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Direct linkTakano, Takako; Higgins, Peter; McLaughlin, Pat – Environmental Education Research, 2009
Many authors primarily from industrialised nations discuss human relationships with the natural environment in the context of global environmental issues, and highlight the close relationships that "traditional" societies have with nature. There is a growing trend among indigenous people in North America to restore such a connection with…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Environmental Education, Participant Observation, Interviews
Rinehart, Nila M. – Zero to Three, 2006
The author argues that the curriculum in early childhood classrooms that serve American Indian and Alaska Native children must be grounded in community values, set in their societal context, and rooted in the rhythms of community life. The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska Head Start developed a curriculum framework…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Curriculum
Peer reviewedOrvik, James M. – Journal of Communication, 1977
Evaluates the Educational Satellite Communications Demonstration in Alaska project in educational television within the context of the rapid social change in land ownership, employment, and schooling. (JMF)
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Communications Satellites, Community Involvement, Cultural Context
Download full textAssociation of Alaska School Boards, Juneau. – 1998
The purpose of this book is to serve as a tool for individuals helping to make Alaskan communities places where youth can grow up to be strong, capable, and caring. The book is built around the Search Institute's Youth Developmental Assets Framework, which is comprised of the key building blocks in youth development. The book notes 40 assets that…
Descriptors: Achievement, Achievement Need, Child Development, Children
Kaplan, Lawrence D., Ed. – 1988
The collection of native tales from King Island, Alaska, contains tales told originally in Inupiaq Eskimo by seven native elders. Introductory sections provide background information on the storytellers, King Island Village and its people, traditional life there, and the language of the King Islanders. The 25 tales are divided into groups:…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Beliefs, Birth, Daily Living Skills
Kleinfeld, Judith; Shinkwin, Anne – 1983
This paper on a widespread nonformal American educational experience, the Boy Scouts, describes the close relationship between family socialization and scouting, and the education that occurs in three key scouting settings: camp-outs, troop meetings, and scout service projects. The paper argues that certain types of families deliberately use…
Descriptors: Camping, Educational Experience, Family Influence, Family Involvement
Scollon, Ron – 1981
The paper presents 45 questions teachers have about education of Alaska Native students, and answers to those questions. Teachers are cautioned to avoid assuming that White, middle-class society and Standard English are the only acceptable standards, to be aware of differences in culture and values between Native groups and between Natives and…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Career Counseling, Cultural Awareness
