Factors involved in high school completion and non -completion of Native Americans

Factors involved in high school completion and non -completion of Native Americans

This study is a survey of sixty Native Americans between 12-24 years of age. Thirty were graduates and thirty were non-graduates. The four sets of variables examined were: early pregnancy, drug and alcohol use, cultural values, and mentoring. The reliability of three factors (mentors, substance abus...

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Main Author: Starr, Lorrie
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2006
Subjects:
Educational sociology|Academic guidance counseling|Native Americans|Native studies
Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3242115
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spelling ndltd-UMASS-oai-scholarworks.umass.edu-dissertations-45482020-12-02T14:36:38Z Factors involved in high school completion and non -completion of Native Americans Starr, Lorrie This study is a survey of sixty Native Americans between 12-24 years of age. Thirty were graduates and thirty were non-graduates. The four sets of variables examined were: early pregnancy, drug and alcohol use, cultural values, and mentoring. The reliability of three factors (mentors, substance abuse and cultural factors) were consistent with what might be expected in a random scale of 60 participants with a researcher developed scale. It was, however, the category developed to address having or not having children that proved to be of the most statistical significance. 2006-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3242115 Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest ENG ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Educational sociology|Academic guidance counseling|Native Americans|Native studies
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Starr, Lorrie
Factors involved in high school completion and non -completion of Native Americans
description This study is a survey of sixty Native Americans between 12-24 years of age. Thirty were graduates and thirty were non-graduates. The four sets of variables examined were: early pregnancy, drug and alcohol use, cultural values, and mentoring. The reliability of three factors (mentors, substance abuse and cultural factors) were consistent with what might be expected in a random scale of 60 participants with a researcher developed scale. It was, however, the category developed to address having or not having children that proved to be of the most statistical significance.
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title_short Factors involved in high school completion and non -completion of Native Americans
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title_fullStr Factors involved in high school completion and non -completion of Native Americans
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