Cross-Cultural Issues in Alaskan Education Vol. I

Cross-Cultural Issues in

Alaskan Education Vol. I

Contents

Foreword-Frank Darnell

Preface-Ray Barnhardt

Part I - Educational Policy Issues

1. Inupiaq Education-Eben Hopson
2. Rural Secondary Education: Some Alternative Considerations-D.M. Murphy
3. An Evaluator Views Northern Education Programs-Kathryn Hecht

Part II - Educational Development Issues

1. Economic and Educational Development in Rural Alaska: A Human Resources Approach-Mike Gaffney
2. Communicating and Integrating Locally Acceptable Change in Alaskan Villages-Steve Grubis
3. Administrative Influences in Alaskan Native Education-Ray Barnhardt

Part III - Community/School Issues

1. Toward a Synthesis of Cultural Transmission Processes-Jim Stricks
2. Education and the Subsistence Way of Life-Yupiktak Bista
3. The School Cultural Heritage Program: Some Questions-Jan Gibson
4. Field-Based Education for Alaskan Native Teachers-Ray Barnhardt

Part IV - Teaching/Learning Issues

1. Positive Stereotyping: The Cultural Relativist in the Classroom-Judith Kleinfeld
2. Textbook Review-Criteria for Alaskan Classroom Teachers-Conny Katasse
3. Cross-Cultural Aspects of Academic Performance: Implications for the Sciences-Paul Goodwin and James Orvik

Part V - Language Issues

1. Bilingual Programs: A Native Point of View-Vera Kaneshiro
2. Definitions of Bilingual Education in Alaska-James Orvik
3. Teaching Native Language as a Second Language-Virginia Wilson
4. Identity Symbols and Boundary Maintenance: Some Functions of Speech Forms in Rural Alaska-Lary Schafer