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McMullan, Crissie; Lucas, Erin; Pokawa, Hindolo – ZERO TO THREE, 2020
Child- and family-serving programs in community-based settings wield tremendous power for improving the lives of infants and toddlers. In this article, three authors, from Ohio, Montana, and Sierra Leone, describe the principles of adaptive leadership and will share their real-world applications. Their stories explore critical questions for…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Innovation, Infants, Toddlers
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McCaffery, Rebecca – Science and Children, 2012
The diversity of life on Earth is a fundamental concept in biology, but it can be difficult to explore in the confines of an elementary school classroom. A great place to start is by getting students outside to observe the diversity in their own backyards. The author served as a scientist-in-residence for one year at an elementary school in…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Biodiversity, Fundamental Concepts
Lind, Robert William – 1971
The major purpose of the research was the exploration of familistic attitudes and marriage role expectations of American Indian and White adolescents as related to grade, age, sex, race, tribal affiliation, place of residence, academic achievement, future educational plans, parents' marital status, and language spoken in the home. Subjects were…
Descriptors: American Indians, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Family Attitudes
Sherk, H. G.; Callihoe, H. – 1973
The report describes, in the form of transcribed interviews, cross-cultural programs in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Montana, New Mexico and Arizona identified in a May, 1973, study-tour of cross-cultural education focusing upon people of Indian ancestry. The primary goal of these visits was to identify promising procedures and accomplishments in…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Development
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2007
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) "Chance Favors the Prepared Mind": Report Finds that Students in the Highest-Achieving States Score As Well…
Descriptors: High Schools, Dropouts, Reading Achievement, Foreign Countries
Montana State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Helena. – 1975
In 1973 the Montana Legislature enacted the Indian Studies Law which required that by July 1, 1979 all certified personnel in schools on or in the vicinity of Montana's Indian reservations must have received training in the history, traditions, customs, values, beliefs, ethics, and contemporary affairs of American Indians, particularly the Montana…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Background
Montana State Board of Education, Helena. – 1975
Recognizing that the cultural and historical contributions of Native Americans should be part of the basic education of all citizens in the state, the 1974 Montana legislature directed that an Indian Culture Master Plan be devised to enrich the background of all public school teachers. The plan was to provide means by which all public school…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, College Curriculum, College Programs