NAEP - NIES 2007 Part II: Instruction and Curriculum (Cultural Instruction)

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Higher percentages of students at high density schools had administrators who reported using AI/AN cultural content in their schools

School administrators were asked whether AI/AN students in their schools received instruction on a variety of topics and issues related to their native cultures.

Do American Indian or Alaska Native students in your school receive instruction about their native cultures in any of the following areas?

Grade 4

Grade 8

Percentage of fourth-grade AI/AN students, by school administrators who answered "yes" to the response choices for a question about AI/AN cultural instruction in their schools and school density: 2007

Findings

Higher percentages of AI/AN fourth-graders in high density schools than in low density schools had administrators who incorporated all categories of cultural content into their schools' instruction.

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–Type of school (79K PDF)

* Significantly different (p < .05) from low density schools.
NOTE: AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native. School density indicates the proportion of AI/AN students enrolled. High density schools have 25 percent or more AI/AN students. Low density schools have less than 25 percent. View complete data for grades 4 and 8 with standard errors.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007 National Indian Education Study.

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Higher percentages of students at high density schools had administrators who reported using AI/AN cultural content in their schools

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