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More information on cultural competence
LINKS on cultural competence
To download the Administration on Aging's entire 45-page guidebook on Cultural Competency for free, click here
One of the great things about COPT (if we do say so ourselves!) is that we have sifted through Internet pages and resources and chosen the really good ones for you, saving you a lot of time. This book is worth the time to read it - and well worth the price!
More pages on teaching on the reservation, from the COPT Special Education Module
Effective Teaching on the Reservation: A case study
Philosophy of Teaching: A Dakota View
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INFORMATION IN THE VIRTUAL LIBRARY ON CULTURAL COMPETENCE
"Consider effects on student self-esteem as well as achievement. If students learn in school that no one of their gender or race ever did anything worth studying, they may eventually decide they don't want to learn any more history or science or even come to your school any more." Read more on humanistic theories in developmental psychology. |
“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” - Maya Angelou
To read more articles on the history of Indian Education, go to these links in the virtual library.
- A brief introduction to success and failure in Indian education
- Four Hundred Years of Failure: A History of Indian Education
- Tribal Colleges: Uniquely Indian Institutions
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