Education: Public Policy and the American Indian

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dc.contributor.authorScheirbeck, Helen Maynoren
dc.contributor.committeecochairHereford, Karl T.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairFriedman, Burton D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberNurse, Ronald J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJohnston, A. Pearreen
dc.contributor.committeememberWorner, Wayne M.en
dc.contributor.departmentAdministrationen
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T21:24:48Zen
dc.date.available2017-01-30T21:24:48Zen
dc.date.issued1980en
dc.description.abstractA classic contradiction confronts the American Indian in United States society, and it surrounds the subject of public education for American Indian students. To some undefined extent, Indian individuals, families, and tribes value the idea of assimilation into the broader society. Simultaneously, however, they also value the autonomy and special, separate identity derived from their "Indian-ness." The price of assimilation, it appears, is a partial loss of identity, Indian philosophy and values. The price of preserving Indian-ness, similarly, presumably is a loss of the various material gains and Americanization attributed to assimilation. Individuals, families, and tribes respond differently to this dilemma. Naturally, therefore, a policy decision by the federal government or a state government affecting the dilemma is subject immediately to mixed reactions among the diverse groups of American Indians… It is held that the present unsatisfactory condition of the American Indian population in the United States, accordingly, is a consequence of this combination: Indian powerlessness, inconstant and inconsistent public policy, and actions by government not consistent with policy.en
dc.description.degreeEd. D.en
dc.format.extentxii, 446, [2] leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/74793en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 6674908en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1980.S335en
dc.subject.lcshIndians of North America -- Educationen
dc.titleEducation: Public Policy and the American Indianen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineAdministrationen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameEd. D.en

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