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Woods, Doris, Ed. – 1973
The proceedings of 2nd annual American Indian Education Conferences are presented in this report. The 1972 conference covered community action, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) scholarship and boarding school programs, Navajo education programs, the San Juan School District (Utah), BIA employment assistance programs, Federal programs,…
Descriptors: Administration, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Boarding Schools
Minneapolis Public Schools, Minn. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1974
This deals with impact of Minneapolis Title I, Elementary Secondary Education Act, funded programs on children's achievement. In Minneapolis, Target schools are those schools that have a higher percentage of low income/Aid to Families of Dependent Children (AFDC)/foster children than the city as a whole. In Minneapolis in 1972-73, there were 40…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Elementary Schools, Federal Programs
Ornati, Oscar – 1972
The Minority Mobility Project (MMP) is concerned with personnel policies and practices which impart the utilization and upward mobility of minorities and women. The report details the various policy and analytical research questions raised in the course of a project involving quantitative and qualitative analyses of primary data on personnel…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Business Responsibility, Data Analysis, Employed Women
White, Sheldon H.; And Others – 1973
This document is the fourth and final part of a comprehensive study designed to review child development data and program evaluation data so that proposals for Federal program planning can be made. This section (Volume 4) provides a summary of the topics, findings, and recommendations of the other three parts of the study. (DP)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Child Development, Children, Day Care
Hunt, J. McVicker – 1974
This report attempts to respond to a series of questions commonly asked about the nation-wide experiment to provide equality of educational opportunity to children born to families of poverty. The report focuses on the following questions: (1) Why did this program of experimenting with early childhood education happen to get launched midway in the…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Tyler, S. Lyman – 1973
The study brings together in one work a brief history of American Indian policy in the United States for the use of students, teachers, government employees, and the general reader. More detail has been supplied for the period since 1930 to enable the reader to see the processes involved in the adoption, administration, and eventual changes in…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, American History, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Hopkins, Thomas Robert – 1959
The study compiles and records the history of the administration of education for Alaskan natives since the United States purchased the territory from Russia in 1876. Chapter 1, An Overview of the Development of the Alaskan Native, covers the development of missionary and government schools, the growth and development of Native education from 1906…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, American History, American Indians, Bilingualism
Communication Technology Corp., Marlton, NJ. – 1973
The overall goal of the 1972-73 Title I Program in the Newark School District was to diagnose reading difficulties of and provide preventive, individualized, developmental, and/or remedial programs for children who had demonstrated extreme educational deficiencies. This evaluation attempts to measure the extent and effectiveness of various reading…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Schools, Federal Programs
Boyce, George A. – 1974
The book is the story of the Navajos during the decade of forced stock reduction on the Navajo Reservation. This decade was marked by confusion, frustration, and bitterness on the part of the Navajo Nation. It is of the 1940's, during which the Navajos faced their greatest crisis since their removal to military confinement from 1864 to 1868, that…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Boarding Schools, Cultural Background
Locke, Patricia – 1973
Five basic discussions on post secondary education of American Indian students are presented in this paper. These are: (1) Are Indian studies programs in non-Indian colleges and universities providing quality education for Indian students? (2) Are Indian community colleges on the reservations and in the Indian communities providing a viable…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Community Colleges, Counselor Selection
Nellum (A.L.) and Associates, Washington, DC. – 1973
In June, 1969, the Government of the District of Columbia sought and was awarded a grant by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, under Section 314 of the Housing Act of 1954, as amended, to train 25 public housing youths in five maintenance skills: painting, window glazing, landscaping, screening, and carpentry. In addition to being…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
Dumbleton, Duane D.; Rice, Marion J. – 1973
The Expository Essay is a survey of the history, problems, and prospects of American Indian education in the United States. The document is concerned with a major topic of interest to the University of Georgia's Anthropology Curriculum Project--the role of education in the process of acculturation both in U.S. policy and in attitudes of Indians…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Boarding Schools, Cultural Education
Heskes, Deborah A. – 1973
Improving the lot of those who are the least productive can be approached in two ways. The first is to make the secondary jobs more desirable by increasing the pay rate and improving the working conditions and opportunities for promotion. The second approach concentrates on improving the employability of these individuals by moving them up on the…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Ancillary Services, Community Action, Compensatory Education
Hamilton, Laurie S.; Muthard, John E. – 1973
The research and evaluation literature of several Federal Manpower training programs and the Federal-State Vocational Rehabilitation program was reviewed to determine effectiveness in reducing economic dependency among welfare recipients. Emphasis was on the Vocational Rehabilitation programs used for comparison. Significant findings are…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Economic Research, Economic Status, Economically Disadvantaged
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1972
The Minnesota Indian Education Program provided a "turning point" for the state's Indians during Fiscal Year 1972. There was a 31% increase in Indian high school graduates and over 3,800 adults were enrolled in Indian Adult Basic Education. The program received funding from over 15 outside agencies, including the U.S. Office of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Community Involvement
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