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ERIC Number: ED145997
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Jun
Pages: 113
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Pierce County Indian Education Program, Educational Service District #121, Tacoma, Washington. 1976-77 Final Evaluation Report.
Nelson, Steve; Clark, Robey
Comparing program objectives with program outcomes, 4 program components targeted at 1,100 American Indian students in 9 school districts in Pierce County, Washington were evaluated. Program objectives operationalized by an 11-member staff including 9 specialists and 1 coordinator were to develop: (1) basic skills via tutoring services for students identified by testing as needing remedial classes; (2) cultural knowledge via the collection and/or publication of tribal bibliographies, books, films, records, legends, tribal artifacts, etc.; (3) career counseling by surveying Indian students' interests and then distributing the results to guidance counselors in the high schools; (4) court liaison activities to provide linkage between the Pierce County Juvenile Court and the Indian home. Program evaluation indicated: substantial (academic improvement by 1/10 of 1 grade for every 20 days) improvement in the basic skills component, though it was suggested that standardization of the assessment instruments across districts would further analysis; general success in providing a variety of cultural experiences to the majority of students in the target group, though two districts received very few services; little tangible evidence of success in the career counseling component, but there appeared to be a high level of activity in this component which may eventuate in more successful post-high school experiences; the Coordinator and the specialists were actively involved in court liaison activities but that these services would be terminated due to time and legal issues. (JC)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Sponsor: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Office of Indian Education.
Authoring Institution: Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. Office of Research and Evaluation Services.
Identifiers - Location: Washington
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A