ERIC Number: EJ637919
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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Under the Same Sun.
Weeks, Denise Jarrett
Northwest Education, v7 n2 p12-19 Win 2001
In rural Alaska villages, Native students benefit from having Native teachers who share their culture. Past and present efforts to increase the number of fully certified Native teachers include distance education courses, often taken by Native teacher aides; a fifth-year rural teacher internship for college graduates; and campus-based and field-based teacher education programs. (SV)
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Alternative Teacher Certification, American Indian Education, Biculturalism, Culturally Relevant Education, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Indigenous Personnel, Rural Education, School Community Relationship, Teacher Aides, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Interns
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Alaska
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