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Fuchs, Estelle; Havighurst, Robert J. – 1973
A major study of the education of the American Indians, an area where virtually no research on a nationwide basis has been done since the late 1920's, is presented in this book. It draws heavily on information obtained by the National Study of Indian Education (funded by the U.S. Office of Education and completed in 1971). Every facet of American…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Boarding Schools
Download full textBrown, Christine; Havighurst, Robert J. – 1970
As part of the Final Report of the National Study of American Indian Education, this background study provides information on the Pima Central and Blackwater schools on the Gila River reservation south of Phoenix, Arizona. Socioeconomic and community background data are given on location and climate, transportation, government, housing, and…
Descriptors: American Indians, Community Characteristics, Education, Enrollment
Havighurst, Robert J. – 1970
As part of the Final Report of the National Study of American Indian Education, this study viewed the education of Indian children and youth through the eyes of the people most involved in the process: (1) students, (2) parents, (3) community leaders, and (4) teachers. As noted, this required a representative sample of the people in each of the 4…
Descriptors: American Indians, Attitudes, Community, Education
Havighurst, Robert J. – 1969
Comparative motivational studies of middle class and lower class children show that different economic and ethnic groups vary in their reward-punishment systems. Teachers should have a systematic theory of the working of reward and punishment in learning. Their theory should include the concept of a hierarchy of reward levels, and they should…
Descriptors: American Indians, Behavior Change, Black Students, Individual Instruction
Havighurst, Robert J. – 1970
As part of the Final Report of the National Study of American Indian Education, this paper reports on the reliability of rating scales used in analyzing the interviews conducted during the study. Approximately 4,000 interviews, which covered "adequate samples of people in the schools and communities" that were studied, were deemed valid as a…
Descriptors: American Indians, Attitudes, Community Surveys, Comparative Analysis
Havighurst, Robert J. – 1970
As a part of the Final Report of the National Study of American Indian Education, this study points out that there are no reasons to suppose that Indian children are basically or genetically less or more intelligent than other children. It is noted that the low achievement of the Indian children at certain grade levels is related to the child's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged
Dreyer, Philip H.; Havighurst, Robert J. – 1970
As a part of the Final Report of the National Study of American Indian Education, this study collected data from 2,007 Indian students (from 8 to 20 years of age) who attended public, mission, and Bureau of Indian Affairs' schools from Alaska to North Carolina using self-report questionnaires dealing with the Indian self-concept. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Aspiration, Attitudes
Havighurst, Robert J. – 1970
As a part of the Final Report of the National Study of American Indian Education, this document presents data related to suicides among Indians. Its purpose is to contribute to a better understanding of the problems of Indians in this society. An overall comparison of Indian and non-Indian suicide rates indicates no difference with reference to…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Alcoholism, American Indians, Anglo Americans
Havighurst, Robert J. – 1970
A national fact-finding study on the education of American Indians, with financing under the Basic Research Program of the U. S. Office of Education, resulted from the National Research Conference on Indian Education held at Pennsylvania State University in May of 1967. Indians were involved in planning of the study, and Indian personnel were…
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Background, Educational Quality, Educational Status Comparison
Havighurst, Robert J. – 1970
As a part of the National Study of American Indian Education, this report deals with the urbanization of American Indians in the Los Angeles area, where the present Indian population consists almost entirely of people who have in-migrated within the last 35 years. It is noted that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), with its relocation program for…
Descriptors: Age Differences, American Indians, Church Role, Demography
Havighurst, Robert J. – 1970
As a part of the Final Report of the National Study of American Indian Education, this document contains the summary report and recommendations regarding education of Indian children and youth. The document summarizes results of field research made in 30 Indian communities and contains recommendations for action to improve the education of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Aspiration, Attitudes
Havighurst, Robert J. – 1970
As a part of the National Study of American Indian Education, the self-image of the Indian student was evaluated with the Semantic Differential (SD) in terms of attitudes toward self as well as toward other persons or institutions. Study groups were expected to describe themselves in favorable, neutral, or derogatory terms. The SD used in the…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Age Differences
