Uncommon schools : the global rise of postsecondary institutions for indigenous peoples / Wade M. Cole.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cole, Wade, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous peoples--Education (Higher)--Cross-cultural studies.

Indigenous peoples.

Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc--Cross-cultural studies.

Indigenous peoples--Government relations--Cross-cultural studies.

Higher education and state--Cross-cultural studies.

Higher education and state.

Indigenous peoples--Government relations.

Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.

Indigenous peoples--Education (Higher).

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xix, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2011]

Summary:

Cole (sociology, Montana State U.) documents the emergence of postsecondary schools which seek to preserve traditional languages and cultures of indigenous peoples, promote local economic development, and foster political autonomy for indigenous communities. Focus is on postsecondary institutions in the US, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. The book examines how changes in global discourses and national policy environments fostered the creation of these institutions as novel organizational forms. The establishment of these institutions offers a specific empirical context in which to examine much larger social, political, and legal processes, including the incorporation of indigenous peoples into nation states, the rise of the global indigenous rights movement, and the worldwide expansion of the 'massification' of postsecondary education. An appendix offers a list of indigenous postsecondary institutions in the US, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

World polity transformations and the status of indigenous peoples

Indigenous education in global and historical perspective

Indigenous-state relations in comparative perspective

The emergence of indigenous postsecondary institutions

Minority-serving colleges in the United States

Ethnocentric curricula and the politics of difference

Conclusion : summary, challenges, and the future of indigenous postsecondary institutions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804772105

080477210X

OCLC:

691203733