In this article we argue for the need to rethink the crisis of democracy both within and beyond education (Toft and Rüsselbaek Hansen, 2017). This crisis can be explained variously, depending on how it is understood and on what basis. From our point of view, and with inspiration from thinkers as Nietzsche, Arendt, Agamben and Rancière, we argue…

As educators, we need to get beneath the museum approach to Indian life so that we may give our youth the wisdom they desire to deal with modern life in pride and dignity. Since our present educational system has proved incapable of aiding our youth in their search for meaning, it is good to hear Indian people saying "We want to control our…

Outlining the general historical, legal, and educational context within which Canadian Indian education developed, this monograph addresses the following topics: (1) Federal Responsibility for Indian Education (the Royal Proclamation of 1763; the Indian Act of 1876; treaties, etc.); (2) Provincial Involvement in Indian Education (revision of the…

I am an American Indian, and I believe education to be something totally different from what the white man believes it to be, for he sees education as factories, roads, space travel, degrees, high salaries, and a means to be a good life. I cannot separate the white man's education from the political/military strategies practiced against my race…

This study focuses on Thornlea Secondary School's social relationships and the way in which they affect the implementation of innovation. The study is largely descriptive and utilizes taped interviews of students, teachers, administrators, and citizens of the community as the primary source of information. The study's concern about innovativeness…