{"product_id":"aboriginal-education-marlene-brant-castellano-9780774807838","title":"Aboriginal Education: Fulfilling the Promise","description":"\u003cp\u003eEducation is at the heart of the struggle of Aboriginal peoples to regain control over their lives as communities and nations. The promise of education is that it will instruct the people in ways to live long and well, respecting the wisdom of their ancestors and fulfilling their responsibilities in the circle of life. \u003ci\u003eAboriginal Education\u003c\/i\u003e documents the significant gains in recent years in fulfilling this promise. It also analyzes the institutional inertia and government policies that continue to get in the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors to this book emphasize Aboriginal philosophies and priorities in teaching methods, program design, and institutional development. An introductory chapter on policy discourse since 1966 provides a context for considering important achievements and constraints in transforming Aboriginal education into an instrument of self-determination. A number of the chapters are drawn from reports and papers prepared for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples as background to its 1996 report. They cover a broad range of subjects: educational practice from elementary to post-secondary levels; initiatives in language conservation and communications media; the development of Aboriginal institutions; and policy discourse among Aboriginal, federal, provincial, and territorial bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the authors make clear, Aboriginal education continues to be practised on an intensely political terrain. While governments fund particular Aboriginal initiatives, the homogenizing pressures of a globalizing society are relentless. Political gains in negotiating self-government thus establish the context in which the distinctiveness of Aboriginal education and cultures is sustained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a valuable resource for administrators, educators and students with an interest in Aboriginal issues and educational reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marlene Brant Castellano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774807830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774807838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Marlene Brant Castellano","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47244005605631,"sku":"9780774807838","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f4a936bc-d8db-47b8-b62d-191279b78da1.jpg?v=1758134707","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aboriginal-education-marlene-brant-castellano-9780774807838","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}