(1994). Our Native Ways: The Voices of Native American Youth. Skipping Stones, v6 n4 p1-35 Fall. To celebrate the \Decade of the Indigenous Peoples,\ this issue of a nonprofit children's magazine includes art and writings by Native American youth who share their ways of looking at and living life. Emphasizes the distinct customs, traditions, languages, and folklore of the different Native Nations and Tribes. (LZ)…
(1994). We've Got a Way to Go Yet!. Australian Journal of Adult and Community Education, v34 n1 p39-45 Apr. Palm Island aboriginal women have a central role in family, community, and cultural maintenance. Adult and community education programs should focus on the specific experiences and educational needs of these women who are active agents in constructing their own reality. (SK)…
(1999). One Vision, Two Windows: Educational Self Determination for Indigenous Peoples of Central Australia. In 1992, the South Australian Minister of Education granted operational control of schooling in the remote Anangu Pitjantjatjara lands to the Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Education Committee (PYEC). PYEC is composed of Aboriginal community members (Anangu) who largely retain their traditional values and customs. This means that generally semi-literate Anangu with minimal Western school experience have decision-making control over all education policies and operational practices in this geographical area of some 50,000 square kilometers. The key activity at the Anangu education system level is policy formulation, provision of infrastructure support for its implementation, and response to information on quality. The management of quality must at some stage emphasize the final outputs from the system for the assessment of its overall efficiency and effectiveness. External standards that are oriented toward effectiveness and efficiency take little account of different cultural… [PDF]
(2006). Accomplishing Lessons in Postcolonial Classrooms: Comparative Perspectives from Botswana and Brunei Darussalam. Comparative Education, v42 n2 p177-202 May. Drawing on observations and audio-recordings of classroom language use in two postcolonial societies, the Republic of Botswana in Africa and the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam in south-east Asia, this study seeks to explore how teachers and pupils face the challenge of accomplishing teaching and learning using a language which is not their own. In both Botswana and Brunei Darussalam, English is the official language of instruction for some subjects from mid-primary school level. Unlike many comparative studies which concentrate on the macro or national level, the focus of this study is the micro-level of classroom interaction. The study shows that there are both similarities and differences across the two contexts in the ways teachers and pupils engage with language(s) through a range of monolingual and bilingual strategies. In comparing the discourses of primary-level classrooms in Botswana and Brunei Darussalam, the study demonstrates the tensions in the language policies and… [Direct]
(2006). Implementing Nunavut Education Act: Compulsory School Attendance Policy. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, n55 p1-22 Sep. This paper discusses the implementation of Nunavut compulsory school attendance policy as part of the Nunavut Education Act (2002). Using a bottom-up approach to policy implementation in the literature and the author's six years teaching experience in Nunavut, the paper argues that the compulsory school attendance policy may not achieve its objectives unless the District Education Authority (DEA) of each community is allowed the flexibility to adapt the policy to its local context. Because each community in the territory has a different micro-implementation environment, the DEA in consultation with principals, teachers, parents, and other community members would be able to construct effective implementation plans based on the latitude that the policy allows them…. [PDF]
(1972). Head Start at Home: A Model for Rural Areas. Appalachia, 5, 3, 17-19, Jan 72. …
(1998). Faces of the Circumpolar World. Art Education, v51 n4 p25-32 Jul. Presents a lesson that asks students to compare a culture's traditional and innovative artwork in order to encourage an appreciation of artistic heritage. Gives the historical and cultural contexts of two artworks from Greenland and two from Alaska, along with a collection of activities, as the means for investigation. (CMK)…
(1998). Songlines and Dreamlines. Arts and Activities, v122 n5 p30-31 Jan. Presents a brief background on Australian Aboriginal beliefs and their connection to Aboriginal artwork. Recounts how students connected with this culture by creating bark paintings of their personal animal spirits using grocery bags, crayon, and tempera paint. Includes references to teaching resources on Aboriginal beliefs and art. (DSK)…
(1996). An Examination of Some of the Difficulties of Establishing an Open University in a Small Linguistic Area: The Case of Suisse Romande. International Journal of Lifelong Education, v15 n2 p114-24 Mar-Apr. Outlines open university models and discusses the criteria necessary for establishing one in the French-speaking areas of Switzerland, characterized by a rural/urban mix and variety of cultures. Argues that a home-grown open university can respect indigenous cultures and provide opportunities to those denied them better than an externally imposed model can. (SK)…
(2006). Should Expediency Always Trump Tradition?: AIHEC/NSF Project Develops Indigenous Evaluation Methods. Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, v18 n2 p12-15 Win. The article presents the author's views on the important role of tribal colleges in shaping the social and cultural development of their tribes. The author says that even small tribal colleges can manage programs that promote wellness, economic development, and basic scientific research. Tribal colleges need to develop culturally based approaches to teaching, learning, and research that respect traditional values…. [Direct]
(1984). The Social Construction of Identity: The Aboriginal Problem. Australian Journal of Education, v28 n3 p274-90 Nov. A study attempting to map the contexts within which aboriginal people build a cultural identity looked at three situations: one city, one country, and one tradition-oriented. The school environment within each of these situations was examined as a substructure within which students interact to form their identity. (MSE)…
(2002). Rethinking the Role of Indigenous Knowledges in the Academy. NALL Working Paper. This paper is an invitation to critically engage in the discussion of "indigenous knowledges" and the implication for academic decolonization. Among the issues raised are questions of the definition and operationalization of indigenous knowledges and the challenges of pursuing such knowledge in the western academy. The paper draws attention to some of the nuance, contradictions, and contestations in affirming the place of indigenous knowledges in the academy. It is pointed out that indigenous knowledges do not "sit in pristine fashion" outside of the effects of other knowledges. In particular, the paper brings new and complex readings to the term "indigenous," maintaining that different bodies of knowledge continually influence each other to show the dynamism of all knowledge systems. It is argued that when located in the Euro-American educational contexts, "indigenous knowledges" can be fundamentally an experientially-based, non-universal,… [PDF]
(1983). Assessing Children's Learning Skills in the First Term of Infant Schooling. Educational Review, v35 n3 p255-64 Nov. Describes a study that investigated learning skills as a determinant of future academic achievement. Compared cultural effects between the two largest groups in the study, indigenous (British) and Asian children, and examined adverse ratings by sex, ethnicity, preschool experience, and age. Considered the findings within the context of early screening. (NRJ)…
(2003). Local Policies and Global Forces: Multiliteracy and Africa's Indigenous Languages. Language Policy, v2 n2 p133-52. Discusses the intricate connections between local education cum literacy policies in Africa and the global economic, cultural, and political forces that impact them. (Author/VWL)…
(1993). Regions. World of Work, n2 p20-25 Feb. Includes "From School to Jobs: Africa's Dilemma" (Moulin-Acevedo); "Helping Change in Eastern Europe"; "Recognizing the Dignity of Indigenous Peoples"; "An Employment Plan for Pakistan"; and "Around the Continents." (JOW)…