FOCUS GROUPS

 

 

APPENDIX F

Aniak

Regarding the education of Alaska Native children who live in villages, which statement comes closest to how you feel? Record comments.
Ratings Distribution
Statement
Comments

1. The school system itself is failing Alaska Native children.
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-

2. It isn't the school system as much as it is other issues that are responsible for what difficulties Alaska Native children are having with their education.
5

Both.

No comment.

No comment.

Other issues (both, combo) .

No comment.

Other.
2

One and two - same.

One participant did not respond.

Anchorage

Regarding the education of Alaska Native children who live in the Anchorage area, which statement comes closest to how you feel? Record comments.
Statement
Comments

1. The school system itself is failing Alaska Native children.
3

The urban student hasn't an awareness of rural Alaska and its peoples.

There are some wonderful teachers and there are some teachers that are only there for the money - and the report card for the school system is not as high as it could be.

It's the system because I felt like I had to do a lot of things I really didn't want to do growing up.

2. It isn't the school system as much as it is other issues that are responsible for what difficulties Alaska Native children are having with their education.
2

Other issues. Because we are where we are as a result of the choices we make. We need as a group of people and as people in the greater city and world community, to be able to know we have made a choice. Dealing with the response, consequence is the next step. Sense of community? No - Responsibility: It' s the only way for an individual to have growth within that supports growth and "success" or goal attainment in the outer concrete world -society.

Chose this one because there are too many things going on in people's lives that make the school atmosphere the way it is.

Business

Regarding the education of Alaska Native children generally, which statement comes closest to how you feel? Record comments.
Statement
Comments

1. The school system itself is failing Alaska Native children.
4
  • No comment.
  • No comment.
  • Urban and rural schools - over populated/under-funded.
  • No comment.

2. It isn't the school system as much as it is other issues that are responsible for what difficulties Alaska Native children are having with their education.
5
  • It's other issues.
  • No comment.
  • No comment.
  • No comment.
  • I actually feel both statements are correct.

 

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