NAEP - NIES 2007 Part II: Homes and Communities (History and Traditions)

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Higher percentages of AI/AN students at high density schools have administrators who report opportunities for sharing native histories and traditions than at low density schools

The NIES school survey asked school administrators about opportunities for families to share AI/AN histories and traditions as part of their school's instructional program.

In a typical school year, how often does your school provide opportunities for students’ families to share native or family histories and traditions as part of the instructional program?

Grade 4

Grade 8

Percentage of fourth-grade AI/AN students, by school administrators' responses to a question about the use of students' native/family histories and traditions in instructional programs and school density: 2007

Findings

School administrators of 43 percent of fourth-graders in high density schools reported opportunities for sharing native histories and traditions in school at least 3 times a year, compared to 20 percent of fourth-graders in low density schools.

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* 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. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 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 AI/AN students at high density schools have administrators who report opportunities for sharing native histories and traditions than at low density schools

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