Indigenous Education and Empowerment: International PerspectivesDuane Champagne, University of California, Los Angeles, Ismael Abu-Saad 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. |
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... indigenous peoples , the Creator has put them in the world to fulfill a goal and part of a grand plan , and it is their responsibility to carry out their role . Often indigenous ... knowledge , history , or contemporary issues 2 Duane ...
... indigenous peoples , the Creator has put them in the world to fulfill a goal and part of a grand plan , and it is their responsibility to carry out their role . Often indigenous ... knowledge , history , or contemporary issues 2 Duane ...
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... knowledge , history , or contemporary issues . Rather , they are taught to accept and adopt the values and social order of the mainstream institutions . Many missionaries and mainstream leaders believe that educa- tion is a means to ...
... knowledge , history , or contemporary issues . Rather , they are taught to accept and adopt the values and social order of the mainstream institutions . Many missionaries and mainstream leaders believe that educa- tion is a means to ...
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... indigenous peoples believe that education is desirable.10 The question , however , is how to obtain education , skills , knowledge , and even the capability to participate in the nation - state's civic culture , while at the same time ...
... indigenous peoples believe that education is desirable.10 The question , however , is how to obtain education , skills , knowledge , and even the capability to participate in the nation - state's civic culture , while at the same time ...
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... indigenous resistance to abandoning their traditions and commu- nities . Many indigenous peoples , when asked , are ... knowledge and skills needed to help defend their communities against legal and political encroachments . Indigenous ...
... indigenous resistance to abandoning their traditions and commu- nities . Many indigenous peoples , when asked , are ... knowledge and skills needed to help defend their communities against legal and political encroachments . Indigenous ...
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... Indigenous peoples want more control over curriculum and want school content ... Indigenous peoples have had less success in obtaining control of education ... knowledge and discuss ways it can be taught in schools and preserved for ...
... Indigenous peoples want more control over curriculum and want school content ... Indigenous peoples have had less success in obtaining control of education ... knowledge and discuss ways it can be taught in schools and preserved for ...
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