Lest We Forget: Examining Parallels Between Indian Boarding Schools and Accountability Reforms in Contemporary Contexts

• In Event: 70.067 - Poster Session 15
  In Poster Session: 70.067-3 - The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

Abstract

Remnant ideology responsible for the development of Indian boarding schools (1870-1920) remains in contemporary accountability reforms in Hawai’i. The foundational ideology of Indian boarding schools is examined from the perspective of: (1) Westward Expansion (2) Indian educational reform and Thomas J. Morgan and (3) educational outcomes associated with Indian boarding schools. Connections to the contemporary context exist between Indian education policy and (1) Michael Apple’s construction of conservative reform ideology and (2) educational mechanisms of accountability reforms in Hawaiʻi. This examination is important for three reasons: (1) ideology behind school policy should be transparent (2) accountability reform influences public schools in Hawaiʻi (3) Native Hawaiian student’s identities and culture play a role in student achievement and learning.

Author

• Michael Cawdery, Leeward Community College