American Indian workforce education : trends and issues

Summary: In this collection of original essays, contributors critically examine the pedagogical, administrative, financial, economic, and cultural contexts of American Indian vocational education and workforce development, identifying trends and issues for future research in the fields of vocational education, workforce development, and American Indian studies.

Record details

ISBN: 9781138959552 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
viii, 218 pages : charts ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York ; London : Routledge, 2016.
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- A history of American Indian vocational education -- Education for jobs, education for life -- From boarding school to tribal colleges -- "How can we change without destroying ourselves?" -- The role of tradition in education: economic development and American Indian higher education -- Educating the educators -- Career development counseling for American Indian students -- Young Native men's work experience -- Building tomorrow's tribal public health workforce.