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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cole, Wade.

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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Postsecondary institutions for indigenous peoples emerged in the late 1960's, just as other special purpose colleges based on gender or race began to close. What accounts for the emergence of these distinctive institutions? Though indigenous students are among the least populous, the poorest, and the most educationally disadvantaged in the world, they differ from most other racial, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic minorities by virtue of their exceptional claims to sovereignty under international and domestic law. Uncommon Schools explores the emergence of postsecondary

Contents:

Table of Contents: List of Tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations A Note on Terminology Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. Global Analysis 1. World Polity Transformations and the Status of Indigenous Peoples 2. Indigenous Education in Global and Historical Perspective Part II. Cross-National Analysis 3. Indigenous-State Relations in Comparative Perspective 4. The Emergence of Indigenous Postsecondary Institutions Part III. Organizational Analysis 5. Minority-Serving Colleges in the United States 6. Ethnocentric Curricula and the Politics of Difference Conclusion: Summary, Challenges, and the Future of Indigenous Postsecondary Institutions Appendix Notes References Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804779074

0804779074

OCLC:

726734865