ERIC Number: ED020820
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1967
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KWAKIUTL VILLAGE AND SCHOOL.
WOLCOTT, HARRY F.
THE AUTHOR'S ONE-YEAR RESIDENCY AS TEACHER IN A KWAKIUTL INDIAN VILLAGE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA FORMS THE BASIS OF THIS CASE STUDY. WITH EMPHASIS ON THE LIVES AND FAMILIES OF 5 SCHOOL CHILDREN, THE STUDY DEALS WITH THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND OF THE VILLAGE, DISINTEGRATION OF THE INDIAN CULTURE AND THE TRANSITION TOWARD THE CANADIAN-AMERICAN CULTURE, THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND SCHOOL-RELATED EXPERIENCES, AND THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER IN THE COMMUNITY. LATER PROGRESS OF SOME OF THE STUDENTS IS NOTED ALONG WITH AN ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN A CROSS-CULTURAL ATMOSPHERE. THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE FROM HOLT, RINEHART, AND WINSTON, INC., NEW YORK, NEW YORK. (JEH)
Descriptors: American Indians, Community Attitudes, Cultural Background, Culture Lag, Family Attitudes, Family School Relationship, Field Studies, One Teacher Schools, Rural Areas, School Community Relationship, Small Schools, Student Characteristics, Student Teacher Relationship, Teacher Role, Teaching Conditions
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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