Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ383068
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Rhetoric and Resistance: Social Science and Community Schools for Navajos in the 1930s.
James, Thomas
History of Education Quarterly, v28 n4 p599-626 Win 1988
Examines the role of public officials, social scientists, and educational planners in New Deal programs for Navajo Indians. States that resistance to community schools and stock-reduction policies caused the failure of New Deal programs. Concludes that the Navajo experience can help social planners deal more effectively with other social groups. (SLM)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indian Studies, Community Schools, Cultural Influences, Culture Conflict, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Federal Indian Relationship, Federal Programs, Federal Regulation, Intercultural Programs, Public Officials, Social Sciences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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