Arctic Schoolteacher

Arctic Schoolteacher
Author: Abbie Morgan Madenwald
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1994-03-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780806126111

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Tells the author's story of how she and her husband ventured to Alaska during the Depression to teach and work with the Eskimos

The Kids from Nowhere

The Kids from Nowhere
Author: Mr. George Guthridge
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2011-04-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0882408585

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This heart-lifting story about "uneducable" children who lived on a wind-swept island in the Bering Sea, had no computers and few books, and spoke English as a second language. With the help of their dedicated and gifted teacher, they enter and win the student future problem solving competition for Alaska and compete nationally to win again.

Resources in Education

Resources in Education
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 348
Release: 1997-05
Genre: Education
ISBN:

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A Schoolteacher in Old Alaska

A Schoolteacher in Old Alaska
Author: Hannah Breece
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2008-12-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0307490548

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When Hannah Breece came to Alaska in 1904, it was a remote lawless wilderness of prospectors, murderous bootleggers, tribal chiefs, and Russian priests. She spent fourteen years educating Athabascans, Aleuts, Inuits, and Russians with the stubborn generosity of a born teacher and the clarity of an original and independent mind. Jane Jacobs, Hannah's great-niece, here offers an historical context to Breece's remarkable eyewitness account, filling in the narrative gaps, but always allowing the original words to ring clearly. It is more than an adventure story: it is a powerful work of women's history that provides important--and, at times, unsettling--insights into the unexamined assumptions and attitudes that governed white settler's behavior toward native communities at the turn of the century. "An unforgettable...story of a remarkable woman who lived a heroic life."--The New York Times

Living on Thin Ice

Living on Thin Ice
Author: Steven C. Dinero
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2016-07-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1785331620

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The Gwich’in Natives of Arctic Village, Alaska, have experienced intense social and economic changes for more than a century. In the late 20th century, new transportation and communication technologies introduced radically new value systems; while some of these changes may be seen as socially beneficial, others suggest a weakening of what was once a strong and vibrant Native community. Using quantitative and qualitative data gathered since the turn of the millennium, this volume offers an interdisciplinary evaluation of the developments that have occurred in the community over the past several decades.

The American Teacher

The American Teacher
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 416
Release: 1888
Genre: Education
ISBN:

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Climate Change and the Role of Education

Climate Change and the Role of Education
Author: Walter Leal Filho
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 565
Release: 2019-11-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3030328988

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This book offers insights into the educational dimensions of climate change and promotes measures to improve education in this context. It is widely believed that education can play a key role in finding global solutions to many problems related to climate change. Indeed, education as a process not only helps young people to better understand and address the impact of global warming, but also fosters better attitudes and behaviours to aid efforts towards mitigating climate change and adapting to a changing environment. But despite the central importance of education in relation to climate change, there is a paucity of publications on this theme. Against this background, the book focuses on the educational aspects of climate change and showcases examples of research, projects and other initiatives aimed at educating various audiences. It also provides a platform for reflections on the role education can play in fostering awareness on a changing climate. Presenting a wide range of valuable lessons learned, which can be adapted and replicated elsewhere, the book appeals to educators and practitioners alike.