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McCarty, Teresa L.; Lee, Tiffany S.; Noguera, Joaquín; Yepa, Winoka; Nicholas, Sheilah E. – Comparative Education Review, 2022
This article explores relationality and relational accountability in Indigenous education, contextualizing these processes within a current US-wide study of Indigenous-language immersion (ILI) schooling. With the goals of promoting language and culture revitalization alongside education equity, self-determination, and community well-being, ILI…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Native Language Instruction, Immersion Programs, Cultural Maintenance
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Lavery, Shane; Cain, Glenda; Hampton, Patrick – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2014
This article examines a service-learning immersion undertaken by pre-service primary teachers in a remote indigenous community and school in Western Australia. The article initially presents the purpose and significance for the immersion in the light of the Australian National Professional Standards for Teachers. The article subsequently outlines…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Immersion Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Improvement
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Papadima-Sophocleous, Salomi, Ed.; Bradley, Linda, Ed.; Thouësny, Sylvie, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2016
The 23rd EUROCALL conference was held in Cyprus from the 24th to the 27th of August 2016. The theme of the conference this year was "CALL Communities and Culture." It offered a unique opportunity to hear from real-world CALL practitioners on how they practice CALL in their communities, and how the CALL culture has developed in local and…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Nicholson, Rangi – 1989
This introductory paper reviews the development of Maori language total immersion courses for adults, based on the author's own experience. Total immersion courses were established as part of the Maori mission under the Whakatupuranga Rua Mano-Generation 2000 tribal program. The program supports Maori people who can "karanga" (do a…
Descriptors: Adult Students, American Indian Languages, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries
Reyhner, Jon – 2003
This paper describes the benefits of indigenous mother tongue immersion programs, examining the Total Physical Response approach to immersion for beginning learners and focusing on the development of Maori and Hawaiian mother tongue language immersion programs. The paper discusses the importance of immersing students in a language-risk…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Awareness, Culturally Relevant Education, Elementary Secondary Education