Standing together : American Indian education as culturally responsive pedagogy / / Beverly J. Klug

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790797403321
• Autore: Klug Beverly J
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers/Association of Teacher Educators, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-61048-787-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): KlugBeverly
• Disciplina: 371.829/97
• Soggetti: Indian children - Education - United States; Indian students - United States; Multicultural education - United States; Teachers - United States - Attitudes; Social values - Study and teaching - United States; Ethnicity - Study and teaching - United States; Critical pedagogy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: A History of American Indian Education in the United States; Chapter 1: From Federal Intervention to Self-Determination; Chapter 2: Historical Roots of Native American Education in South Dakota; Chapter 3: A History of American Indian Culturally Sensitive Education; Chapter 4: Tundra Schools Then and Now; Part II: Integration of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in an Era of High-Stakes Accountability; Chapter 5: The Savage Within; Chapter 6: Falling from Grace; Chapter 7: Teaching Choctaw as a Foreign Language in a Nontraditional Setting; Chapter 8: Indigenous Languages and Cultures in Native American Student AchievementPart III: Exploring the Possibilities; Chapter 9: Who Speaks for the American Indian?; Chapter 10: Collectively Transformative Pedagogy; Chapter 11: A Three-Part Strategy for Ensuring Culturally Relevant Pedagogy for American Indian Children; Chapter 12: Looking into the Future; Chapter 13: Leadership in Indian Education; Final Thoughts; Biographies; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides information about the importance of teaching American Indian students by bridging home and schools, using students' cultural capital as a springboard for academic success. Culturally Responsive Pedagogy is explored from its earliest beginnings following the 1928 Meriam Report. Successful education of Native students depends on all involved and respect for the voices of American Indians in calling for education that holds high expectations for native students and allows them to be grounded in their cultu