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ERIC Number: ED147064
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1974
Pages: 36
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
The Indian Education Elementary and Secondary School Assistance Program, Robeson County, N.C., 1973-74.
Maynor, Waltz; Thompson, Vernon R.
Major priority areas established by the American Indian (Lumbee) Parent Committee of the Indian Elementary and Secondary School Assistance Program for Robeson County, North Carolina were: remedial reading; additional vocational education; special guidance programs; accelerated training for gifted; specialists in math; and cultural enrichment programs. Two evaluators working outside the school system utilized a 10-item questionnaire to evaluate the degree of satisfaction experienced by parents (N=458); teachers (191); and students (324). Additionally school principals were asked to prioritize their community's needs in terms of the Parent Committee's six priorities. Principals from 5 of the 25 schools were asked to examine the chief needs of their students, the overall objectives of their programs, and how each objective served their Indian students. Program evaluation indicated: differences in the priority rankings of principals (reading, guidance, math, the gifted, vocational education, and cultural enrichment) and those of parents, teachers, and students (reading, cultural enrichment, math, music, clerical assistance, general catch-up programs, home coordinator and physical education, the gifted and vocational education); in general, parents were more satisfied with their level of understanding and involvement, program impact on student attendance, and pride in Indianness than were the teachers and students, though it was concluded that the program did satisfy the objectives established by the Parent Committee. (JC)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: N/A
Sponsor: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Office of Indian Education.
Authoring Institution: Robeson County Board of Education, Lumberton, NC.
Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Indian Education Act 1972
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A