A place to be Navajo : Rough Rock and the struggle for self-determination in indigenous schooling / Teresa L. McCarty ; with photographs by Fred Bia.

Author/creator McCarty, T. L.
Other author Bia, Fred.
Format Book
Publication InfoMahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002.
Descriptionxxi, 229 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesSociocultural, political, and historical studies in education
Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education. ^A683075
Contents Framing the story -- People, place, and ethnographic texts -- "How it was" -- "We were going to school being taught only by Anglos" -- A portrait of change -- Origin stories -- Community and classroom -- The problems and politics of program evaluation -- The two faces of self-determination -- Transitions and turmoil -- "If we want to be powerful, we have to exercise our power" : indigenous teachers as change agents -- Protest -- "What if the children forget the Navajo language?" -- Epilogue : "The hopes and dreams of Rough Rock".
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 201-213) and indexes.
LCCN 2001033346
ISBN0805837604 (alk. paper)
ISBN0805837612 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks E99.N3 M2978 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold