Widening the Circle
Subtitle: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy for American Indian Children
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer
Published: November 8, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780415935104
Subjects: Indigenous peoples; Philosophy of education; Social groups & communities; Teaching of ethnic minorities; Education / Teaching; Education; USA; Anthropology - Cultural; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Students & Student Life; Education / Philosophy & Social Aspects; Teaching Methods & Materials - General; Indian children; Indian students; Multicultural education; United States
First sentence: Although the children in our nation's schools have become increasingly diverse, the composition of the teaching force has remained predominantly White, middle class, and female, and it shows little indication of changing in the near future (DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest and Recruiting New Teachers, 1993; Zimpher &amp; Ashburn, 1993).