Alaska Native Science Education Colloquium: April 1992 Chena Hot Springs, Alaska

雷蒙德·巴恩哈特博士是阿拉斯加大学费尔班克斯分校的人类学和教育管理学教授。巴恩哈特博士组织了为期三天的阿拉斯加原住民科学教育会议。这次会议将汇集科学教育工作者、科学家和阿拉斯加原住民组织的代表，特别是阿拉斯加原住民联合会。与会者将制定一项长期议程，以改善对本土儿童的科学教育。会议的一个特别焦点将是在农村小渔村的背景下将土著传统与西方科学传统的实践相结合。这次会议将提出一份报告，概述今后行动的议程和优先事项。阿拉斯加原住民在科学和工程学科中的代表性一直较低。为土著儿童设计的科学教育方案是由非土著设计的，通常导致无法将土著传统和文化与教学内容和交付相结合。拟议的会议将是将阿拉斯加土著人民的代表和非土著科学和教育界的代表聚集在一起的第一次会议。这次会议制定的行动计划和议程将有可能促进科学教育的重大改进。

Dr. Raymond Barnhardt is a professor of Anthropology and Educational Administration at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Dr. Barnhardt has organized a three-day conference on science education for Alaskan Native peoples. This conference will bring together science educators, scientists, and representatives of Alaskan Native organizations, especially the Alaska Federation of Natives. The conference participants will formulate a long-term agenda for improving science instruction for native children. One special focus of the conference will be the integration of Native tradition with the practice of western scientific traditions, in the setting of small rural fishing villages. This conference will produce a report outlining an agenda and priorities for future action. Alaskan Native people have been underrepresented in the scientific and engineering disciplines. Science education programs for native children have been designed by non-natives, commonly resulting in a failure to integrate native traditions and culture with instructional content and delivery. The proposed conference will be the first meeting that brings together representatives of the Alaskan Native people and representatives of the non-native scientific and educational communities. The action plan and agenda produced by this conference will have the potential to catalyze significant improvements in science education.