The goals of planning for innovation and reform of American Indian schools should include a culturally based and child oriented curriculum. The curriculum design should be based on the assumptions that it will provide: (1) motivation and interest for the youth it serves; (2) children with the capacity to learn how to learn; (3) an individually…

Program development and evaluation procedures of a project involving faculty, students, and community in a continuous curriculum development project are reported. Objectives, project design, and development stages are discussed. Exhibits illustrate the activities and evaluations of workshops, community involvement, the student advisory committee,…

This handbook for Kansas adult educators presents a process for providing competency-based adult education (CBAE) and supporting materials. The narrative describes and then charts these seven steps in development and implementation of a CBAE program: develop and adapt philosophy, evaluate current program, collect set of goals and objectives from…

Resolutions resulting from the first statewide small school conference in Utah reflect the most pressing needs and concerns faced by Utah educators and lay citizens. They deal with small school certification, inherent strengths and weaknesses, preservice training, funding, research on innovations, and technical aid on community involvement in…

The emerging philosophy of Indian control of Indian education is the focus of this booklet. It embraces the belief that education should be controlled by the community and is most effective if it involves the community in the education process. Further, education should utilize the concept of cultural relevance to obtain its academic ends and must…