Acknowledging the perils of “best practices” in an indigenous community

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue , 2016, Pages 44-50

  Nelson Barber, Sharon ^a   Johnson, Zanette ^b  

^a WestEd   (United States)

^b linolino Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Education; Indigenous; Outcomes; Self determination; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964821545     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2016.04.001     Document Type: Article

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