Date of Award
7-14-2009
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
I have examined 47 articles that related to Alaska Native/American Indian education and culturally responsive education. I found problems in K-12 education for Alaska Natives; historical contexts; cultural context; building bridges; and the future for K-12 education for Alaska Natives were common themes throughout my review of the literature. Problems with education was established 200 years ago and Alaska Natives still perform lower than their non-Native counterparts; historical context tells a story of past Native educational and mainstream practices; cultural context can play a positive role in closing the achievement gap through language, culture, and involving the community; building bridges can occur between Native and non-Native systems by using best practices and local ways of knowing in a diverse cultural climate; and looking forward by changing K-12 education for Alaska Natives through involving Native parents, communities, educators, and universities as equal collaborators in education for Alaska Natives.
Recommended Citation
Kookesh, Sally Woods, "How Alaska Natives Learn and Changes to Alaska Education that would Ensure Success: A Review of the Literature" (2009). Special Education Masters Program Theses. 20.
https://ualaska.researchcommons.org/uas_specedma_theses/20
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/11122/4648