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Willeto, Angela A. A. – Social Indicators Research, 2007
American Indian/Alaska Native well-being, survival-based data are rare. This study explores the question of whether or not it is possible to produce such well-being information using secondary data sources. The answer is yes, with some limitations. Hence, Native American data for 10 well-being indicators nationally and for New Mexico and South…
Descriptors: American Indians, Social Indicators, Children, Well Being
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Karanxha, Zorka; Zirkel, Perry A. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2014
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) obligates school districts to identify students with disabilities and provide them with a free and appropriate public education (FAPE), which includes specially designed instruction. Identification, FAPE, least restrictive environment (LRE), and various other issues under the IDEA sometimes…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Disabilities
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Hunt, Valerie H.; Kerr, Brinck; Ketcher, Linda K.; Murphy, Jennifer – American Indian Quarterly, 2010
The purpose of this article is to address a gap in the empirical literature by analyzing levels of proportional representation of American Indians over time in state and local government bureaucracies in key states. The authors limit their analysis to six states with the largest percentages of American Indian populations in 2000: Alaska, Arizona,…
Descriptors: Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Research Methodology, American Indians, Disadvantaged
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Stevenson, Gelvin – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2005
Tribal colleges and universities around the country are harnessing natural sources of energy on their campuses. Renewable energy and sustainable building design have many advantages--they save money and provide healthier learning and working environments while allowing people to live in greater harmony with the earth. This article discusses…
Descriptors: Ecology, Tribally Controlled Education, Community Colleges, Energy Conservation
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Anderson, Donna G.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1997
A survey of 1991 and 1994 graduating medical school students at medical schools (N=175) in Colorado, New Mexico and South Dakota found that differences in prevalence of AIDS/HIV cases in those states did not affect schools' training programs but indirectly affected students' knowledge and attitudes, which were related to the numbers of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Communicable Diseases, Comparative Analysis, Disease Control
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Trokan, John – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2005
The Religious Pastoral Studies and Behavioral Sciences Departments of a Midwestern college have collaborated in offering academic courses in theology and anthropology that include service immersion experiences with people of diverse cultures in South Dakota, North Carolina, New Mexico, Kentucky, and Honduras. This paper explores the incarnational…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Philosophy, Curriculum Design, Anthropology