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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819980903321

Titolo

Voices of Native American educators : integrating history, culture, and language to improve learning outcomes for Native American students / / edited by Sheila T. Gregory

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2012

ISBN

1-299-31617-4

0-7391-7193-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GregorySheila T

Disciplina

371.829/97073

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Education

Indian students - United States

Indian students - United States - Social conditions

Academic achievement - United States

Indian teachers - United States

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

VOICES OF NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATORS; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; THE HISTORY AND STATUS OF NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION; American Indian Education: A History of Resilience and Self-Determination; The Dynamics of Native American Women and their Experiences: Identifying Ideologies and Theories that Help Explain Oppression; Navajo College Students' Perceptions of the Impact of Western Education on the Retention; Adolescent Drug Use and its Impact on Schools in Indian Country; CULTURALLY RELEVANT PEDAGOGY

Ah neen dush: Harnessing Collective Wisdom to Create Culturally Relevant Science Experiences in Pre-K ClassroomsCollapsing the Fear of Mathematics: A Study of The Effects of Navajo Culture on Navajo Student Performance In Mathematics; Generosity, Fortitude, Respect, Wisdom: Using Popular Culture To Teach Traditional Culture; TEACHING MODELS OF CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND CONTEXT; When Numbers Dance for Mathematics Students: Culturally Responsive Mathematics Instruction for Native Youth; 'Olu'olu i ka pä a ke Kaiäulu: Community



and Place as a Textbook for Learning

EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES FROM NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATORSPreparing American Indian Youth for the Transition from High School to College; Closing the Mathematics Achievement Gap of Native American Students Identified as Learning Disabled; Subject Index; About the Editor; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Voices of Native American Indian Educators: Integrating History, Culture, and Language to Improve Learning Outcomes for Native American Indian Students, edited by Sheila T. Gregory, provides vivid, comprehensive portraits, as well as scholarly quantitative and qualitative research, on the best practices that offer new and practical strategies for teachers to improve the academic performance of Native American Indian students. All of the contributors are Native American Indian educators who have exerc