Self-determination through self-education: Culturally responsive schooling for Indigenous students in the USA

Teaching Education

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-53

  Brayboy, Bryan McKinley Jones ^a,b   Castagno, Angelina E ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culturally responsive schooling; Culture; Indigenous education; Self determination

Indexed keywords

EID: 61649104820     PISSN: 10476210     EISSN: 14701286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10476210802681709     Document Type: Article

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