This children's reader in the Hualapai language is to be used with "Hualapai Misith Mispo Book 2" in a bilingual elementary school classroom. Pen-and-ink drawings illustrate the text. (NCR)

This basic reader in the Hualapai language is intended for use in a bilingual elementary school classroom. Pen-and-ink drawings illustrate the text. (NCR)

Since Fall of 1973, the population of Oglala Sioux Community College has remained fairly constant, averaging 339 students in the fall and 380 in the spring. In Spring, 1978, 64 percent of the student body attended part time, with an average of 68 percent being female. Although the number of graduates has increased from 7 in 1974 to 24 in 1978, the…

Unofficial estimates suggest that there are a quarter million people of East Indian origin in the United States. This paper focuses on the attitudes of these overseas Indians toward public policy priorities in India. A sample of 1129 people of East Indian origin listed in an ethnic biographical dictionary were mailed a 96-item comprehensive…

Focusing on vocational education programs that have been successful in increasing access to and performance in vocational education, this publication contains descriptions and abstracts of 137 programs for special needs populations. The first of two major sections contains sixteen site visit reports that include program name, address, contact…

To promote maximum Title I services to Navajo students attending the Navajo Area Bureau of Indian Affairs Schools, by-laws for the establishment and operation of a Parent Advisory Council (PAC) have been prepared. Council objectives are to develop good liaison and communication between students' parents and the local school administration; promote…

This set of eight papers is related to the Mathemagenic Activities Program (MAP) for early childhood education of the University of Georgia's Follow Through Program. The MAP is based on Piagetian theory and provides sequentially structured sets of curriculum materials and processes that are designed to continually challenge children to learn about…

A study was conducted to investigate: (1) what linguistic and mental abilities are involved in composition; (2) to what extent undergraduate students in India possess these abilities, in English and in their native language; and (3) to what extent these abilities are being taught. The major portion of the paper discusses the nature of composition,…

THE VALUE ORIENTATION OF MANY RURAL YOUTH FAILS TO BRING ABOUT SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION INTO THE COUNTRY'S LABOR FORCE. THIS FAILURE IS MORE PRONOUNCED WITH THOSE YOUTH WHO EXPERIENCE EXTREME ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE FROM A MINORITY GROUP SUCH AS NEGROES, SPANISH AMERICANS, OR INDIANS. THE GOVERNMENT HAS A RESPONSIBILITY FOR…

THE 1962 SUMMER INDIAN EDUCATION WORKSHOP AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WAS PLANNED TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND OTHERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EDUCATING INDIAN YOUTH. EACH PARTICIPANT SELECTED ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM AREAS IN INDIAN EDUCATION FOR DEPTH STUDY--(1) TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND…

DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED TEACHERS FOR BILINGUAL STUDENTS, SEVERAL APPROACHES ARE NOW BEING UTILIZED TO UP-GRADE THE STUDENTS' EDUCATION. THESE INCLUDE--(1) TEACHING ACCELERATED SPANISH COURSES TO NATIVE SPEAKERS OF THE LANGUAGE, (2) USING TEACHER AIDES IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, (3) HAVING MORMON FAMILIES TAKE INDIAN CHILDREN…

A CONFERENCE ON CALIFORNIA INDIAN EDUCATION WAS HELD IN MARCH, 1967, AT STANISLAUS STATE COLLEGE. THE CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS FROM REPRESENTATIVE SCHOOLS WITH A HIGH PROPORTION OF INDIAN STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA, ANTHROPOLOGISTS AND SOCIAL SCIENTISTS FROM VARIOUS COLLEGES, AND INDIANS FROM REPRESENTATIVE AREAS…

THIS DOCUMENT IS A COLLECTION OF ARTICLES WRITTEN BY MEMBERS OF THE COLORADO INDIAN EDUCATION WORKSHOP. THE ARTICLES ARE CONCERNED WITH THE PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL, CULTURAL, MORAL, EMOTIONAL, AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF BILINGUAL-BICULTURAL CHILDREN, AS A MEANINGFUL CURRICULUM IS DEVELOPED TO CORRELATE WITH THEIR SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT.…

EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR THE AMERICAN INDIAN HAVE UNDERGONE MUCH TURMOIL AND CHANGE. DURING THE PERIOD OF THE EARLY SETTLEMENT OF THIS CONTINENT, SOME TRIBES FOUNDED SCHOOLS. THE CHEROKEE SCHOOLS ARE CITED AS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE. AS INDIANS WERE FORCED TO SURRENDER MOST OF THEIR POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE AND WERE RELEGATED TO RESERVATIONS, THEIR…

The primary objective of this study was to identify concentrations and locations of American Indian, Asian American, Black, and Spanish Surname students attending the public schools of California. A comparative analysis of the four ethnic minority groups being studied is also presented. The study first identifies four major ethnic minority groups…