American Indian educators in reservation schools / Terry Huffman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huffman, Terry E., 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indian teachers--United States.

Indian teachers.

Indian students--United States.

Indian students.

Indian reservations--United States.

Indian reservations.

Indians of North America--Education.

Indians of North America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Reno, Nevada ; Las Vegas, [Nevada] : University of Nevada Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The role of Native American teachers and administrators working in reservation schools has received little attention from scholars. Utilizing numerous interviews and extensive fieldwork, Terry Huffman shows how they define their roles and judge their achievements. He examines the ways they address the complex issues of cultural identity that affect their students and themselves and how they cope with the pressures of teaching disadvantaged students while meeting the requirements for reservation schools. Personal accounts from the educators enrich the discussion. Their candid comments about their choice of profession; their position as teachers, role models, and social service agents; and the sometimes harsh realities of reservation life offer unique insight into the challenges and rewards of providing an education to Native American students. Huffman also considers the changing role of Native educators as reservation schools prepare their students for the increasing complexities of modern life and society while still transmitting traditional culture. He shows that Native American educators meet daunting challenges with enduring optimism and persistence. The insights these educators offer can serve those in other communities where students navigate a difficult path out of discrimination and poverty.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 - Hope for a Better Tomorrow: Affinitive Educators and Facilitative Educators; 2 - Every Reason to Succeed: Characteristics of the Educators; 3 - Challenges Are Every Day: Prevailing Challenges Facing the Educators; 4 - If I Made a Difference for One: Intrinsic Rewards Serving Reservation Students; 5 - Not Every Child is the Same: Reservation Schools in the Era of No Child Left Behind; 6 - Spread Like Wildfire: Importance of American Indian Educators

7 - You Have to Know the Culture: Cultural Identity and Tribal Cultural EducationAppendix. Methodology, Theoretical Framework, and Research with Native Peoples; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780874179088

0874179084

OCLC:

828869836