Alaska Native Education

作者：Polly E. Hyslop, Beth Leonard · 年份：2020 · DOI：10.1093/obo/9780199756810-0250 · 被引用次数：4 · 研究领域：Education and Critical Thinking Development、Global Education and Multiculturalism、Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights

This bibliography presents foundational studies in Alaska Native education, as well as more current articles, book chapters, dissertations, media sources, and other key resources that explore Alaska Native education from the precolonization era to the present. As there have been a number of publications about Alaska Natives, rather than with and for Alaska Natives, this bibliography privileges Alaska Native voices and scholarship. Although Alaska Natives are often grouped with American Indian peoples in educational statistical analyses, the contexts of these groups are distinct with historical and current challenges that, although not completely dissimilar, diverge in significant ways. Currently Alaska Native students represent 22 percent of the total K-12 population in Alaska (Alaska Department of Education & Early Development,), and 16 percent of all students enrolled in the University of Alaska system. Education continues to be a priority for Alaska Native organizations and communities. Current issues include low numbers of Alaska Native teachers and appropriate Indigenous teacher preparation, high teacher turnover, and Alaska Native retention and graduation rates in K-12 and higher education. As well, many scholars seek to reorient ideologies around academic “success” beyond diplomas and degrees (Barnhardt and Kawagley 2010; Barnhardt and Kawagley 2011). Many sources in this bibliography envision the potential for Alaska Native education, diverging from the discourses...