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Schmidtke, Carsten, Ed. – Routledge Research in Education, 2016
In this collection of original essays, contributors critically examine the pedagogical, administrative, financial, economic, and cultural contexts of American Indian vocational education and workforce development, identifying trends and issues for future research in the fields of vocational education, workforce development, and American Indian…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Students, Vocational Education, Labor Force Development
Shotton, Heather, Ed.; Lowe, Shelly C., Ed.; Waterman, Stephanie J., Ed. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2012
While the number of Native Americans attending post-secondary institutions continues to rise, Native Americans remain one of the least represented and least understood populations in our colleges and universities. The lack of knowledge about, and understanding of this particular population may be attributed to its invisibility within the academy,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, American Indians, Tribally Controlled Education, Professional Education
Banks, James A., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
This volume is the first authoritative reference work to provide a truly comprehensive international description and analysis of multicultural education around the world. It is organized around "key concepts" and uses "case studies" from various nations in different parts of the world to exemplify and illustrate the concepts. Case studies are from…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Multicultural Education, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Change
Winkle-Wagner, Rachelle, Ed.; Hunter, Cheryl A., Ed.; Ortloff, Debora Hinderliter, Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
This book provides new ways of thinking about educational processes, using quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Concrete examples of research techniques are provided for those conducting research with marginalized populations or about marginalized ideas. This volume asserts theoretical models related to research methods and the study of…
Descriptors: American Indian History, Educational Research, Models, Research Methodology
O'Brien, Frank Waabu – Online Submission, 2005
This monograph contains 13 self-contained brief treatises that comprise material on linguistic, historical and cultural studies of the extinct American Indian languages of southeastern New England. These Indian languages, and their dialects, were once spoken principally in the States of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. They are called…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indian Education, Linguistics, Human Body
Findley, Jean, Ed.; Tonsmeire, J. Kelly, Ed. – 1989
In this collection, eight master teachers with extensive experience in small, rural Alaska schools describe some of the ways they have adapted instruction to rural Alaskan circumstances. These papers discuss: (1) the characteristics of effective rural teachers; (2) adapting the "Coping!" curriculum for affective education to the cultural…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development
Anderson, Jane, Ed.; And Others – 1983
The collection of six papers provides information on the history and culture of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians that has not been readily available before. The papers, written by college-bound Choctaw high school students, concern three legends of Nanih Waiya, the Mother Mound of Choctaws in Mississippi; the traditional Choctaw courtship…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indians
Anderson, Jane, Ed.; Zachary, Nina C., Ed. – 1985
Nine research papers, written by college-bound Choctaw high school students, discuss the history and culture of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. In developing the papers students read current and historical texts, conducted interviews with tribal members and tribal employees, and developed survey questionnaires. Two reports discuss the…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indians
Carey, Shelley J., Comp. – 1993
Multicultural science education provides equal educational opportunities for all students to learn and enjoy science. These opportunities are predicated upon a respect for the customs, mores, and beliefs applicable to students' cultures. The articles in this book, authored by individuals of culturally diverse backgrounds, present several cogent…
Descriptors: African Studies, Alternative Assessment, American Indian Education, Arabs
Jones, Enid B., Ed. – 1993
Background papers and recommendations from the American Association of Community Colleges' (AACC's) 1992 roundtable on issues facing minority students in mathematics, science, and engineering (MSE) education are presented. The first paper, "Community College Networks," by Wm. Carroll Marsalis and Glenna A. Mosby, describes the Tennessee Valley…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Ancillary School Services, Black Students, Career Counseling
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1870
The bulk of this report from the Commissioner of Education is made up of appendices. The appendices begin with abstracts of reports submitted by state, territorial, and city school officers. Data is then presented on the general condition of colored schools operated by the Freedmen's Bureau; Indian education; kindergarten culture; Hebrew…
Descriptors: African American Education, American Indian Education, Kindergarten, Foreign Countries
Barnhardt, Ray, Ed. – 1982
A collection of 15 articles on cross-cultural issues in Alaskan education addresses educational policy issues, educational development issues, community/school issues, and teaching/learning issues. The one theme that permeates all of the articles is the value of participation by community members in all levels of the education of their children.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Administrator Attitudes, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1923
Hampton Institute has developed an educational technique in several lines which is of interest especially to those institutions that are still trying to find their way under difficulties and that for lack of vision as well as lack of support are unable to reach the high ideals of training which have resulted from the careful working out of the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Administrative Organization, Extension Agents, Vocational Education