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Mid-Continent Regional Educational Lab., Aurora, CO. – 1986
This brochure offers descriptions of three Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory (McREL) programs designed to improve elementary and secondary education in the midwestern United States. "Project ACCESS" helps students explore career options. "Decisions About Technology" helps increase learning opportunities through the…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Community Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Zeller, Simon H. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1986
Reviews impact of recent agricultural trends in South Dakota. Outlines Kubler-Ross' stages of grief/adaptation that farm families must negotiate as they cope with the trauma of the loss of their farms. Indicates service providers must overcome farmers' mistrust for human welfare services and reach out to this vulnerable population. (NEC)
Descriptors: Community Services, Crisis Management, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Problems
Turchen, Mike – 1991
Perhaps responding to a new awareness of the problems of American Indians, South Dakota Governor George Mickelson issued an executive proclamation declaring 1990 the "Year of Reconciliation." Dakota Wesleyan University responded to this proclamation by participating with the Mitchell Area Vocational-Technical in establishing a…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Classroom Communication, Cultural Awareness
Racino, Julie Ann; And Others – 1989
This report contains the findings and recommendations of a review of the residential services system for South Dakota adults with developmental disabilities, based on site visits, interviews, and an analysis of documents and materials. The policy analysis report examines how South Dakota could implement a…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities

Deloria, Vine, Jr. – WICAZO SA Review, 1988
Discusses Sioux claim to the Black Hills of South Dakota from the Sioux perspective. Land claim discussed not as legal or political issue, but as a problem deeper than simple land transaction. Examines history and federal land acquisition as violation of Indian culture. Discusses possible future strategies in dealing with government. (TES)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Heath, Jay A.; Boris, Gregory A.; Baron, Mark A. – NCA Quarterly, 1999
Presents a case study of 95 elementary schools within a 50-mile radius of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to discern the extent to which elementary schools use local cultural/arts organizations to enhance teaching and learning. Concludes that most schools made use of available resources and that there is a need for a community "clearinghouse"…
Descriptors: Art, Art Activities, Case Studies, Childrens Art
Alkire, Phil – Small School Forum, 1982
Describes one-room country schools in South Dakota--importance of patrons; self-sufficiency and varied skills of teachers; administrators who deal with each school individually; advantages of the students (having several grades taught in one room, small teacher-student ratios, student interdependency, opportunity for creativity, close parental…
Descriptors: Administrators, Community Schools, Creativity, Curriculum