LACIS Lunchtime Lecture: "Mapping Language Education Policy (and Educational Imperialism):
U.S. Schooling the Indigenous Element in Borikén (Puerto Rico)
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Time
12 p.m.
Location
206 Ingraham Hall
Description
Presented by Kristine Harrison, Postdoctoral Studies in Curriculum and Instruction
The presentation is about the role of incorporation into U.S. schooling in creating/erasing the Indigenous identity in Puerto Rico. The study looked closely at the language education policy and textbooks of the early period of U.S. schooling and then the current period, analyzing 4th and 7th grade Spanish and Social Studies standards, textbooks; and then interviews with 28 teachers.
The presentation is about the role of incorporation into U.S. schooling in creating/erasing the Indigenous identity in Puerto Rico. The study looked closely at the language education policy and textbooks of the early period of U.S. schooling and then the current period, analyzing 4th and 7th grade Spanish and Social Studies standards, textbooks; and then interviews with 28 teachers.
Cost
Free
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