Sponsor
Portland State University. School of Social Work
Term of Graduation
1975
Date of Publication
1975
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
Social Work
Language
English
Subjects
Chemawa Indian School, High school dropouts -- Oregon -- Marion County
DOI
10.15760/etd.1765
Physical Description
1 online resource (67 pages)
Abstract
Repeated inquiries and statements are made about the number of American Indian students who drop out or are pushed out of school. The Waxes noted that while drop-out rates are difficult to calculate because of a shifting population and absence of centralized, accurate records, current figures indicate that about one-half of those who enter the primary grades drop out before entering high school. Furthermore, only about a third of those entering school actually graduate. A study of Pima and Papago schools revealed much the same trends. Seven percent of the children ages six to eighteen are not enrolled in any school. The researchers estimated a drop-out rate of twenty percent for the teenage group. This was compared to a three and one-half percent drop-out rate for high schools in the surrounding areas. It was also noted that those Indian children who were in school were very likely to be behind their grade placement.
The primary purpose of this study is to examine the Chemawa Indian School drop-out rate.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11598
Recommended Citation
Farrow, Terry and Oats, Gordon, "Drop-out study, Chemawa Indian School" (1975). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 1766.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.1765
Comments
A practicum submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work.
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