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Motivation Of An Indian Child In A School Situation, Wilda Jacques
Motivation Of An Indian Child In A School Situation, Wilda Jacques
Research Problems, 1947-1991
Excerpt: "The successive attempts to educate the American Indian have not produced the result desired by the educators and the American public. Perhaps it is the "successive attempts" that are at fault or there may be any number of reasons. The responsibility for the education of the Indian has been accepted by the United States Government. [...] The resulting degrees of success and failure are understandable when the purpose of the education was civilization and assimilation and the adoption by the Indians of the white ways of living. [...] The problem is to find ways to motivate the Sioux Indian …
The Educational Achievement Of Indian Children In The Powhattan, Kansas, Grade School, Carroll G. Sprague
The Educational Achievement Of Indian Children In The Powhattan, Kansas, Grade School, Carroll G. Sprague
Research Problems, 1947-1991
Excerpt: "Do the Indian students of the Powhattan, Kansas grade school achieve as well in arithmetic, spelling, language, and reading as their white classmates? Achievement is measured by the Iowa and Stanford achievement tests. The grades tested were from three to eight inclusive during the school years 1955-1956 and 1956-1957. [...] Some of the patrons of the Powhattan Grade School District feel that it is necessary to bring in white pupils from other districts to our already overcrowded school. The argument used is that they are needed to keep up the quality of classwork. They feel that if the white …
An Improved Program For The Education Of Slow Learning Children In The Negro Schools Of Kansas City, Kansas, Cleta B. Saunders
An Improved Program For The Education Of Slow Learning Children In The Negro Schools Of Kansas City, Kansas, Cleta B. Saunders
Research Problems, 1947-1991
Excerpt: "The ultimate aim of education in our democracy is to educate all children of all people, regardless of their intellectual level, to develop their fullest capabilities. To achieve this goal free public school facilities must be provided for every individual child in accordance with his needs. It is the duty of the public schools to make happy and useful citizens of all boys and girls. [...] The problem is how to develop an improved program for the education of children of low intelligence in the Negro schools. The problem raises the following related questions: (1) How can the slow …