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ERIC Number: EJ616912
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0710-1481
Economics and Local Self-Determination: Describing the Clash Zone in First Nations Education.
Marker, Michael
Canadian Journal of Native Education, v24 n1 p30-44 2000
A description of the development of a teacher education program at Northwest Indian College (Washington) illustrates how mainstream economic pressures and political forces support White institutional hegemony and constrict Native educational self-determination. Native developers of programs promoting local language and identity must negotiate cultural outcomes with agencies and institutions that control funding and accreditation. Contains 31 references. (TD)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Colleges, Culturally Relevant Education, Culture Conflict, Educational Objectives, Ethnic Relations, Financial Support, Higher Education, Politics of Education, Program Development, Teacher Education Programs, Tribally Controlled Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Lummi (Tribe); Northwest Indian College WA
Note: Theme issue title: "Q'epethet ye Mestiyexw, A Gathering of the People."