A LONG WAY FROM HOME
EFFECTS OF PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS ON VILLAGE CHILDREN AWAY FROM HOME
Judith Kleinfeld, Ed.D.
Joseph Bloom, M.D.
Consulting Psychiatrist
Center for Northern Educational Research
and
Institute of Social, Economic and Government Research
University of Alaska
CONTENTS
PREFACE
AUTHOR'S PREFACE
ABSTRACT
Purpose
Methods
Selection and Sample Size
Evaluating Effects of Schools
CHAPTER TWO. BETHEL REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Influences of Town Environment
Influences of Disturbed Companions
Boarding Home Families
The Bethel Regional Dormitory
The School Program, 1971-72
The Bethel Regional High School, 1972-73
The New Program
Failure of the Program
Bad Teachers Are Not the Problem
Summary
CHAPTER THREE. BELTZ BOARDING SCHOOL/NOME-BELTZ REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Beltz Boarding School in 1971-72
The School Program
The Dormitory
Peer Group Socialization
Attitudes Learned in Boarding School Socialization
The Nome-Beltz Regional High School 1972-73
Increase in External Stress
School Politics
Effects on Students
Decrease in External Restraints
Entrenchment of Drinking, Violence, and Antiwhite Feelings as Peer Group Norms
Summary
CHAPTER FOUR. THE ANCHORAGE BOARDING HOME PROGRAM
Graduates of the Program
Effects of Entering Freshmen
School-Related Social and Emotional Problems
Academic Progress
Attitude Changes
The Boarding Home Families
Characteristics of Successful Boarding Home Parents
The School Program
Summary
CHAPTER FIVE. VILLAGE HIGH SCHOOLS
Drop-Out and School-Related Social and Emotional Problems
Achievement Gains in Basic Skills
Breadth of Academic Program
Teacher Morale and Evaluations of Village High Schools
Would Four-year Village High Schools Be Adequate?
Program Possibilities for Village High Schools
Travel Programs to Increase Awareness of Opportunities
Senior Year Transitional Programs
Extracurricular Activities to Develop Confidence and Responsibility
Summary
CHAPTER SIX. IDENTITY FORMATION IN ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOLS
How School Programs Can Facilitate Successful Identity Formation
Presenting Clear Values and Directions in Harmony with
Those of the Village
A Personalized School Climate with Extensive, Intimate Teacher-Student Relationships
Peer Group Support for School Values and Goals
Summary
CHAPTER SEVEN. DEVELOPMENT OF THE CURRENT RURAL SECONDARY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Availability as the Basis of the Secondary School Program
Large Regional High School Concept
Administrative Chaos
Present Policy Directions
Summary
CHAPTER EIGHT. RECOMMENDATIONS POLICY FOR RURAL SECONDARY EDUCATION
Boarding Home and Dormitory Programs Should Be Closed Down
in Towns with High Levels of Social Problems
Public Boarding Schools Should Be Closed
The Urban Boarding Home Program Should Remain Open for Academically Inclined
Village Students
Area High Schools Would Offer Fewer Benefits than Village High Schools
Village Junior High Schools Alone Will Not Solve Students' Social and Emotional Problems
High School Programs Should Be Established in Each Village
Summary
APPENDIX I. Methodology: Evaluating High Schools
APPENDIX II. Social and Emotional Problems of Village Students in Alternative High School Programs
APPENDIX Ill. Drop-Out and Transfer of Village Students in Alternative High School Programs
APPENDIX IV. Change of Achievement Test Scores of Village Students in Alternative High School Programs
APPENDIX V. Courses and Grade Point Averages of Village Students in Alternative High School Programs
APPENDIX VI. Attitudes of Village Students in Alternative High School Programs
APPENDIX VII. Background of Village Students in Alternative High School Programs
APPENDIX VIII. Follow-up Studies of Graduates from Alternative High School Programs
APPENDIX IX. Projected Village High School Enrollments
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