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Cook, Emily L.; Ormsby, Alison A. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2021
The Mariana crow ("Corvus kubaryi"), called Åga, is critically endangered and endemic to the Mariana Island of Rota. This study developed and implemented an avian-focused environmental education curriculum and evaluated the curriculum's influence on attitudes and knowledge using social science research methods. Fifth and sixth grade…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Wildlife, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Implementation
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Jablonski, Erica; Middleton, Michael J.; Abrams, Eleanor Diane; Koper, Marlena; Kirsch, Catalina C. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
Early adolescents, particularly from underrepresented or marginalized communities, may feel disconnected from school science leading to a lack of engagement. The lack of connection between their out of school experiences and school science may lead them to devalue science. This study examines interviews with 56 middle school students and 12…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Science Instruction, Rural Population, Indigenous Populations
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Arviso, Vivian; Welle, Dorinda; Todacheene, GloJean; Chee, Janet Slowman; Hale-Showalter, Gloria; Waterhouse, Shirley; John, Susie; and Susie John, MD, MPH – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2012
This article presents the participatory curriculum development process and foundational Dine (Navajo) concepts that inform the Tools for "Iina" (Life) curriculum, designed for grades 4-6 by a group of Dine educators to strengthen resiliency by addressing children's health, relationships, identity, and sense of the future, utilizing core concepts…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Oral Tradition, American Indians, Grade 4