Politics of Local Control: Ramah Navajo Community Forms a School.

Autor/in	Norris, Robert
Titel	Politics of Local Control: Ramah Navajo Community Forms a School.
Quelle	(1973), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	American Indians; Community Schools; Curriculum Design; Educational Programs; Program Content; School Community Relationship; School District Autonomy; Self Directed Groups + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? American Indian; Indianer; Community school; ; Gemeindeschule; Gemeinschaftsschule; Lehrplangestaltung; Programmgestaltung; School district; School districts; Autonomy; School autonomy; Schulautonomie
Abstract	For more than 100 years the Native Americans of the U.S. have been dominated economically, socially, educationally, and culturally by the larger society in which they live. The U.S. government has set policies, primarily through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), without consulting Native Americans. The Ramah Navajo Community experienced relatively greater Federal and local domination because of their isolation from the larger Navajo reservation. In February, 1970, the Ramah Navajo Community voted 44-0 to create a school board. The 44 represented the intent of the entire Navajo community to assume responsibility for control of the already existing school. On March 25-27 the school board received support from Representatives and Senators and eventually from the BIA. The curriculum stressed the bicultural setting. Many of the traditional subjects taught in public schools were included with adaptations, i.e., English was classified as a foreign language. Physical education stressed continuing leisure activities rather than pure calisthenics. The curriculum attempted to combine Navajo culture, international humanistic values, and competence in individually chosen fields. (FF)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC