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Download full textKleinfeld, Judith – 1992
This booklet identifies several crucial problems in Alaska Native education, for example: (1) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) occur in Alaska Native populations at relatively high rates and can produce mental retardation, hyperactivity, attention deficits, and learning disabilities; (2) while many Native rural school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Bilingual Education
Dauenhauer, Richard L. – 1980
The fundamental conflict in the intellectual history of Alaskan education originated in the work of Father John Veniaminov (1797-1879) and Sheldon Jackson (1834-1909), both visionaries and missionaries to Alaska, both educators and founders of schools. The major distinction between them was in their radically differing attitudes toward religion…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Bilingual Education Programs
Apthorp, Helen S.; D'Amato, Elaine DeBassige; Richardson, Amy – 2002
This report reviews education programs and practices that have improved Native American student achievement in English language arts and mathematics. In Navajo tribal schools, teaching Indigenous language and literacy first, followed by teaching English and promoting bilingualism, helped students perform well on tests of vocabulary, comprehension,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Action Research, Alaska Natives
