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Beers, C. David; And Others – 1989
This booklet examines barriers to academic success for Native American students. The 32 practitioners attending a workshop at the 1989 Annual Conference of the New Mexico Association for Bilingual Education completed a survey that assessed the extent to which 31 possible barriers interfered with Native American education in their schools. Workshop…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, American Indian Education, American Indians
Zastrow, Leona M. – 1989
A literacy program was developed and conducted through the tribal library for the members of Santa Clara Pueblo (New Mexico). Two library staff members surveyed the community, developed a literacy program, and then implemented it. The program included both individual and group tutoring. The group classes were more successful, with 64 enrollees and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations
Bachelder, Ann; Markel, Sherry – 1997
This paper presents some preliminary findings from an opinion survey on the nature and depth of language and cultural studies to be included in school curricula as required by the Navajo Tribe's Language and Culture Mandate (1984). A 10-question survey was sent to 20 elementary and secondary schools in the Navajo Nation in New Mexico and Arizona.…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Bilingual Education, Community Attitudes