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ERIC Number: EJ528300
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-3265
Teacher Education for Teaching Science to American Indian Students.
Rowland, Paul; Adkins, Carol R.
Journal of Navajo Education, v12 n3 p25-31 Spr 1995
The Science and Mathematics for Indian Learners and Educators (SMILE) Project at Northern Arizona University provided science inservice training to K-8 teachers from Bureau of Indian Affairs schools on the Navajo reservation. The training aimed to increase and improve science instruction for Indian children and to connect science education to Native science. (LP)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Cognitive Style, Culturally Relevant Education, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Indigenous Knowledge, Inservice Teacher Education, Navajo (Nation), Program Descriptions, Program Development, Science Education, Science Teachers, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Environmental Ethic; Native Americans; Northern Arizona University
Note: Theme issue title: "Teacher Education for Navajos and Other American Indians."