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Publication Date: 1992
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Trauma in Transition.
Wilson, Peggy
Canadian Journal of Native Education, v19 n1 p46-56 1992
An ethnographic study examined the experiences of 23 Canadian Sioux students during their transition from a reservation elementary school to an urban public high school. Students encountered racial bias, low teacher expectations, isolation, frustration, and a lack of understanding by school personnel of cultural conflicts. Eighteen dropped out. (SV)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Canada Natives, Culture Conflict, Dropouts, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, High School Freshmen, Racial Bias, Self Fulfilling Prophecies, Student Alienation, Student Experience, Transfer Students
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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