Standing Together: American Indian Education as Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

by Beverly J. Klug

Overview

This book provides information about the importance of teaching American Indian students by bridging home and schools, using students' cultural capital as a springboard for academic success. Culturally Responsive Pedagogy is explored from its earliest beginnings following the 1928 Meriam Report. Successful education of Native students depends on all involved and respect for the voices of American Indians in calling for education that holds high expectations for native students and allows them to be grounded in their cultures and languages.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781610487863
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/28/2012
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Beverly J. Klug is associate professor of education and has been a classroom teacher and teacher educator for over 30 years. Committed to social justice for all students, she is known for her work in the fields of American Indian education and literacy.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Jane McCarthy

Part I: A History of American Indian Education in the United States
Beverly J. Klug

Chapter 1: From Federal Intervention to Self Determination: Looking Forward
Jaqueline Nuby & James Smith
Chapter 2: Historical Roots of Native American Education in South Dakota
William Young
Chapter 3: A History of American Indian Culturally Sensitive Education
Jon Reyhner
Chapter 4: Tundra Schools Then and Now: 30 Years of Possibilities
Stephen T. Marble

Part II: Integration of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in an Era of High-Stakes Accountability
Beverly J. Klug

Chapter 5: The Savage Within: No Child Left Behind—Again, and Again, and Again
Jeanette Haynes Writer
Chapter 6: Falling From Grace: How the Latest Government Policies Undermine American Indian Education
Beverly J. Klug
Chapter 7: Teaching Choctaw as a Foreign Language in a Non-Traditional Setting: A Challenge with High expectations and Possibilities
Freddie A. Bowles
Chapter 8: Indigenous Languages and Cultures in Native American Student Achievement—Promising Practices and Cautionary Findings
Theresa L. McCarty

Part III: Exploring the Possibilities: Visions of the Future for Indigenous Education
Beverly J. Klug

Chapter 9: Who Speaks for the American Indian?
Jane McCarthy & Helene Johnson
Chapter 10: Collectively Transformative Pedagogy: Enhancing Educational Opportunities for Native American Students
Leann Putney
Chapter 11: A Three-Part Strategy for Assuring Culturally Relevant Pedagogy for American Indian Children
Angela M. Jaimie & R. Timothy Rush
Chapter 12: Looking into the Future: Native Americans in Educational Leadership
Jaqueline Nuby
Chapter 13: Leadership in Indian Education
Dean Chavers
Final Thoughts
Beverly J. Klug

Editorial Reviews

Standing Together: American Indian Education as Culturally Responsive Pedagogy is an excellent balanced collection that explores the continuing ineffectiveness of past and re-emerging assimilationist approaches to American Indian education in an era of standardization and accountability. Representing the works of many emerging and established scholars it is an important defense for culturally based education strategies that build upon the strengths of American Indian learners and their communities.

The authors offer an enlightened portrait of Native American history as the dynamic and disruptive context for persistent culture conflict. Promising educational practices are documented as models for Native societies, whose heritages must now inform their own schooling, teacher development and cultural evolution.

The importance of knowledge about our educational and cultural history is critical in this time of increasing diversity in the United States. The depth of the study and the rigor of thought in this volume is impressive and the use of the volume by teachers, teacher educators, and policy makers will be a benefit to all children and their families. The role of the American Indian population in our self-examination and reflection is critical.


This book addresses issues and concerns regarding Indian Education in a way that has not been previously addressed. There is much concern about Indian Education and the chapters provide insight to strategies and other teaching practices that work with Native American students and their families.An excellent resource for both pre-service and in-service teacher educators working in schools that serving Native American students, and others, because it reinforces the importance of establishing positive relationships with students and families and using students' prior learning experiences to enhance formal academic successes.

From the Publisher

Standing Together: American Indian Education as Culturally Responsive Pedagogy is an excellent balanced collection that explores the continuing ineffectiveness of past and re-emerging assimilationist approaches to American Indian education in an era of standardization and accountability. Representing the works of many emerging and established scholars it is an important defense for culturally based education strategies that build upon the strengths of American Indian learners and their communities.

David Beaulieu

The importance of knowledge about our educational and cultural history is critical in this time of increasing diversity in the United States.  The depth of the study and the rigor of thought in this volume is impressive and the use of the volume by teachers, teacher educators, and policy makers will be a benefit to all children and their families.  The role of the American Indian population in our self-examination and reflection is critical. 

Ann Converse Shelly

This book addresses issues and concerns regarding Indian Education in a way that has not been previously addressed. There is much concern about Indian Education and the chapters provide insight to strategies and other teaching practices that work with Native American students and their families.An excellent resource for both pre-service and in-service teacher educators working in schools that serving Native American students, and others, because it reinforces the importance of establishing positive relationships with students and families and using students’ prior learning experiences to enhance formal academic successes.

Ramona Klein

The authors offer an enlightened portrait of Native American history as the dynamic and disruptive context for persistent culture conflict. Promising educational practices are documented as models for Native societies, whose heritages must now inform their own schooling, teacher development and cultural evolution.

J. Francisco Hidalgo