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Theoretical perspectives on American Indian education : taking a new look at academic success and the achievement gap / Terry Huffman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Huffman, Terry E., 1958-
- Series:
- Contemporary Native American communities.
- Contemporary Native American communities : stepping stones to the seventh generation
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indian philosophy--Education--North America.
- Indian philosophy.
- Indians of North America--Education.
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of North America--Education--History.
- North America.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (357 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : AltaMira Press, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- Contents:
- Preface; Acknowledgments; 1; 2; Reading 1; 3; Reading 2; 4; Reading 3; 5; Reading 4; 6
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-8180-918-8
- 1-282-92211-4
- 9786612922114
- 0-7591-1993-7
- OCLC:
- 694361460
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