Perceived change in self-determination among Navajo parents at a tribally controlled grant school

Perceived change in self-determination among Navajo parents at a tribally controlled grant school

This study investigated whether the Navajo parents who enrolled their children in a tribally controlled grant school perceived significant change in self-determination of local Indian education as a result of the school's becoming a grant school under PL 100-297, the Tribally-Controlled Schools...

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Main Author: Sorensen, Mark Wallen
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01-01-1993
Subjects:
Bilingual education
Educational administration
Ethnic studies
Minority & ethnic groups
Multicultural education
School administration
Sociology
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Summary:This study investigated whether the Navajo parents who enrolled their children in a tribally controlled grant school perceived significant change in self-determination of local Indian education as a result of the school's becoming a grant school under PL 100-297, the Tribally-Controlled Schools Act of 1988. A case study approach was used, which included analysis of focus group interviews, questionnaires, written correspondence, and other archival documents. Although in four years, 85 of the 181 federally funded Indian schools throughout the country have exercised their option to become tribally controlled grant schools, as provided for in PL 100-297, there has been no study of how the Indian parents perceived change in self-determination in a grant school. This study focused on the perceptions of the parents in a K-12 school on the Navajo Reservation which changed from government to tribal control.
ISBN:9798209231356