| Indigenous Education and Empowerment: International Perspectives Contributor(s): Abu-Saad, Ismael (Editor), Champagne, Duane (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0759108951 ISBN-13: 9780759108950 Publisher: Altamira Press OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: Indigenous people have often been confronted with education systems that ignore their cultural and historical perspectives. This insightful volume contributes to our understanding of indigenous empowerment through education, and creates a new foundation for implementing specialized indigenous/minority education worldwide, engaging the simultaneous projects of cultural preservation and social integration. A vital work for scholars in Native American studies, ethnic studies, and education. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Multicultural Education - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 371.829 |
| LCCN: 2005021032 |
| Series: Contemporary Native American Communities |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.02" W x 9" (0.71 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Indigenous people have often been confronted with education systems that ignore their cultural and historical perspectives. Largely unsuccessful projects of assimilation have been the predominant outcome of indigenous communities' encounters with state schools, as many indigenous students fail to conform to mainstream cultural norms. This insightful volume is an important contribution to our understanding of indigenous empowerment through education. The contributors to this volume work in the fields of education, social development and community empowerment among indigenous communities around the world. Their essays create a new foundation for implementing specialized indigenous/minority education worldwide, and engage the simultaneous projects of cultural preservation and social integration. This work will be vital for scholars in Native American studies, ethnic studies, and education. |