A Review of Indian Education in North America.

Autor/in	MacLean, Hope
Institution	Ontario Teachers' Federation, Toronto.
Titel	A Review of Indian Education in North America.
Quelle	(1972), (149 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Adult Education; Adult Programs; American Indians; Community Schools; Cultural Education; Educational Development; Educational Policy; Educational Programs; Elementary Schools; Government Role; Postsecondary Education; School Role; Canada; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; American Indian; Indianer; Community school; ; Gemeindeschule; Gemeinschaftsschule; Culture; Kulturelle Bildung; Kulturelle Erziehung; Bildungsentwicklung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Kanada; USA
Abstract	Formal and, where possible, informal educational programs designed specifically for American Indians in the U.S. and Canada between 1965-71 were studied. Information on Indian education in the U.S. was included to provide useful background material for a study of the Canadian situation. The dates were chosen arbitrarily to limit the scope of the research. The researchers were directed to gather data in the fields of elementary, secondary, postsecondary, and adult education in order to learn what programs were successful and who administered them. The study was to serve a dual purpose: (1) to provide information for teachers of Indian students, and (2) to find, if possible, a basic philosophy which leads to success or failure in Indian education. The major problem of Indian educators appeared to be their failure to recognize Indians as belonging to a unique culture, distinct from the mainstream of French and English culture in Canada. Educators have tried to fit Indian students into an alien type of educational program. Included among the list of 15 recommendations for programs, projects, and courses in Native studies are the following: (1) most important, that native cultural content should be included in the educational curriculum; (2) that there is a need for complete revision of all textbooks; (3) that Indian language courses should be instituted from kindergarten through to postsecondary levels; and (4) that social studies (history) courses should be set up to educate non-Indians about the background of the Indian. (FF)
Anmerkungen	Ontario Teachers' Federation, 1260 Bay Street, Toronto 185, Ontario ($2.00)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC