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Download full textThiebaux, Raananna L. – 1997
This paper examines the perceptions of educators, parents, and students in a rural Alaska town concerning educational quality and issues in their schools. A literature review provides background on the history of education in the region, the value of culturally congruent education for Native students, the importance of teacher background in…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Diversity (Student)
Kleinfeld, Judith – 1973
This study examined the costs and benefits of alternative high school programs for Alaskan village children. It attempted to determine what actually happens to village adolescents in different high school programs, why it happens, and what, if anything, can be done about it. Research methods studied the effects of 3 types of high school programs…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Boarding Homes, Boarding Schools
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1987
In fiscal year (FY) 1986, the Alaska State Board of Education continued to work towards its objectives of improving education in the areas of: school finance (by developing a fair and equitable distribution system for state public school funds and funding school construction projects); fiscal accountability (by establishing a system for the entire…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Programs
