Alaska Native Education: Views from Within

Barnhardt, Ray; & Angayuqaq Oscar Kawaglley (editors)

ISBN 10: 1877962430 / ISBN 13: 9781877962431

Published by Alaska Native Knowledge Network,, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 2010

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University of Alaska, Fairbanks: Alaska Native Knowledge Network, 2010. Very Good condition. Only light shelfwear to the cover. Flat uncreased spine. NO fading. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with map and a few photos. Tables. Appendicies. Bound in the original pictorial wraps. From the publisher: "Over the past century, the outside world has increasingly encroached on Alaska Native communities, and one of the consequences of that change has been a shift in the purpose and structure of schools in Alaska Native communities. Alaska Native Education brings together a variety of experts in the field of indigenous education to show the ways in which Alaska Natives have adopted and adapted outside ideas and rules regarding education and how they have frequently found them problematic and insufficient. The authors follow their analysis with suggestions of ways forward, emphasizing the benefits of blending new and old practices that will simultaneously prepare Alaska Native students for the future while preserving and strengthening their ties to the past. Ray Barnhardt and Oscar Kawagley are the editors of this collection of essays, papers and published speeches by Alaska Natives concerning Alaska Native education. In this respect the text is best among no other contenders." Goodreads rating: 4.33 stars. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed. Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xxiv, 360pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Alaska Native Education: Views from Within
• Publisher: Alaska Native Knowledge Network,, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1877962430
• ISBN 13: 9781877962431
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: NOT a library discard
• Edition: 1st ed? (No additional printings listed.
• Condition: Very Good condition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Education / Teaching / Academic Institutions

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Synopsis

Over the past century, the outside world has increasingly encroached on Alaska Native communities, and one of the consequences of that change has been a shift in the purpose and structure of schools in Alaska Native communities. Alaska Native Education brings together a variety of experts in the field of indigenous education to show the ways in which Alaska Natives have adopted and adapted outside ideas and rules regarding education—and how they have frequently found them problematic and insufficient. The authors follow their analysis with suggestions of ways forward, emphasizing the benefits of blending new and old practices that will simultaneously prepare Alaska Native students for the future while preserving and strengthening their ties to the past.

About the Author

Ray Barnhardt is professor of cross-cultural studies and director of the Center for Cross-Cultural Studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley is associate professor of education in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.