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Knowing the Past, Facing the Future: Indigenous Education in Canada
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Carr-Stewart, Sheila, Ed. – University of British Columbia Press, 2019
In 1867, Canada's federal government became responsible for the education of Indigenous peoples: Status Indians and some Métis would attend schools on reserves; non-Status Indians and some Métis would attend provincial schools. The system set the stage for decades of broken promises and misguided experiments that are only now being rectified in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Educational History
What We Learned: Two Generations Reflect on Tsimshian Education and the Day Schools
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Raptis, Helen – University of British Columbia Press, 2016
Stories of Indigenous children forced to leave their communities to attend residential schools have haunted Canadians in recent years. Yet most Indigenous children in Canada attended "Indian day schools," and later public schools, near their home communities. Although church and government officials often kept detailed administrative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Canada Natives, Student Experience
Inspiring Teaching: Preparing Teachers to Succeed in Mission-Driven Schools
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Feiman-Nemser, Sharon, Ed.; Tamir, Eran, Ed.; Hammerness, Karen, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2014
How can we best prepare pre-service teachers to succeed in the classroom--and to stay in teaching over time? The one-size-fits-all model of traditional teacher education programs has been widely criticized, yet the most popular alternative--fast-track programs--have at best a mixed record of success. An increasing number of districts and charter…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Public Schools, Urban Schools
For Our Own Safety: Examining the Safety of High-Risk Interventions for Children and Young People
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Nunno, Michael A., Ed.; Day, David M., Ed.; Bullard, Lloyd B., Ed. – Child Welfare League of America (NJ3), 2008
"For Our Own Safety" is devoted entirely to the subject of, and risks associated with, restraint and seclusion of children. This book is a collection of the diverse viewpoints presented at the international symposium, "Examining the Safety of High-Risk Interventions for Children and Young People" (Ithaca, New York, June 1-4, 2005). It presents…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Residential Care, Intervention, Day Schools
The Navajos' Long Walk for Education (Dine Nizaagoo lina Bihooaah Yikanaaskai). A History of Navajo Education (Dine Ohoot aahii Baa Hane).
Thompson, Hildegard – 1975
Comprised of nine chapters, this book documents the educational history of the Navajo Nation. Written by one "who was there" as Director of Indian Education during the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations, this book describes the labors of many, many American Indians and Anglos who worked together to bring about…
Descriptors: American Indians, Boarding Schools, Books, Day Schools
Directory of Facilities and Services for the Learning Disabled, 1993-94. Fifteenth Edition.
Academic Therapy Publications, Novato, CA. – 1993
This directory lists, by state, facilities and services for children, adolescents, and adults with learning disabilities. Facilities and services include summer camps, college programs, day and residential schools, diagnostic services, behavioral development services, educational therapy, consulting seminars, guidance and mental health services,…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Career Counseling, Children