Theoretical Perspectives on American Indian Education

Terry Huffman is professor of education at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon.

Huffman's work provides a comprehensive, yet concise approach to examining theoretical approaches to American Indian education. What's more, the text surveys years of research and theoretical frameworks from a variety of disciplines. Because of this, the book will serve as an invaluable resource to scholars, educators, and others who seek to broaden their own horizons regarding American Indian education. Ultimately, Huffman's work opens new doors in the understanding best practices in both examining and addressing the needs of American Indian students, teachers, and communities.

• Chapter 1 Preface Part 2 Chapter 1. American Indian Education Scholarship Part 3 Chapter 2. Cultural Discontinuity Theory Chapter 4 Reading 1. Teachers' Cultural Knowledge and Understanding of American Indian Students and Their Families Part 5 Chapter 3. Structural Inequality Theory Chapter 6 Reading 2. Constructing Failure and Maintaining Cultural Identity: Navajo and Ute School Leavers Part 7 Chapter 4. Interactionalist Theory Chapter 8 Reading 3. Ethnicity and the Concept of Social Integration in Tinto's Model of Institutional Departure Part 9 Chapter 5. Transculturation Theory Chapter 10 Reading 4. Transculturation Theory as an Explanation for College Persistence among Culturally Traditional American Indian Students Part 11 Chapter 6. Continuing the Tradition Chapter 12 References