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Download full textBess, Gary; Allen, James; Deters, Pamela B. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research The Journal of the National Center, 2004
A life cycle metaphor characterizes the evolving relationship between the evaluator and program staff. This framework suggests that common developmental dynamics occur in roughly the same order across groups and settings. There are stage-specific dynamics that begin with Pre-History, which characterize the relationship between the grantees and…
Descriptors: Evaluators, American Indians, Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture
Peer reviewedBeare, Paul L. – Journal of American Indian Education, 1986
Describes evaluation of program to provide services to behaviorally disordered American Indian students in a small rural high school. Reports ways the intervention program adapted to fit a particular environmental setting. Discusses environmental factors affecting program success. (LFL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Education, American Indians, Behavior Disorders
Direct linkCaldwell, Joyce Y.; Davis, Jamie D.; Du Bois, Barbara; Echo-Hawk, Holly; Erickson, Jill Shepard; Goins, R. Turner; Hill, Calvin; Hillabrant, Walter; Johnson, Sharon R.; Kendall, Elizabeth; Keemer, Kelly; Manson, Spero M.; Marshall, Catherine A.; Running Wolf, Paulette; Santiago, Rolando L.; Schacht, Robert; Stone, Joseph B. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2005
This article describes the collective experience of a multidisciplinary network of researchers, practitioners, and program evaluators who support appropriate research and evaluation methods in working with Native peoples. Our experience underlines the critical importance of culture in understanding and conducting research with the diverse…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Evaluators, Evaluation Methods, Alaska Natives
O'Connell, Joanne C. – 1998
This final report describes the outcomes of Project Apache, a reservation, community-based early intervention program designed to develop comprehensive services to Apache infants and toddlers who are at risk of developing a disability and their families. The project uses a home-based service delivery program with paraprofessional aides to assist…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, At Risk Persons
Sorensen, Philip H. – 1974
Drawing heavily upon the experiences of the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) and its experience in a longitudinal evaluation of the national "Follow Through" program (a program devised to provide developmental and educational services for poor children), this paper is written in reference to the development of early childhood education…
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Differences, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged
Blanchard, Joseph D. – 1972
Some of the general considerations and requirements for the establishment of a testing policy and procedures for a large education system are presented. Testing policy is considered necessary to establish a common understanding of the position of testing in the education program, the facilitation of the use of tests for academic gain, and to…
Descriptors: American Indians, Civil Rights, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cultural Differences
Sanderson, Priscilla Lansing; Schacht, Robert M.; Clay, Julie A. – 1998
This fact sheet discusses the outcome of a study designed to understand the needs of American Indians with disabilities who may have problems that limit their ability to carry out daily activities. Thirty-two American Indians with disabilities were interviewed in three counties in northwest New Mexico regarding the things they used or needed…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Adults, Advocacy, Agency Cooperation
Peer reviewedWaxler, Trellis; And Others – Children Today, 1990
Describes two Head Start projects designed to make the transition from preschool to kindergarten less stressful for Head Start children and their families. Programs are the Mille Lacs Reservation Head Start program in Minnesota and the East Coast Migrant Head Start project in Fort Pierce, Florida. Project evaluations are summarized. (BB)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Kindergarten, Migrant Children, Parent Participation
Heath, Robert W.; Nielson, Mark A. – 1974
The history of testing and evaluation in Indian education has been less than satisfactory since achievement and intelligence testing instruments traditionally have been norm-referenced, rather than criterion-referenced, and have not accounted for cultural differences. The Indian Education Act of 1972 provides for Indian involvement in the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
Specktor, Peggy; Stafford, Rick, Ed. – 1988
The Minnesota Program for Victims of Sexual Assault conducted a 9-month training program for racial minority human service professionals from September 1983 through May 1984. The objectives of the project were to improve the identification, intervention, and treatment of sexual assault victims and their families. The project targeted Blacks,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Children, Community Organizations
Hyle, Adrienne E. – 1992
This study examines a semester-long cooperative project between a university and local school district. A six-member Oklahoma State University faculty team worked to develop a training course for teachers at a small, rural school district of predominantly Native-American students. Conflicts and contradictions emerged during the process regarding…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, College School Cooperation, Communication Problems, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Murrell, William G. – 1979
Five minority alternative drug abuse prevention programs (three Indian and two Hispanic) in New Mexico were evaluated to determine which elements were successful or unsuccessful in addressing the needs of Indian and Hispanic youth regarding the relationship of substance use and abuse, cultural differences, and self-concept. The programs were…
Descriptors: American Indians, Community Support, Counseling, Counselor Client Relationship
Department of Regional Economic Expansion, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1983
Projects such as Education North, a pilot project for community involvement in education conducted by the Alberta government, can be successful in geographically and culturally isolated communities where social, cultural, and political conflicts affect education. Between 1979 and 1982, Education North operated local education societies in six…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Community Characteristics, Community Development
Walters, Mandy; And Others – 1993
The third annual external evaluation of the Choctaw Special Alternative Instruction program is reported. The program has its roots in two efforts by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to improve their schools, an English-as-a-Second-Language education effort, and a curriculum implementation program. The Mississippi Band preserves many…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, American Indians, Bilingual Education
Colorado River Indian Tribes, Parker, AZ. – 1976
Initial research conducted by the Colorado River Indian Tribes Rehabilitation Center revealed that lack of career information available to Indian youth, lack of Indian student direction and motivation, and resultant low academic achievement inadequately prepared these students for the world of work. Consequently, a new program (involving seminars,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Attendance, Career Counseling
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