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Download full textMedina, Catherine; Redsteer, Denise; Prater, Greg; Minner, Sam – 2002
To address the need for special education teachers trained in rural and culturally diverse settings, a field-based special education program was implemented in Kayenta Unified School District (KUSD), Arizona, on the Navajo Nation. KUSD provided teacher housing, classroom space, sites for practicum coursework, and some student teaching placements.…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, Culturally Relevant Education, Elementary Education
Minner, Sam; Prater, Greg – 1994
In response to a problem in recruiting and retaining special education teachers on the Navajo Reservation, the Rural Special Education Project (RSEP) was designed to prepare special education teachers to deliver quality services to Navajo children with handicapping conditions. The RSEP is a partnership between Northern Arizona University and the…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, Anglo Americans, College School Cooperation
Prater, Greg; And Others – 1996
The Rural Special Education Program (RSEP), a partnership between Northern Arizona University (NAU) and Kayenta Unified School District (KUSD), provides training for preservice special education teachers to work with Native American students and their families. To date, the program has provided training for 63 preservice special education…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, College School Cooperation
Peer reviewedPrater, Greg; And Others – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1996
A Northern Arizona University program prepares preservice special education teachers to work with Native American children and families. University students live on the Navajo reservation and receive practical classroom experience at Kayenta Unified School District (Arizona). Anglo students are paired with Navajo students who act as "cultural…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, Anglo Americans
