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- Title
Tribal vs. Public Schools: Perceived Discrimination and School Adjustment among Indigenous Children from Early to Mid-adolescence.
- Authors
Crawford, Devan M.; Cheadle, Jacob E.; Whitbeck, Les B.
- Abstract
The purpose of this study is to assess the differential effects of perceived discrimination by type of school on positive school adjustment among Indigenous children during late elementary and early middle school years. The analysis utilizes a sample of 654 Indigenous children from four reservations in the northern Midwest and four Canadian First Nations sreserves. Multiple group linear growth modeling within a structural equation framework is employed to investigate the moderating effects of school type on the relationship between discrimination and positive school adjustment. Results show that students in all school types score relatively high on positive school adjustment at time one (ages 10-12). However, in contrast to students in tribal schools for whom positive school adjustment remains stable, those attending public schools and those moving between school types show a decline in school adjustment over time. Furthermore, the negative effects of discrimination on positive school adjustment are greater for those attending public schools and those moving between schools. Possible reasons for this finding and potential explanations for why tribal schools may provide protection from the negative effects of discrimination are discussed.
- Subjects
NATIVE American school children; STUDENT adjustment; DISCRIMINATION in education; ASSIMILATION (Sociology); EDUCATION of Native Americans; PRIMARY education; MIDDLE school education
- Publication
Journal of American Indian Education, 2010, Vol 49, Issue 1/2, p86
- ISSN
0021-8731
- Publication type
Article