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Direct linkSafar, Josefina – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2021
In this paper, I discuss methodological and ethical issues that arose in the process of documenting lexical variation in Yucatec Maya Sign Languages (YMSLs). YMSLs are indigenous sign languages used by deaf and hearing people in Yucatec Maya villages with a high incidence of deafness in the peninsula of Yucatán, Mexico. The documentation of rural…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Language Research, American Indian Languages, Language Variation
Download full textGordon, Megan; Hodson, John; Kitchen, Julian – International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education, 2014
Recent Ontario provincial and federal education policy developments propose to increase the academic success of an ever increasing number of First Nation children attending urban and First Nation schools. Key to achieving that goal is increasing the number of Aboriginal educators who are skilled in teaching that is grounded in culturally…
Descriptors: American Indians, Federal Government, Teacher Education Programs, Culturally Relevant Education
Wells, John – International Education Studies, 2008
This paper provides a critical analysis of the National Bilingual Programme in Colombia. It considers how and why it aims to extend the teaching of "a" foreign language in Primary and Secondary school in 1994, to the teaching of English to an internationally recognized standard in all sectors of education by 2019, while at the same time…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Guyette, Susan; Heth, Charlotte – 1985
This book is an outgrowth of a project aimed at developing a communication and support network for effectively involving Indian students in the educational process. The book contains two parts. The first part reports on three surveys assessing (1) the current conditions and needs of 107 academic programs of Indian studies (types, financial…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Studies, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs
New Mexico Commission on Higher Education. – 1996
This report describes programs at New Mexico's colleges and universities that focus on the recruitment and retention of Native American Students. It also provides enrollment data for fiscal year 1995-96 and student retention data for three cohorts of students who enrolled as freshmen in 1993, 1994, and 1995. The report is based on a survey of all…
Descriptors: American Indians, College Programs, College Students, Enrollment
National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, Denver, CO. – 1990
This technical report examines the literature on substance abuse prevention programs among American Indian and Alaska Native populations, particularly high-risk youth, and reports on aspects of demonstration projects. The literature was reviewed for specific mention of attempted intervention activities focusing on alcohol and drug abuse prevention…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, At Risk Persons, Community Programs
