Cross-Cultural Studies
CCS 601 3
Credits
Documenting Indigenous Knowledge
A thorough grounding in 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.
(Prerequisite: 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. (Prerequisite: graduate standing or approval of the instructor.)
(3 + 0) Offered Spring
CCS 603 3
Credits
Field Study Research Methods
(Cross-listed with ED 603)
Focus on techniques for conducting both quantitative and
qualitative field research. Particular emphasis on considerations for conducting
field research in cross-cultural settings. (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. (Prerequisite: 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. Also available via Independent Learning.
(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. (3 + 0) Offered Fall
CCS 612 3
Credits
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Examines the acquisition and utilization of knowledge
associated with long-term inhabitation of particular ecological systems and
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 fields of study. (Prerequisite: 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 620 3
Credits
Critiquing Indigenous Literature for Alaska's Children
Provides educators with a comprehensive framework for
reviewing literature that is written about and for Alaska's indigenous children.
An in-depth look at how children's literature influences the image of the
indigenous children of Alaska and provides a foundation for selecting
curriculum materials that accurately represent and address the cultural context
of the students and communities they serve. This is a distance education/audio-conference
course. (Prerequisites: Graduate standing, teaching certificate or approval of
the instructor.) (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, and permission of student's graduate
committee.) (3 + 0) Offered Spring, Summer, As Demand Warrants