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Article: Reflections of Native American Teacher Education on Bear Ridge
- Article from:
- The Rural Educator
- Article date:
- October 1, 2004
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright National Rural Education Association Fall 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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This study examines an elementary teacher education certification program delivered by a state university to Native American teacher aides on the reservation. Data were collected over two semesters using a Freirean critical theory framework to analyze the data and to explicate the problematic nature of Native American education. Analysis of the data indicated that the program reproduced Euro-American cultural values, was insensitive to Native American history or values, and did little to support individual teachers. Suggestions include the need for the program to acknowledge and address the historical cultural genocide that occurred in the education of Native Americans and the cultural and ...