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High-School Dropouts among Native Americans.

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Coladarci, Theodore – Journal of American Indian Education, 1983

A Montana study of 46 Native American high school dropouts found salient factors were perceived irrelevance/cultural insensitivity of curricula, perceived teacher indifference/failure to help with students' work, desire to be with other dropouts, problems at home, and the requirement that students attend school for the entire senior year. (MH)

Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Cultural Awareness, Dropout Attitudes