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Goodwin, Sarah Hall – 1986
The guide introduces literacy education volunteers to the contents and use of the Peace Corps' prepared information packet on native language literacy education (Litpak). Part 1, a guide to the packet, contains two chapters. The first chapter, an introduction to Litpak, outlines the materials' purpose, typical situations in which Peace Corps…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
Armington, David – 1987
This book describes the special way one teacher, Jeanette Amidon, approaches children's thinking, with a particular focus on reading and writing instruction. The root value of her first-grade classroom in Massachusetts is respect for children's ideas, with the children's art and writing as visible signs of the teacher's respect for their thinking.…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Childrens Writing, Classroom Environment, Creative Development
Kirkness, Verna J. – 1976
The emerging philosophy of Indian control of Indian education is the focus of this booklet. It embraces the belief that education should be controlled by the community and is most effective if it involves the community in the education process. Further, education should utilize the concept of cultural relevance to obtain its academic ends and must…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Studies, American Indians
