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Book Review: "A Place To Be Navajo: Rough Rock and the Struggle for Self-Determination in Indigenous Schooling," by Teresa L. McCarty.
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Hawes, Linda Knudsen – Bilingual Research Journal, 2003
A book published in 2002 offers a glimpse into the struggles of the first American Indian community-controlled school--Rough Rock Demonstration School--struggles that took place both within the community and with the federal bureaucracy. The conflict between self-determination in the development of a linguistically and culturally relevant…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Bilingual Education, Book Reviews, Elementary Education
Creating Cultures of Schooling: Historical and Conceptual Background of the KEEP/Rough Rock Collaboration.
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Jordan, Cathie – Bilingual Research Journal, 1995
Discusses the collaborative efforts of the Hawaiian Kamehameha Early Education Program (KEEP) and the Navajo Rough Rock Community School in Arizona to develop educational practices and strategies that would help minority-language children succeed in school. Examines the modification of KEEP strategies for use with Navajo children. (16 references)…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Educational Attitudes
Language Learning in the American Southwestern Borderlands: Navajo Speakers and Their Transition to Academic English Literacy.
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Dyc, Gloria – Bilingual Research Journal, 2002
The Navajo Nation wants a 2-year Navajo language requirement for regional colleges. At the same time, literacy in academic English is required for Navajo students wishing to enter the sciences, medicine, and law. The difficulties students face as they make the transition from English to Navajo and from Navajo to English are described. Four…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences
Change from the Inside Out: A Story of Transformation in a Navajo Community School.
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Begay, Sally; And Others – Bilingual Research Journal, 1995
Examines the perspectives of bilingual teachers, teacher assistants, school administrators, and an outside researcher on the 10-year development of a Navajo-English bilingual/bicultural program at Rough Rock Elementary School in Arizona. The transformation in curriculum and pedagogy, as well as the social and political processes by which…
Descriptors: Administrators, American Indian Education, American Indians, Bilingual Education Programs
Federal Language Policy and American Indian Education.
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McCarty, Teresa L. – Bilingual Research Journal, 1993
In the past 25 years, both content and context of American Indian education have changed tremendously, largely due to a dynamic interplay between federal language policy and initiatives generated by Indian schools and communities. This paper integrates a historical analysis of federal language policy with comparative ethnographic data from Indian…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Cultural Maintenance
Navajo Language Education: Retrospect and Prospects.
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Holm, Agnes; Holm, Wayne – Bilingual Research Journal, 1995
Describes the growth and development of bilingual education on the Navajo Reservation and resultant outcomes for Navajo students, educators, and communities, and demonstrates how learning is mediated by language and culture in the Navajo context, as well as the critical conditions needed to sustain genuine two-language education. (16 references)…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Bilingual Education, Educational Environment