Context Matters: Improving Schooling for Native Hawaiian Children Special Issue: Partnering for Equity

This case study examines an initiative at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's College of Education with the mission of improving schooling for children, mostly Native Hawaiian, of the Wai'anae Coast of O'ahu. The study reports how the initiative recruits, supports, and prepares...

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Published in:Equity & excellence in education 2003-09, Vol.36 (3), p.259-269
Main Authors: Mantle-Bromley, Corinne, Wilson, Carol A., Foster, Ann M., Maaka, Margaret J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:This case study examines an initiative at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's College of Education with the mission of improving schooling for children, mostly Native Hawaiian, of the Wai'anae Coast of O'ahu. The study reports how the initiative recruits, supports, and prepares new teachers for the particularities of this specific location as well as the generalizability of local practice to theory regarding the preparation of new teachers for indigenous minority populations.
ISSN:1066-5684
1547-3457
DOI:10.1080/714044333