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Author Huffman, Terry E., 1958-

Title Theoretical perspectives on American Indian education : taking a new look at academic success and the achievement gap / Terry Huffman
Published Lanham, Md. : AltaMira Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 262 pages)
Series Contemporary Native American communities : stepping stones to the seventh generation
Contemporary Native American communities.
Contents American Indian education scholarship -- Cultural discontinuity theory -- Structural inequality theory -- Interactionalist theory -- Transculturation theory -- Continuing the tradition
Summary Featuring readings on four prominent theoretical perspectives on American Indian education - cultural discontinuity theory, structural inequality theory, interactionalist theory, and transculturation theory - this book provides a comparison of each theoretical perspective's basic premise, fundamental assumptions regarding American Indian education, implications, and associated criticisms
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Indians of North America -- Education -- Philosophy
Indians of North America -- Education -- History
Indians of North America -- Education.
Indian philosophy -- Education -- North America
EDUCATION -- Students & Student Life.
Indians of North America -- Education
North America
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2010018679
ISBN 9780759119932
0759119937
1282922114
9781282922112
9786612922114
6612922117