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This paper examines "Preparing for Power: America's Elite Boarding Schools", which was first published in 1985 and was marketed again two years later in a reprint edition published in 1987 by Basic Books. The paper shows that the authors, Peter Cookson and Caroline Persell, visited more than sixty American boarding schools as they conducted research and gathered institutional, student, and instructor data concerning the curricula, class composition and goals of these elite schools.

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"Preparing for Power: America's Elite Boarding Schools was first published in 1985 and was marketed again two years later in a reprint edition published in 1987 by Basic Books. The authors, Peter Cookson and Caroline Persell, visited more than sixty American boarding schools as they conducted research and gathered institutional, student, and instructor data concerning the curricula, class composition, and goals of these elite schools."

Tags:preparing, for, power

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The paper describes how Native American boarding schools, mandated by the government, kept children and parents apart and abolished Native language and traditions, culture and religion. The paper also discusses how most of the students at these Indian boarding schools did not enjoy the experience and many attempted to run away.

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"The Ojibway Tribe is one of the biggest and spread out bands of Indians in North American, with over 150 bands, mostly in the Northeast and Canada (Editors). They are known by a variety of names, as one historian note, "The various tribal names in use include Chippewa, Ojibway, Ojibwa, Ojibwe, Anishinabe, and Anishinaabe" (Child 117). They first lived on the East Coast of North America, but later migrated to their current tribal lands, largely in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Another historian notes the origin of the tribal name. She writes, "There are several explanations for the derivation of the word 'Ojibwa.' Some say it is related to the word 'puckered' and that it refers to a distinctive type of moccasin that high cuffs and a puckered seam" (Roy). Like most Native Americans, the Ojibway people were forced to send their young people to boarding schools, located far from the reservations."

Tags:language, traditions, culture, religion, Indians, reservations, harvest

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This paper explains that the "Friends of the American Indians" believed that education was the only answer to the "Indian problem" to assimilate Native Americans into Euro-American society. The author points out that, whereas, the mission schools were traditionally located on the reservations, the "retraining" process meant that the government-influenced boarding schools were located off of the reservations, usually many miles away from families, so that many children were not able to see their families for years at a time. The paper relates that, although the tribal traditionalists strongly were opposed to families sending their children to distant schools to learn the "white man's" ways, grinding poverty and the overwhelming hopelessness of reservation life caused many Indian parents to consider the possibility of sending their children to find a more prosperous life.

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"Many times the child was not told ahead of time that they would be leaving home to attend the boarding school. This resulted in a child resisting or fleeing home and hiding in the woods or with sympathetic relatives. The child might also runaway upon reaching the boarding school. One student's account is recorded at the Clark Historical Library (1999). He remembered that on the day that he left, his mother pack his lunch, simply handed it to him, and sent him off to a day school he was attending. When he arrived at the school, he was then told that he was to leave immediately. He and several other children were told to get into a truck prepared with a wire cage. The cage was to keep them from fleeing, and they were then driven to the nearest railroad station."

Tags:punishment, retraining, assimilate, families, hopelessness

Abstract
The paper discusses the Indian boarding schools that represent an early attempt to subjugate the Native American culture. The author believes that the schools disappeared due to reports of mistreatment of the children and financial concerns. The author states that the schools should serve as a reminder that our nation has learned much about cultural diversity.

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"Boarding schools first became vogue prior to the American Civil War. During this time, idealistic reformers put forth the idea that Indians could become "civilized" with the proper education and treatment. Prior to this time, most white Americans had seen the American Indian population with great fear. Captain Richard Henry Pratt was one of the leading proponents of this movement and believed that he could "kill the Indian and save the man." "

Tags:subjugate, native, mistreatment, children, financial, cultural, diversity

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The paper relates that there is little research on private/independent schools serving ESL or other foreign students, though it is a longstanding area of education. The paper refers to more than one body of theory stressing international demand for ESL private/boarding school environments in English-speaking countries; the need to keep abreast of high demand, changing demand areas; competition with other private language schools or boarding schools offering ESL sections; parent preferences; and the challenges of adapting schools to suit foreign demand.

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"The study of human resource management within organizations owes much to the Scientific Management of Frederick Taylor, Mayo's behaviouralism, and systems theory, as have amalgamated over time, a later addition found in models of the learning organization. (Senge:1992) Miles & Snow stressed organizational types in those that are defenders that protect the status quo and often focus on improving quality as the foremost adaptation to environmental change. (1984) Organizations described as prospectors search for new ideas and opportunities, in direct contrast with defenders, their..."

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In this article, the writer looks at residential schools in Canada. The writer explains that residential schools were boarding schools for native Canadian children in which the authorities and churches tried to make the children more 'white'. Further, the writer notes that they were not allowed to speak their native languages and they did not learn any of their traditions and culture. The writer also points out that many children were abused and this still has consequences today.

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"Residential schools are a dark chapter in Canadian history. It is an example of a state-sanctioned mistreatment of an entire population and total disregard for a culture and a way of life. Furthermore the impact of residential schools is still felt today and many of those who attended these schools bear scars even now. Residential schools were schools for Native Canadian children initiated well before the Confederation. The Government of Canada estimates that "there are 86,000 people alive today who attended Indian residential schools"."

Tags:residentialschools, nativecanadians, canada

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This paper discusses how residential schooling affected Aboriginal or Inuit women in Quebec. The paper begins by describing Quebec's First Nations and how the white population related to them. It then discusses Quebec's residential 'Indian' schools, their ideology and peculiarity. The paper also describes the original purposes of these schools and the impacts that they had on families.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Contemporary Issues
Quebec's First Nations
Quebec Residential 'Indian' Schools
Ideology and Particularity
Assimilation versus Other Motivations
Impacts upon Families
Last Remarks

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"Cultural revival, as a positive set of developments among Aboriginal Canadians across Canada, has had different imprints upon Aboriginal women, Native womanhood of yore universally glorified, little room left for the reality of Native women whose families, by choice, were indeed Christians, their ways of life different, those for whom the attendance of residential school could involve relatively little adjustment, some of their experiences of school remarkably positive towards continuing involvement in Roman Catholic, Anglican or other Christian activities. For instance, Kim Anderson's scholarship is a contribution to explaining patterns of Aboriginal society as could be effectively removed by experiences such as residential education in schools that did reject the culture from which students came. (2000) However, where are the stories of thousands of Aboriginal women in particular and especially those of Quebec? Is the testimony of women who were not traumatized by their experiences of boarding school of no significance? What of those sent to parochial schools by their families in keeping with other Quebecois women? Where are their stories of residential education? What do they now recommend for the education of Aboriginal youth? Why are these quite usual and numerous Aboriginal Canadians invisible in the literature of Native Studies?"

Tags:Aboriginal, assimilation, boarding

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This paper raises points against the present ideological approach to residential education of the 19th and 20th centuries. The paper discusses how in Quebec, only six boarding facilities intended for Native students served a very diverse Aboriginal population. The paper also looks at how many women were educated in generic parochial institutions amid differences of Native politics addressing language, culture and often a long proximity to European culture.

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"A century of compulsory Aboriginal education in what became notorious residential schools has instituted a host of bitter, often sound complaints to do with a federal assimilative policy that affected almost the entire Aboriginal population of Canada. Nineteenth century views of `Indians' produced a blanket federal solution in compulsory schooling that was entrusted to religious denominations of previous experienced with Native Canadians and that reflected the century's Eurocentric thinking. Relatively little seems to address how residential schooling affected..."

Tags:rez schools, quebec, ideology of

Abstract
The paper relates that High Schools That Work (HSTW) functions at each of the school, county, district and state levels, and this is because the program calls on all stakeholders within the education system to participate in creating an environment that prepares students "for careers and further education by improving curriculum and instruction in high schools and middle grades" ("High", 2007, sec. 1). The paper notes that the program began with the collaboration of the Southern Regional Education Board and 32 states ("High", 2007, sec. 1) and the goal and objectives were to focus on methods of ensuring that students were capable of a successful transition from middle to high school levels, with a continuing growth in learning that would support positive educational outcomes. The paper mentions that over time, the program has progressed in its intent to not only address "key issues" pertaining to "transition from middle grades to high school, raising performance standards...[and] raising standards in career/technical education" to focusing on the preparation of "new and emerging school leaders" ("High", 2007, sec. 1).

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"High Schools That Work (HSTW) functions at each of the school, county, district and state levels. This is because the program calls on all stakeholders within the education system to participate in creating an environment that prepares students "for careers and further education by improving curriculum and instruction in high schools and middle grades" ("High", 2007, sec. 1). However, the program began with the collaboration of the Southern Regional Education Board and 32 states ("High", 2007, sec. 1). The goal and objectives were to focus on methods of ensuring that students were capable of a successful transition from middle to high..."

Tags:high, schools, work

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This report discusses schools and community relations with reference to four different models proposed by Grunig and Hunt for public relations: Press agency/publicity, information, the two-way asymmetric model and the two-way symmetric model. The author contends that it is imperative for a school board to work for the betterment of students. This paper stresses the importance of having the students' interests first, when coming up with ways to improve community relations. It also deals with ways in which to improve relations between staff and board members, parents and children by building forum structures in order to discuss problems. In addition ways in which to ensure quality education and strict discipline are also proposed amongst other issues.

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The schools in the district should do an effective job and let the public know about the success and challenges faced by the school. The confidence of the public in the schools should be increased, by encouraging more residents of the school district to participate in the school decisions. It was determined that education is rated as the highest concern by the public higher than crime and taxes. The schools should make the public aware of the difficulties experienced in the classroom such as: disruptive behavior by students, students disrespect for authority and resistance of the student towards learning. Regular school district meetings may help the school get suggestions from the public in handling these problems. Schools should be personalized to suit the community that it serves. All involved should be aware of their individual roles in the operation of the various schools in the district. Educators should collectively try to gain the public and legislative confidence and support. Educators should stop fighting among themselves and form better working relationships with the business community in the area.

Tags:improve, communications, parents, teachers, school, board, member, official, staff, simple, dialogs