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Musembe School: How One School And Surrounding Community Was Transformed, Eloise Hockett, John Muhanji
Musembe School: How One School And Surrounding Community Was Transformed, Eloise Hockett, John Muhanji
Faculty Publications - College of Education
"The story of Eloise and John's work in the Muliro Village area of rural Kenya perhaps best represents all of the tenets of cultural humility in play at the same time. Eloise and John had the unique opportunity to enter into a project that had not been on their radar, nor one they had envisioned or planned for. However, God had specific plansfor one small primary school known as Musembe, and the surrounding community of Muliro Village."
Native American Educators And Their Leadership Roles On Reservations In The Northern Great Plains, Terry Huffman
Native American Educators And Their Leadership Roles On Reservations In The Northern Great Plains, Terry Huffman
Faculty Publications - College of Education
Native American educators occupy a significant place within their respective communities. In this article I report findings from a qualitative investigation on the various ways Native educators define their roles to their students, schools, and communities. Using personal interviews in conjunction with combined snowball and purposive sampling techniques, I documented the perceptions and experiences of 21 Native American educators on their roles as professionals serving reservation schools in the Northern Great Plains. Reflecting the complexities of reservation life, the educators played a myriad of intertwined roles. Analysis of the data led me to identify two types of educators. One I …