Volume 18 1978 Contents
- Issue 1 October 1978
- A START IN INDIAN EDUCATION
Arnold Wade; John Anderson [pp. 1-5]
An examination of the ESEA Title III Indian Education Project at Ashland, Wisconsin, which was initiated to: (1) develop mutual understanding between the schools and the Indian and non-Indian community, (2) develop a Native American Study Resource Center for designing curriculum offerings in Indian history and culture, (3) provide human relations training and bicultural awareness through staff development, (4) prepare students for immediate job placement, vocational and/or college training through curricular and extra-curricular activities. * - AMERICAN INDIAN WOMEN AS ART EDUCATORS
Leona M. Zastrow [pp. 6-10]
An essay exploring the question: How do the women who have continued their tribal art forms continue to teach those art forms? The article covers Pima basket weavers, Papago women, New Mexico women and includes a summary. Although only one reference is included, 17 other sources may be obtained from the author. - ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND CULTURAL
MARGINALITY
Richard E. Carroll [pp. 11-16]
A study of students at Haskell Indian Junior College at Lawrence, Kansas, on how they fit the description of marginality. A sample was observed from the Fall 1975 enrollment from the 546 entering freshman students. The article outlines ACT scores and GPA performances. According to the author, the evidence gathered tends to support the idea that the behavior of Haskell students fits a pattern of marginality. - REPORT FROM SOUTH DAKOTA: ADOPTION
AND DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHER CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT
David J. Mathieu [pp. 17-22]
The article discusses the adoption of the 1975 Certification program which the author feels lacked the effectiveness to improve the methods and attitudes of teachers in the field since the requirement only applied to teachers receiving certification after 30 June 1978, and did not apply to recertification. Also covered is the anticipated intent of the law, curriculum development and bicultural education benefits. The author states, "...the development of supplemental guidelines was a long, arduous, but rewarding process." - LOCUS OF CONTROL AND SELF-ESTEEM IN
INDIAN AND WHITE STUDENTS
James C. Martin [pp. 23-29]
A study concerned with differences in self-esteem and local control between Indian and white children in 22 public school systems in Oklahoma. The author utilized the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory to measure 254 fourth graders, 290 eighth graders, and 219 twelfth graders. The author believes both Indian and white children tend to become more 'internal' with age, and that white children perceive themselves as having more control over their actions than do Indian children.
- Republished
- Journal Published
- A START IN INDIAN EDUCATION
- Issue 2 January 1979
- MAJOR QUESTIONS ABOUT PRESERVICE TEACHERS
TO INDIAN COMMUNITIES
James M. Mahan; Mary F. Smith [pp. 1-5]
An article which introduces questions related to cross-cultural student teaching projects and early field studies in an effort to promote further research into the effectiveness of non-Indian preservice teachers to Indian youth. The essay explores expected changes in professional performance, length of reservation placement, effects of the transience of student teachers and cross-cultural experiences. The author believes educational research, like teacher preparation, needs to become more culturally oriented, more community based, and more inclusive of minority views. - ALASKA'S UNIQUE DROPOUT PROBLEMS
Ann Ousterhout [pp. 6-10]
Brief historical account of Alaskan Indian Education and summaries of several student dropout studies. The article outlines a study done by Charles K. Ray in 1962 which examined grades 9-12 and native students. Also outlined is a study initiated by the University of Utah Graduate School of Social Work using data from 1969, 1971 and 1976. The author believes the longtime problem of early withdrawal of pupils from school can be solved. - THE DESIGN OF AN AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY
EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Brian P. Miller [pp. 11-14]
An essay on the 10th anniversary show of the Heard Museum Guild's Indian Arts and Crafts Exhibition which opened in Phoenix in late November 1977. According to the essay, the exhibition was the forerunner for a "triple-treat" during the holidays for Arizona's tourist trade, together with the December exhibit on "Survival: Life and Art of the Alaskan Eskimo" and the January exhibit on "Kachinas: An Evolving Hopi Art Form?" - THE NAVAJOS IN A COMPLEX SOCIETY
Barbara D. George [pp. 15-22]
An article which looks at the effects of the history of education on the Navajo Indian, reviewing influences by a complex society and revealing relationships between the Navajo and the United States through the process of education. The article reviews three background components: the Judeo-Christian tradition, humanism and the enlightenment. The article also explores the 1920 Meriam Report, the "Reformation" of the Seventies, influences by a complex society and the current cultural pluralism of the United States system of education. - BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND THE PUEBLO
INDIANS
Carletta Suina-Lowery [pp. 23-27]
An article reviewing legislation regarding bilingual-bicultural education programs for Pueblo Indian tribes in New Mexico. According to the author, federal and state legislation regarding bilingual education has done little to enhance Pueblo children's education. The author believes efforts must be made to provide for Pueblo community control of education before developing bilingual-bicultural education programs for Pueblo students. - THE EDUCATIONAL DILEMMA FACING URBAN
INDIANS
Laurence French [pp. 28-32]
An article outlining some of the criteria for a successful urban Indian education program from the Northern Plains perspective. The essay treats the role of urban Indian centers and universities, and lists six Indian educational objectives along with six Indian educational programs. The author believes the burden of responsibility for the needed changes lies not so much with the Native American students as it does with the educators.
- MAJOR QUESTIONS ABOUT PRESERVICE TEACHERS
TO INDIAN COMMUNITIES
- Issue 3 May 1979
- AN ABRIDGEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS?
Harold G. Begay [pp. 1-4]
An article examining some federal legislation and court opinions relative to citizenship status and constitutional rights, and to subject some policies and practices focusing on Native American education on these legislation and court opinions. In the author's opinion, the current Bureau policy of allowing BIA school board members to serve only in an advisory capacity in the education of Navajo children and students is an abridgement of Constitutional rights. - THE COUNSELOR AIDE: HELPING SERVICES
FOR NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS
Susanna Hayes [pp. 5-11]
The article covers (1) the role of counselor aide or paraprofessional as assisting and supporting professional pupil personnel workers, (2) the implementation of counselor aide programs in the schools, (3) recruitment and selection, (4) characteristics of the counselor aide, and (5) the training of counselor aides. Also listed are seven possible benefits to be derived from in-service training. - COMPARING THE SELF-CONCEPTS OF NAVAJO
AND WHITE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Richard A. Heaps; Stanley G. Morrill [pp. 12-14]
A study of self-concepts between two groups of students at Ft. Defiance and Snowflake, Arizona. The subjects were 200 Navajo and 167 white high school students. According to the authors, the Navajo and white students were generally comparable to each other in the self-perceptions involving intrapersonal evaluations. The authors suggest the need to identify and discuss cross-cultural commonalities and differences in an exchange of values between minority and white students through such processes as controlled group counseling. - TWO APPROACHES TO ACCULTURATION: BILINGUAL
EDUCATION AND ESL
Guillermo Bartelt [pp. 15-19]
An article reviewing two philosophies: one proposing the inclusion of English as a second language program and other "remedial" offerings as a part of the traditional curriculum to allow better transition to the "majority" educational setting; the other proposing the comprehensive bilingual educational programs in which two languages are mediums of instruction. The universality of bilingual education for children and the necessary research on multilingual areas are also explored. - A PHONIC READING PROGRAM FOR NAVAJO
STUDENTS
Helen C. Wieczkiewicz [pp. 20-27]
A description of the "Recipe for Reading" program, a highly structured remediation and teaching technique at Rough Rock Demonstration School, Chinle, AZ. Along with a description of the program, the article covers the school and population of the summer program, testing and language barriers affecting tests, and the supplementary materials used. The article also includes a 13-item list of the author's recommendations. - THE U.S. AND NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION: A SURVEY OF FEDERAL
LEGISLATION
Wayne K. Stahl [pp. 28-32]
A brief coverage of legislation in Indian education from the 1600s through 1972. Specifics covered in the article: The 1877 Commission for Indian Affairs recommendation for the establishment of a compulsory common school system, the 1928 Meriam Report, the 1934 Johnson O'Malley Act, the 1934 Taylor Grazing Act, and other significant federal legislation. The author concludes that insofar as there is adequate funding for the Indian Education Act, the programs that the IEA established will be able to embrace new ideas and pilot projects capable of immeasurable development in Indian education.
- AN ABRIDGEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS?
* Page numbers refer to location in the original published version of the article.
