Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Resources in Education
Author: Alaska's Small Rural High Schools
Author: Judith KleinfeldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Describes the educational programs that Alaska's small rural high schools offer, identifies educational problems that these schools face and examines the strategies that districts and schools have devised to strengthen these schools.
Rural Education In Urbanized Nations
Author: Jonathan P SherPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000310396
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
A reversal in rural-to-urban migration patterns is creating increasing interest in the quality of education in rural areas and in techniques for meeting educational needs in sparsely populated regions. Wholesale urbanization of rural schools generally is rejected as a potential solution: it is logistically inefficient; centralization and standardization are met with growing resistance; and conventional solutions to educational problems produce uneven results when applied to rural areas. This book addresses the broad spectrum of rural education issues within OECD member countries. The authors identify innovative programs, policies, and strategies and point toward the more promising paths for rural school improvement. They also issue warnings about some of the blind alleys and dead ends that can be encountered. The major topics covered include delivery systems, in-school innovations, support mechanisms, and community-school linkages.
Alaska's Rural Development
Author: Peter G. CornwallPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429724721
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
This book examines the social, economic, political, and cultural concerns surrounding the development of rural Alaska. The authors explore the controversy over rural development from a variety of perspectives-some supporting economic development and its implications for rural communities, others arguing for alternative approaches. They raise the issues of external control over local development and the effects of the boom-and-bust cycle often associated with rural change. Part 1 surveys the economic development of Alaska's resources, providing an historical overview of its fur, timber, and fishing industries and examining the current importance of oil, gas, minerals, and agricultural products. The section concludes with a discussion of the unique patterns of trade between Alaska and Asia. The second part turns to the organizations that have been, and are presently, the major vehicles for development-the village and regional corporations that grew out of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 and the non-profit organizations responsible for social services and education. The authors also discuss the increasingly important role of governmental institutions. The final section considers the conflict between the goal of economic development and traditional Native values of subsistence and cultural preservation. The authors ask whether the development of Alaska's rural regions must take place at the expense of the traditional lifestyle and cultural distinctiveness of Native society.
Collaborative Programs in Indigenous Communities
Author: Barbara HarrisonPublisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 9780759100619
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
This book is an important reference for developing collaborative programs between indigenous groups and outside experts. The author outlines the process of program design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation for formal or pilot programs. The case study materials provide useful detail for developing projects in education, economic development, social services, and health.
Research in Education
Author: Alaska's Urban and Rural Governments
Author: Thomas A. MorehousePublisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 9780819137715
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Includes notes.
Electronic Quills
Author: Bertram C. BrucePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136690557
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
This volume centers on the words and experiences of teachers and students who used QUILL -- a software package developed by the authors to aid in writing instruction. It looks in detail at the stories of these early users and considers questions relevant for other teachers, students, researchers, and developers of educational innovations. Questions posed include: * What does it mean to develop an environment for literacy in an actual classroom? * How can a teacher create an environment in which students work together toward meaningful goals? * How can a teacher promote the rich communication so necessary for developing language? * What is the role of technology in the practice and development of literacy? The examination of the QUILL experiences provides a fuller and more revealing account of what it meant to use QUILL than would have been possible through standard evaluation techniques. At the same time, the focus on the particulars also finds analogues in analyses of similar pieces of open-ended software or educational innovations in general.
Alaska Review of Social and Economic Conditions
Author: Sharing Our Pathways
Author: Ray BarnhardtPublisher: University of Alaska Press
ISBN: 9781877962448
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of essays that discuss the education of Native Americans in Alaska.