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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1969
A transcript of testimony given before the U.S. Senate's Special Subcommittee on Indian Education on March 30, 1968, in Flagstaff, Arizona, is presented in this document, which is Part 3 of the hearings proceedings (Part 1 is RC 003 556; Part 2 is RC 003 557). Part 3 contains testimony by various witnesses, including tribal members in leadership…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, American Indians, Boarding Schools, Disadvantaged
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1969
Volume I, "Development Prospects and Problems," is part of a 2-volume compendium of study papers intended to serve as a resource document for members of the Joint Economic Committee, other members of Congress, and those who are concerned with formulating and executing effective policies of economic development for American Indian and…
Descriptors: American Indians, Community Development, Cultural Influences, Disadvantaged
Southwest Indian Youth Center, Tucson, AZ. – 1971
Described is an innovative program designed for rehabilitating American Indian adolescents who have committed legal offenses. As stated, goals of the program are to improve work habits, social behaviors, vocational and academic skills, leisure skills, responsibility for self, attitudes, and community participation using a system of promotion…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adolescents, American Indians, Attitudes
Larson, Wayne L. – 1972
The principal objective of this research was to analyze the question of the kinds or types of teachers who have the most influence on students' aspirations and achievements. The study included a sample of students from 4 high schools in which Indian and non-Indian students were enrolled. A questionnaire was administered to and analyzed for 451…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, American Indians, Disadvantaged, English Education
Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins. Dept. of Education. – 1972
This program was designed to train teachers and aides working, or interested in working, in Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs on Indian reservations in 11 western and midwestern States. An Indian Advisory Council planned activities with Colorado State University staff. Plans involved an area-wide training institute at CSU to be followed by…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs
Brown, Doug; And Others – 1973
The objective of this applied research project was to evaluate a formula by which young native Canadians would become teachers through in-service training coupled with academic upgrading. The experiment design paired apprentice and cooperating teachers, provided technical help, planned a schedule of activities for the apprentice, and assessed the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Apprenticeships, Area Studies, Cooperating Teachers
Liberty, Paul; And Others – 1967
General information on the studies currently underway by the Southwestern Cooperative Educational Laboratory (SECEL) is presented in this report. Module A is concerned with investigating the relationships between a variety of cultural-psychological factors and language development in grade 1. Testing and home interviews play a major part in this…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anglo Americans, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Differences
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Phoenix, AZ. – 1972
Title I projects operated in the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Phoenix Area, during Fiscal 1972 are described in this final evaluation report. An overview of the geographical location of Areas within the BIA is given, along with the organization of the BIA at large and of the Phoenix Area. Enrollments in the Phoenix Area projects are presented…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annual Reports, Behavior Problems, Cognitive Ability
Davis, Junius A. – 1972
A survey was conducted by the Educational Testing Service to evaluate the impact of federally supported college programs for disadvantaged students. The purposes were to identify successful programs and learn what factors were associated with effectiveness, using student-centered criteria of success, satisfaction and continuance in school. A…
Descriptors: American Indians, Black Students, College Programs, Compensatory Education
Nelsen, Jerald – 1972
A model adapting the ideas of the British Infant School to the culture of American education is presented. The model presents open education as potentially most useful to Indian and Migrant Education and incorporates already existing concepts, such as training in linguistics and thought. This document is divided into three parts: (1) development…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Students, Demonstrations (Educational), Ethnic Groups
Valencia, Atilano A. – 1972
The Grants Bilingual-Bicultural Program provided for the linguistic and academic needs of children with language limitations in English and Spanish, children functional only in Spanish or English and children functional in the Keresan or Navajo language with limitations in English. The evaluation design determined program effects in English…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education
Turner, E. L., Jr. – 1972
The Division of Indian Education of the Arizona Department of Education distributes Federal funds under the Johnson-O'Malley Act. These funds are provided to public schools and counties in Arizona with 3% or more American Indian children to help pay the cost of educating Indian children living on tax-exempt reservation lands. The host school…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annual Reports, Assessed Valuation, Average Daily Attendance
Red Cloud Indian School, Inc., Pine Ridge, SD. Oglala Sioux Culture Center. – 1972
The instructional material in this fourth of 6 units is directed to the 9th graders of the Oglala Sioux people. Discussed are the economy (production, consumption, distribution, and exchange of food, shelter, and clothing) of the Oglala Sioux people from past to present, in other words, from the time when a buffalo hunting economy prevailed to the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, American Indians, Business, Cultural Background
Harkins, Arthur M.; And Others – 1972
The Native American (NATAM) Curriculum Series, designed to serve non-Indian teachers conducting classrooms without American Indian students present, is described in this overview. Presented in outline form are samples of the units prepared by public school teachers from the Columbia Heights, Minnesota, school system who were enrolled in an Indian…
Descriptors: American Indians, Attitude Change, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development
Colorado State General Assembly, Denver. Legislative Council. – 1971
The objective of Part II of the Colorado Legislative Council's Committee on American Indian Enrollment Problems report is to recommend policies and procedures for dealing with American Indian tuitions and Indian education at Fort Lewis College. The committee members worked with the Colorado congressional delegation and representatives of the U.S.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Committees, Enrollment, Federal Aid
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