Books on education
can be found in the LA-LB section of the library.
Curriculum development material, including lesson plans, can be
found in the LB section of the circulating collection. Please
note that many educational materials can be found at San Juan
College West. The location will be noted in the catalog record.
The following is a
bibliography of Navajo education and teaching material:
- A Bibliography
of Navajo and native American teaching materials = Diné
k'éeji naaltsoos bee nida'nitínígíí.
Compiled and annotated by T.L. McCarty [et al.]. (SW Room, E99.N3
B52 1983 E99.N3 B52 1983)
Useful subject headings
for searching the SJC Catalog:
- Navajo Indians--Education
- Education, Bilingual.
Each
of the following electronic databases contain information about
Navajo education. The subject terms are different in each, however.
First
Search
Provides both citations
and fulltext articles. The following databases can be searched
simultaneously.
Education Abstracts:
Contains abstracts from 550 publications in the field of education.
Provides some fulltext articles. Covers 1983 to the present.
Abstracts from 1994.
- Anthropology &
Education Quarterly
- Journal of American
Indian Education
- Rural Educator
ERIC:
Contains annotated references to educational materials issued
in the monthly Resources in Education (RIE) and to journal articles
issued in the monthly Current Index to Journals in Education
(CIJE). Provides some full-text articles. Covers 1966
to the present.
Some sample journals
in ERIC:
- American Indian
& Alaska Native Mental Health Research
- American Indian
Culture & Research Journal
- Anthropology &
Education Quarterly
- Journal of American
Indian Education
- Journal of Multilingual
and Multicultural Development
- Multicultural
Education
- Native Peoples
- Studies in American
Indian Literatures
Library Lit:
Includes records for selected library journals, books (more
than 600 a year), conference proceedings, library school theses,
pamphlets, and book reviews. Provides some full-text articles.
Covers 1980 to the present.
Wilson Select
and Wilson Select Plus:
Provides full-text articles in education and other fields.
Covers 1994 to the present.
Some subject headings
that might be useful in a search. Please note that each of the
databases in First Search uses different subject headings:
- Navajo (Nation)
- American Indian
Education
- Navajo Indians
- Navajo language
- Indians of North
America -- Culture -- Teaching
- Indians of North
America -- Languages -- Teaching
ProQuest
Education Module
Provides access to
both citations and fulltext articles, dating back to 1994. There
is no subject heading for Navajo, but you can do a keyword search
to find related material. You can also search for "Navajo Tribe"
in the Company Name field.
Note
To set up a ProQuest search in the Educaton Module, follow
these steps:
- Click on "Collections"
at the top of the ProQuest screen.
- Click on the "+"
sign in the box next to "ProQuest General Reference"
- Click on the box
next to "Education Module" to select.
Some sample journals:
- American Indian
Quarterly (Fulltext from 1995 to present)
- Canadian Journal
of Native Education (Fulltext from 1998 to present)
- Journal of Multicultural
Counseling and Development (Fulltext from 1997 to present)
- Multicultural
Education (Fulltext from 1999 to present)
- Rural Sociology
(Fulltext from 1997 to present)
The
following is a list of select resources:
Navajo
Nation Department of Education
http://www.navajo.org/nnwebsites.htm
[add phone numbers]
Navajo
Nation Council Standing Education Committee
http://www.lapahie.com/Education.cfm
Navajo
Language and Bilingual Links
http://www.sanjuan.k12.ut.us/linknavj.html
Dine
College, Tsaile
http://www.ncc.cc.nm.us/
Includes information on admissions, programs, and employment.
Dine
College, Shiprock
http://shiprock.ncc.cc.nm.us/
Includes information on admissions and programs.
Dine
College Library Education Links
http://dclib.ncc.cc.nm.us/links/edu.html
AISES
(American Indian Science and Engineering Society)
http://www.aises.org/
For information on education for Native Americans in science and
engineering.
ERIC:
American Indians and Alaska Natives
http://www.ael.org/eric/indians.htm
A clearinghouse for material on education for Native Americans.
Includes directories, forums, and ERIC digests related to native
education. Also includes email for reference service.
Four
Directions
http://www.4directions.org/
The 4Directions community consists of 19 Bureau of Indian Affairs
schools partnered with 11 private and public universities and
organizations. 4D schools use technology to share diversity of
cultures and to ensure that voices of Native people are heard.
Indian
Schools, Colleges, Tribes
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/schools/schools.html#top
Includes information on a variety of native education initiatives
and resources, including those related to the Navajo Nation
Oyate.org
http://www.oyate.org/aboutus.html
For evaluation of texts, resource materials and fiction by and
about Native peoples; conducting of teacher workshops, in which
participants learn to evaluate children's material for anti-Indian
biases; administration of a small resource center and library;
and distribution of children's, young adult, and teacher books
and materials, with an emphasis on writing and illustration by
Native people.
NWIC
Virtual Library: Education Resources
http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/%7Evlibrary/edres/index.html
Includes links to education pathfinders, curriculum material,
and lesson plans.
