Robeson County, North Carolina, has the largest Indian population in the state. There are 25,684 Lumbee Indians in the county; Indian students comprise 61 percent of the school population. In compliance with Title IV-A regulations, a 1978-79 needs assessment was conducted to allow the Indian community participation in the development of cultural…

Built around a 1977 needs assessment which sampled 65% of the county Indian population, the Robeson County Title IV-A Compensatory Indian Education Project was structured into four categories of objectives: (1) Student Classroom Performance to increase academic performance; (2) Program Management and Maintenance to involve parents, educators and…

The objectives, curriculum, and role of higher education and key policy and practice issues were reassessed against the backdrop of recent and predicted demographic, economic, and political changes and trends in Great Britain. Special consideration was given to the fact that "mature" learners now constitute the majority of entrants into…