Preparing teachers as allies in Indigenous education: benefits of an American Indian content and pedagogy course

Teaching Education

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 145-161

  McInnes, Brian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Indigenous education; teacher education curriculum; teacher education policy; teacher preparation; teaching thinking and knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84984619742     PISSN: 10476210     EISSN: 14701286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10476210.2016.1224831     Document Type: Article

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