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Saunders, Robert; And Others – 1977
Produced for use in a coordinated program of studies for students in the Connecticut Migratory Children's Program and for other students whose native language is Spanish, this book about the Indians of Puerto Rico is intended as supplementary reading material for pre-school through fifth grade. The book, illustrated with black and white drawings,…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Elementary Education, Hispanic Americans, Illustrations
Tafoya, Terry – 1981
Four pre-service orientation exercises utilize both cognitive and affective approaches to foster positive attitudes and self-awareness among staff members working with Alaska Native students. While designed specifically for the Nome (Alaska) Public School Title VII program, the terminology could be readjusted easily to meet the needs of many…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Alaska Natives, American Indians, Bilingualism
Hurwitz, Suzanne, Ed.; And Others – 1980
A teacher's guide for three junior high school units on women in United States history is presented. Designed to supplement what is customarily taught in United States history courses, the units focus on Native American women in Pre-Columbian America, Southern women from 1820 to 1860, and women as immigrants and workers from 1820 to 1940. The…
Descriptors: American Indians, Educational Objectives, Employed Women, Females
Wylie, Richard, Comp.; Williams, Elizabeth, Comp. – 1979
Between February and November, 1978, six regional workshops were held on basic skills education, co-sponsored by the University of Colorado at Denver and the U.S. Office of Education. Three hundred educators and representatives of business and community groups attended. Each meeting included opportunities for small groups, organized both…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, American Indian Education, Basic Skills, Bilingual Students
Corwin, Susan – 1978
This is the final evaluation report for the Urban, Rural, Racial, Disadvantaged Educational Programs (URRD) conducted in Seattle, Washington during the 1977-78 school year. URRD programs are defined as State funded efforts designed to provide services to students who are not succeeding in school because of disadvantaged, minority, or poverty…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, American Indian Education, Attendance, Bilingual Education
Liaw, Shoubee – 1977
This report is a 1977 needs assessment for the State Urban, Rural, Racial, Disadvantaged Education Programs (URRD) in Seattle, Washington. URRD programs are defined as state funded efforts which provide special services to students from disadvantaged, minority, or poverty backgrounds. The study provides data on students in the Seattle Public…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
South Dakota State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. – 1977
In order to assess the quality of justice available to Native Americans in Pennington and Charles Mix counties, South Dakota, investigations were conducted from June through November 1976 with a two-day informal hearing and 130 interviews around the state. Despite progress made during the last few years, Indian people continue to face problems in…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indians, Civil Rights, Community Attitudes
South Dakota State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. – 1978
In order to assess the quality of justice available to Native Americans in Burleigh County, North Dakota, investigations were conducted from June 1976 through April 1978 with an informal fact finding meeting as well as interviews with approximately 85 persons in Burleigh County and throughout the state. The 1970 census lists Native Americans…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indians, Civil Rights, Community Attitudes
Myers, Paul R.; And Others – 1978
When historic (1940-70) and recent (1970-74) trends in population, income, and employment for the Northern Great Plains coal region are compared with that for the entire U.S. and all U.S. nonmetro counties, data reveal a minimal population increase from 1940 to 1970, a period of declining agricultural employment and high outmigration rates. In…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Demography, Economic Development
Naidoo, Josephine C. – 1977
Presented in this document is a cross-cultural study dealing with the role socialization, self perceptions, and aspiration levels of over 200 women of both Anglo Saxon and Indian origins living in Ontario, Canada. These dimensions are explored within the context of selected cultural, religious, and philosophical variables. Some of the factors…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism
Campbell-Thrane, Lucille, Comp. – 1979
This bibliography contains publications which provide information that will help meet the needs of special individuals with unique characteristics. The bibliography is divided into thirteen sections. Each section is identified by specific population and contains a listing of both generic resources and those specific to each individual special…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, American Indians, Asian Americans, Bibliographies
Cortes, Carlos E.; Campbell, Leon G. – 1979
This publication is the product of a college course which focused on the general concept of race and ethnicity in films from a cross-national comparative perspective. The authors hope that the booklet will be useful to teachers who present courses on film and history, for those who use film in their general history courses, and for those who teach…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis
MCGRATH, G.D.; AND OTHERS – 1962
REPORTED HERE ARE EVALUATIVE FINDINGS OF FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR SOUTHWESTERN INDIANS. DATA PREVIOUSLY COLLECTED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, INDIAN TRIBES, AND OTHERS WERE COLLECTED AND ORGANIZED FOR ANALYSIS. INTERVIEWS AND QUESTIONNAIRES WERE THEN USED TO OBTAIN DATA FROM 43 HIGHER EDUCATION…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Failure, American Indians
RAMSEY, RALPH J. – 1967
PERPLEXING PROBLEMS HAVE ARISEN BECAUSE OF THE MIGRATION PATTERN OF YOUNG ADULTS FROM RURAL AREAS TO URBAN CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES. SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS INCLUDE--(1) YOUTH ADJUSTING TO THE ADULT WORLD, (2) MOVING FROM THE SUB-CULTURE WHERE EARLY TRAINING WAS RECEIVED TO A DIFFERENT SUB-CULTURE, AND (3) PREPARATION FOR THE CONTINUALLY…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), American Indians, Behavior, Blacks
WILLEY, DARRELL S. – 1966
IN CONJUCTION WITH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY INSTITUTE AT NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, A SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN THE PROVISION OF EQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ANGLO, SPANISH-AMERICAN AND INDIAN CHILDREN IN AZTEC AND TULAROSA, NEW MEXICO. THE MAJOR QUESTIONS…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Academic Aspiration, Achievement
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