Widening the Circle - Culturally Relevant Pedagogy for American Indian Children

Recognizing the need for a pedagogy that better serves American Indian students, Beverly J. Klug and Patricia T. Whitfield construct a pedagogical model that blends native and non-native worldviews and methods. Among the building blocks of this new, culturally relevant education are language-based approaches to literacy development, the use of oral histories to supplement traditional texts, and a re-evaluation of the knowledge base these students need for success in tribal enterprises.

List of contents

Preface 1. Reaching All of Our Children 2. A Brief History of Indian Education 3. Legacies of Colonization 4. Language and Cultural Values: Defining Who We Are 5. American Indians and Their Cultures: Strong Educators Construct School Success for Children 6. Refusing to Believe in the Doctrine of Failure: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy for American Indian Children 7. School Organization, Parent, and Community Involvement 8. Case Studies: The Meeting of Two Cultures 9. Ongoing Concerns in American Indian Education 10. Conclusions and Recommendations: Effective Schools for American Indian Children

About the author

Klug, Beverly J.; Whitfield, Patricia T.

Summary

Recognising the need for pedagogy that better serves American Indian Students, the authors construct a pedagogical model that blends native and non-native worldviews and methods.

Product details

• Authors: Beverly J Klug, Beverly J. Klug, Klug Beverly J., Patricia T Whitfield, Patricia T. Whitfield, Whitfield Patricia T.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.10.2002
• EAN: 9780415935111
• ISBN: 978-0-415-93511-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Weight: 620 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, Education, EDUCATION / History, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Relating to indigenous peoples, Philosophy and theory of education, Teaching of a specific subject, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination