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Download full textMcBee, Maridyth M. – 1986
To examine local dropout trends the Oklahoma City Public Schools (OCPS) documented the numbers and described the characteristics of those who dropped out in the 1985-86 school year. Local dropout rates were compared to those of other school districts and the nation as a whole. A dropout was defined as any student who is under age 18 and has not…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, American Indians, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate
Parker, Beth – 1986
This is a fourth-grade teaching unit on the Plains Indians of North America. It is composed of a content outline, statement of unit goals, unit behavioral objectives, initiating activities, developmental activities, closing activities, unit evaluation plan, and a bibliography. The content outline shows that the unit covers the Plains Indian's…
Descriptors: Activities, American Indian Culture, Anthropology, Cross Cultural Studies
Browne, Dauna Bell – 1986
This paper presents criteria for a reading program for Native American children based on the theory that these children have learning styles grounded in right hemisphere (brain) dominance. To test this theory the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised was administered to 197 Native American children. Test results are interpreted to…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Style, Early Childhood Education
Shannon, Pam – 1987
This paper describes meetings of the American Indian Study Committee of the Wisconsin Legislative Council and background related to 1987 Assembly Bill 315 on Indian child abuse and neglect reports. At several 1985 and 1986 meetings, the committee (1) discussed problems resulting from requirements that "mandatory reporters" of child abuse…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agency Role, American Indians, Child Abuse
Foss, Carol; Haasch, Patti – 1988
The paper describes a project at Bemidgi State University (Minnesota), now in its second year, to train Ojibwe and non-Native American teaching personnel working with young Ojibwe children having special needs. Major components of the early childhood cross cultural teacher education project are: a cross-cultural internship in which advanced intern…
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Hess, Robert D.; Miura, Irene T. – 1983
Informal reports suggest that computer literacy (programming) is sought more often by boys than by girls and by students from middle SES backgrounds. In order to gather more systematic data on this perceived trend, questionnaires were sent to directors of summer camps and classes that offered training in programming for microcomputers.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Computer Literacy
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1984
Questionnaire responses from 65 of 72 Washington school districts with significant Indian populations provided quantitative data about 13,522 American Indian students in grades K-12 in 1981-82. Results showed that 11.3% transferred to or from the districts during the year. Results also showed that American Indian students were at the expected…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Education, Attendance Patterns, Dropout Research
Crider, Raquel A., Ed.; Rouse, Beatrice A., Ed. – 1988
This publication consists of papers and discussion from a comprehensive RAUS (Research Analysis and Utilization System) review focusing on factors relating to a multi-year increase in inhalant abuse among high school seniors. The document contains the following articles: (1) "Inhalant Overview" (Raquel A. Crider and Beatrice A. Rouse);…
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Behavior Problems, Chemical Analysis
Hanley, D. Lynn – 1988
Cree culture emphasizes non-interference in the affairs of others and delaying actions until the "right time." These values were an obstacle to developing proactive interventions in two adolescent group homes in Cree Territory, in northern Quebec. Group home houseparents and child care workers were native Crees chosen for their…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adolescents, American Indians, Canada Natives
Hanson, Bob, Ed.; Roemmich, Bill, Ed. – 1983
This book offers 46 children's camp stories, including stories about ghosts, adventure, other lands, humor, Indian fables, and stories with a moral. An introduction offers some background of the publication and a few tips on successful story-telling. The stories include: A Full Meal; A Fuzzy Tale; An Ameri-Indian's Ecological Lament and Prophecy;…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Camping, Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education
David, Anna, Ed. – 1987
As part of the National Education Association (NEA) Mastery in Learning Project, faculty and students of the Greasewood/Toyei Consolidated Boarding School developed a booklet of Navajo students' work. The purpose of the booklet is to promote better understanding of the Navajo culture. Navajo culture emphasizes respect for the earth, reverence of…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Art Activities, Art Expression, Ceramics
Rasmussen, Randy C.; Jensen, Carl – 1977
San Juan School District, a rural school district in the southeast corner of Utah, implemented the Rural Futures Development (RFD) Strategy program to develop greater public involvement in the education process. Geographically one of the largest school districts (approximately 8,000 square miles) in the U.S., San Juan serves Anglos who mainly live…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Involvement
Brod, Rodney L.; McQuiston, John M. – 1982
The National Indian Management Service of America, Inc. (NIMS), a nonprofit, Indian owned and controlled consulting firm was funded over a 3-year period (1977-1980) by the U.S. Office of Education/Office of Indian Education to conduct the first national study identifying and accurately describing the extent of problems of illiteracy and the lack…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education
Hirschfelder, Arlene B. – 1982
Created to try to shock people into realizing that a child's world is supersaturated with hundreds of images of savage, noble, lazy, or nonhuman Indians that obscure, misrepresent, and render trivial the rich cultures and histories of Native Americans, the reader is intended for early childhood, elementary, and secondary educators and general…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Athletics, Childhood Attitudes
Landis, Raymond B., Ed. – 1985
Procedures for operating undergraduate minority engineering programs (MEPs) are provided in this handbook. The findings and suggestions presented are based on the experiences of MEP directors who have managed support programs, which focus on improving the retention of minority students within engineering. The titles and authors of the handbook's…
Descriptors: American Indians, Black Students, College Programs, Dropout Prevention
