Native American Education - A Reference Handbook (Electronic book text, Annotated edition)

Our schools, ourselves. Nothing stirs up debate like education. Contemporary Education Issues, a new series from ABC-CLIO, cuts through the rhetoric with comprehensive, accessible, and jargon-free titles on the state of the American education system. From special ed to the assessment debate, the series brings together the experts, the facts, the analyses, the answers.
-- Overviews of the history and current state of the debate
-- Chronology of events, legislation, and turning points, allowing users to track the development of educational ideas and practices
-- Interviews with practitioners who are driving the changes in today's classrooms and working to meet the ever-growing expecttions of parents and the marketplace
-- A directory of organizations and government agencies
-- Annotated bibliography and guide to print and nonprint resources
-- Glossary of key terms
-- Index

This authoritative volume puts the schooling of Native American children in the broader context of the country's educational agenda and demonstrates how Native American learning continues to be a challenge to minority education in the United States.
-- Analysis of the foundations of Indian learning, from spirituality and extended family relationships to the new militancy
-- Coverage of federal treaties with Indians and the roles of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of Indian Education