Indigenous and Arctic Education

Research topics include:

  • Access and outcomes in K-12 and postsecondary education
  • Youth perceptions and identity in the Arctic
  • Formal and non-institutional education for sustainable development
  • Comparative circumpolar education policy

Lead researcher

Photo of Diane Hirshberg, Ph.D.
Diane Hirshberg, Ph.D. Director Professor of Education Policy
Work Phone: 907-786-5413

Projects

  • Improving Childcare Outcomes Research (ICOR)
    Improving Childcare Outcomes Research Project (ICOR) is a Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Implementation Research and Evaluation Grant to Cook Inlet Tribal Council, with CAEPR serving as the research Partner. Funded by the Administration for Children and Families Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ICOR created a set of standards, indicators, and evidence for culturally responsive practice in an early learning environment.