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Article: Culturally Relevant Classroom Management Strategies for American Indian Students
- Article from:
- Rural Special Education Quarterly
- Article date:
- October 1, 2004
- Author:
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ABSTRACT
This study contrasted the perspectives of families of American Indian students on discipline issues to the typical classroom management practices of K-12 schools on two rural reservations. In general, school strategies used for behavior improvement focus on individual students and are micro-managed by teachers. Families were concerned that these practices may elicit resistance in children who were raised to evaluate their conduct and self-impose behaviors that meet the standards of the group. Results suggest that American Indian students respond to modeling in a context that supports independence and the practice of humility to facilitate group process.
Teachers are highly ...