next Steps -- Research to support improved practice in Indian education / Karen Gayton Swisher and John W. Tippeconnic III.

"What is "Indian education" today? What will it look like in the future? These were the questions Karen Gayton Swisher and John W. Tippeconnic III posed to a dozen leading American Indian scholars and practitioners. They responded with the essays in Next Steps: Research and Practice to Advance Indian Education, which explore two important themes. The first is education for tribal self-determination. Tribes are now in a position to exercise full control of education on their lands. They have the authority to establish and enforce policies that define the nature of education for their constituents, just as states do for their school districts. The second theme is the need to turn away from discredited deficit theories of education, and turn instead to an approach that builds on the strengths of Native languages and culture and the basic resilience of Indigenous peoples. This second theme could be especially important for the 90 percent of Indian students who attend public schools. Next Steps is appropriate for multicultural and teacher education programs. It addresses facets of K-12 and post-secondary Native American education programs, including their history, legal aspects, curriculum, access, and achievement"--Back cover.

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