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Nabokov, Peter – 1972
Institutional success of an instructional model that featured peer instruction, a strict performance orientation, and an insistence on mastery of specific skills led developers to believe the same model could be used by communities to disseminate skills and information at low cost and with efficiency. The system was utilized in setting up an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, American Indian Education, American Indians
1979
It has been recognized for many years that the educational levels of adult American Indians are low (2/3 have not advanced beyond elementary school) and the illiteracy rates are high (1/4 are functionally illiterate). Traditional adult programs have not met the needs of adult Indians who are uncomfortable in "white" classes and who will…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces. – 1982
The Indian Resource Development and Internship (IRDI) Program marked its seventh year by continuing to assist Indian tribes in developing a managerial, professional, and scientific corps of American Indians through college academic education and related practical work experience. Participants attended universities and pursued majors of their…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Advisory Committees, Agriculture, American Indian Education