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Download full textComptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1979
Many handicapped Indian children in Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools are not receiving the benefits of special education services due to problems caused by poor leadership and a lack of emphasis on the program. Because of the late and incomplete evaluation of students, too few special education teachers have been hired, and funds that should…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Indian Relationship
Ramirez, Bruce A.; And Others – 1979
The guide is designed to assist state, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and tribal or Indian community controlled local educational units (Ed.U) in analyzing their special education administrative policies. Policy statements are presented that at a minimum meet the requirements of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and also…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems
Connery, Andrew R. – 1987
The study determined whether Navajo parents of handicapped students reported similar knowledge of legal and educational information related to special education in comparison with Anglo parents, and the extent to which both cultural groups had knowledge of their handicapped childrens' educational rights. Twenty-two Anglo and 19 Navajo parents…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Anglo Americans, Childrens Rights, Comparative Analysis
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Window Rock, AZ. – 1980
In order to provide special education programs that are responsive to the needs of Navajo students and in order to comply with the Rules and Regulations of Public Law 94-142 (The Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and Public Law 95-561 (Education Amendments of 1978), the information in this handbook provides guidance to teachers and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), American Indian Education, American Indians, Definitions
Johnson, Marilyn J. – 1991
American Indian and Alaska Native children with special needs experience the same ineffective and inefficient services as other minority language children. This paper discusses the special needs of Native children, assessment and curriculum issues, and recommendations for improvement. It provides statistics for various categories of handicaps and…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Curriculum Development
Ramirez, Bruce A. – 1985
Reviewing enrollment trends in federal, public, and tribally controlled schools, this report examines progress in the education of American Indian handicapped children since the passage in 1975 of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The first section provides numbers of Indian handicapped and gifted and talented children receiving…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians
Reeback, Robert T. – 1981
Designed for employees of elementary schools, with a section relevant to the Indian Health Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs, this document answers questions concerning the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The guide is written in question and answer form; questions are organized around related issues. Provisions not applicable…
Descriptors: Academic Records, American Indian Education, American Indians, Compliance (Legal)
Pray, Bruce S., Sr. – 1979
Professional assessment of mental retardation (MR) and learning disabilities (LD) is crucial to the implementation of P.L. 94-142 because it necessarily precedes the employment of trained teachers and because a plan for remediation depends on accurate assessment. Intelligence is a key element in the identification of MR-LD, but competent, fair…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Cultural Influences, Culture Fair Tests
Indian Education Training, Inc., Albuquerque, NM. – 1980
Recognizing the need for a new approach to the problem of federal/state jurisdictional overlaps in delivery of services to Indians, the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped contracted with the National Association of State Boards of Education and Indian Education Training, Inc. to conduct a series of national and regional conferences which…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, American Indian Education, American Indians, Child Advocacy
Foster, Carl; Beeman, Sandi – 1986
In response to regular faculty complaints about mainstreamed students, a 5-week Summer Special Education Program was implemented in 1986 at the Western Navajo Agency's Tuba City Boarding School. The program's purpose was to train regular teachers and support personnel in special education procedures and practices and to provide the exceptional…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
O'Connell, Joanne Curry; Johnson, Marilyn J. – 1986
One in a series of seven bibliographies dealing with rehabilitation of disabled Native Americans, this document focuses on special education issues. The 80 annotated entries were identified through a comprehensive search of relevant data bases covering the years 1966-1986 and were selected to be of use to consumers, policy makers, direct service…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies
