Uncommon schools : the global rise of postsecondary institutions for indigenous peoples

Summary: "Postsecondary institutions for indigenous peoples emerged in the late 1960s, just as other special purpose colleges based on gender or race began to close. What accounts for the emergence of these distinctive institutions? Though indigenous students are among the least populous, the poorest, and the most educationally disadvantaged in the world, they differ from most other racial, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic minorities by virtue of their exceptional claims to sovereignty under international and domestic law.

Record details

ISBN: 9780804772105
ISBN: 080477210X
Physical Description: print
xix, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, ©2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-250) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

World polity transformations and the status of indigenous peoples -- Indigenous education in global and historical perspective -- Indigenous-state relations in comparative perspective -- The emergence of indigenous postsecondary institutions -- Minority-serving colleges in the United States -- Ethnocentric curricula and the politics of difference -- Conclusion : summary, challenges, and the future of indigenous postsecondary institutions.