Schooling at-risk Native American children : a journey from reservation Head Start to public school kindergarten / Cheryl D. Clay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clay, Cheryl D., 1947-

Series:

Native Americans (Garland Publishing, Inc.)

Native Americans

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ute children--Education (Early childhood)--Colorado.

Ute children.

Ute children--Socialization.

Ute children--Social conditions.

Children with social disabilities--Education (Early childhood)--Colorado.

Children with social disabilities.

Head Start programs--Colorado.

Head Start programs.

Kindergarten--Colorado.

Kindergarten.

Mainstreaming in education--Colorado.

Mainstreaming in education.

Social skills in children--Colorado.

Social skills in children.

Education and state--Colorado.

Education and state.

Children with social disabilities--Education (Early childhood).

Social conditions.

Socialization.

Colorado.

Physical Description:

xvi, 185 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Garland Pub., 1998.

Summary:

Native American children are highly vulnerable to referrals out of mainstream public education. This study of the transition of Native American children in Southwestern Colorado from a Native American Head Start program to public kindergarten analyzes the factors which contribute to these high referral rates and suggests policy changes to smooth the transition of Native American children into the public school system. Six in-depth case studies, on-site classroom observation, and interviews with parents and teachers, document changes in the social interaction patterns of children between reservation Head Start and public school kindergarten classrooms.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-182) and index.

ISBN:

0815331371

OCLC:

39655528