Cultural Conflicts: An Important Factor in the Academic Failures of American Indian Students

Developmentally Responsive Multicultural Education for Young Adolescents

“…Middle school educators now have access to factual and objective information written by members of respective cultural groups. Knowledgeable educators now can teach young adolescents about Native Americans (Little Soldier, 1989;Sanders, 1987), African Americans (Hale-Benson, 1986), Asian Americans (Lum, 1986;Sue, 1989), and Hispanic Americans (Fitzpatrick, 1987;Mendoza, 1994). Equally important is the knowledge that these characteristics may or may not hold true with individual young adolescents, and that they may vary both within and among cultures, generations, genders, levels of socioeconomic status, and geographic locations (Manning & Baruth, 2000).…”

Some guiding assumptions and a theoretical model for developing culturally specific preventions with Native American people

“…For example, many Native American nations value sharing, putting the needs of the community before your own, not speaking out in ways that may show disrespect for others, respect for elders, respect for the land, and noncompetitiveness (Brant, 1990;Hornett, 1990). Yet to be successful at school, a Native American child must learn to speak out, be competitive and be individualistic, and to view the land as a resource to be exploited (Dehyle, 1992;Sanders;1987;Swisher & Dehyle, 1989;Van Hamme, 1996). Success in European culture may depend on learning to live in contradictory worlds (LaFromboise & Rowe, 1983).…”

résolution de la consommation problématique d'alcool et de drogues selon les femmes pekuakamiulnuatsh ayant vécu ce problème /

“…Ainsi, lorsqu'un individu ou un groupe minoritaire est en contact avec une autre culture, même s'il arrive que cette adaptation se fasse de façon harmonieuse, il peut aussi survenir des conflits culturels et un stress acculturatif induit par la différence des valeurs et des attentes de chacun des deux peuples (Garrett, 1996;Garrett & Pichette, 2000;Oetting & Beauvais, 1990-91;Sanders, 1987). Ainsi, il peut être important de différencier l'assimilation en contexte volontaire (p.…”