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Doyle, Aaron; Kleinfeld, Judith; Reyes, Maria – Rural Educator, 2009
Indigenous students in rural Alaska hold high educational aspirations and yet few students realize their educational goals (Hamilton & Seyfrit, 1993; Kleinfeld & McDiarmid, 1986; McDiarmid & Kleinfeld, 1981). Our purpose in this study was to understand why so many Alaska Native students from small, isolated communities…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Academic Aspiration
Tabbert, Russell – 1978
The term "village English" has been used by a number of people to label the English used by Alaskan natives. The term appears in discussions of educational problems and often the phenomenon is cited as a significant reason for the lower than expected achievement of Alaskan school children. It is suggested that statements about…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Cultural Background, Dialects, English