ERIC Number: ED147044
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Jun
Pages: 47
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An Evaluation of Project 'ACT', Anadarko Public Schools, June 1977.
King, James B.; Doyle, Tom
Project "ACT" [Attendance, Career Awareness (Work Experience), and Tutorial Assistance] is basically designed to keep American Indian students involved in school by helping them to experience success in school and giving them a tangible reason for completing their education. Project objectives, which were determined from a needs assessment conducted in the community and schools, are to improve the class attendance of Indian students, to make the Indian students' school experience more relevant to life and work, to assist Indian students to experience success in school by providing them with assistance relating to their academic programs, and to provide supportive financial assistance to Indian students with special needs. The project was evaluated via project recorded data and survey questionnaires administered to the students, parents, work experience businesses, and staff. Each questionnaire contained items designed to seek responses that indicated the program's effectiveness and ideas for future planning. The program made minimal impact in the elementary grades; the program's major thrust was at the secondary level. The report presents information on the Indian student attendance, the geographic location of the student population, the students who participated in the work objective, the 15 outside speakers included in the program, supportive services rendered, how each objective was met, the Parent Advisory Committee, and the survey responses. (NQ)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advisory Committees, American Indians, Ancillary Services, Attendance, Career Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Program Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Questionnaires, School Community Programs, School Holding Power, Tutoring, Work Experience Programs
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Sponsor: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Office of Indian Education.
Authoring Institution: Anadarko Public Schools, OK.
Identifiers - Location: Oklahoma
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