Cross-Cultural Studies
CCS 601 3 Credits
Documenting Indigenous Knowledge
A thorough grounding in the research methodologies and issues associated with
documenting and conveying the depth and breadth of indigenous knowledge systems
and their epistemological structures. Includes a survey of oral and literate
data gathering techniques, a review of various modes of analysis and presentation,
and a practical experience in a real-life setting. (Prerequisites: graduate
standing or approval of the instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall
CCS 602 3 Credits
Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights
Examines issues associated with recognizing and respecting cultural and intellectual
property rights with respect to the documentation, publication and display
of knowledge, practices, beliefs and artifacts of cultural traditions. Appropriate
research principles, ethical guidelines and legal protections will be reviewed
for their application to cross-cultural studies. (Prerequisites: graduate standing
or approval of the instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Spring
CCS 603 3 Credits
Field Study Research Methods
(Cross-listed with ED 603)
Intensive focus on considerations and techniques for conducting field research
in a cross-cultural setting, with particular attention to participatory approaches
and naturalistic research designs. Research proposals for students’ projects
will be developed and completed in this course. (Prerequisite: ED 601.) (3 + 0)
Offered Spring, Summer, As Demand Warrants
CCS 608 3 Credits
Indigenous Knowledge Systems
A comparative survey and analysis of the epistemological properties,
world views and modes of transmission associated with various indigenous
knowledge systems. Emphasis on knowledge systems practiced in Alaska.
(Prerequisites: graduate standing or approval of the instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered Fall
CCS 610 3 Credits
Education and Cultural Processes
(Cross-listed with ED 610)
Advanced study of the function of education as a cultural process and its relation
to other aspects of a cultural system. Students will be required to prepare
a study in which they examine some aspect of education in a particular cultural
context. (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
CCS 611 3 Credits
Culture, Cognition and Knowledge Acquisition
(Cross-listed with ED 611)
An examination of the relationship between learning, thinking and perception
in multicultural contexts. Particular emphasis will be on the implications
of these relationships for schooling. Content will focus on cultural influences
on perception, conceptual processes, learning, memory and problem solving.
Content will also reflect concern for practical teaching problems. (Prerequisite:
Graduate standing in education, ED 610 recommended.) (3 + 0) Offered
Fall
CCS 612 3 Credits
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Examines the acquisition and utilization of knowledge associated with the long-term
inhabitation of particular ecological systems and the adaptations that arise
from the accumulation of such knowledge. Attention will be given to the contemporary
significance of traditional ecological knowledge as a complement to academic
disciplinary fields of study. (Prerequisites: graduate standing or approval
of the instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Spring
CCS 613 3 Credits
Alaska Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools
(Cross-listed with ED 613)
Guidelines, rationale and resources for adapting educational policies, programs
and practices to better address the cultural well-being of the students and
communities they serve. Content will be grounded in the "Alaska Standards
for Culturally Responsive Schools” including standards for students,
teachers, curriculum, schools and communities. (3 + 0) Offered As
Demand Warrants
CCS 690 3 Credits
Seminar in Cross-Cultural Studies
(Cross-listed with ED 690)
Investigation of current issues in cross-cultural contexts. Opportunity for
students to synthesize their prior graduate studies and research. Seminar is
taken near the terminus of a graduate program. (Prerequisites: Advancement
to candidacy, permission of student’s graduate committee.) (3 + 0)
Offered Spring, Summer, As Demand Warrants