High-School Dropouts among Native Americans

A Montana study of 46 Native American high school dropouts found salient factors were perceived irrelevance/cultural insensitivity of curricula, perceived teacher indifference/failure to help with students' work, desire to be with other dropouts, problems at home, and the requirement that students attend school for the entire senior year. Journal of American Indian Education, 23 (1), 15-22 Author/s: Theodore Coladarci