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Widening the Circle: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy for American Indian Children
Author(s): Beverly J. Klug (Author), Patricia T. Whitfield (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 8 Nov. 2002
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 336 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415935105
- ISBN-13: 9780415935104
Book Description
Recognizing the need for a pedagogy that better serves American Indian students, Beverly J. Klug and Patricia T. Whitfield construct a pedagogical model that blends native and non-native worldviews and methods. Among the building blocks of this new, culturally relevant education are language-based approaches to literacy development, the use of oral histories to supplement traditional texts, and a re-evaluation of the knowledge base these students need for success in tribal enterprises.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Reconizing the need for pedagogy tht better serves American Indian students, Klug and Whitfield construct a model that blends Native and non-Native worldviews and methodologies. Among the building blocks of this new, culturally relevant education are language-based approaches to literacy development, the use of oral histories to supplement tarditional texts, and a re-evaluation of the knowledge base Indian Students need for succcess.” — Winds of Change
“The text shines while addressing the concept of culturally relevant pedagogy, presenting useful, complex, and well-conceived ideas.” — Anthropology & Education Quarterly
About the Author
Klug, Beverly J.; Whitfield, Patricia T.
