A variety of federal, state, county, and tribal groups and agencies are involved in providing adult vocational education for Seminole Indians living on Florida reservations. Following a series of discussions with concerned groups, it became apparent that there was no clear understanding among the various parties as to the goals, needs, and purposes of Seminole adult vocational education. Using an on-site interview technique, the researcher gathered information on the goals, needs, and attitudes of Seminole students and administrators, and non-Seminole administrators toward Seminole vocational education; then analyzed and compared their attitudes and perceptions. / The study describes the Seminole Tribe's educational services and facilities, vocational programs available to the Seminole on and off the reservations, and vocational enrollment estimates. / The study concluded that: (1) Seminole students mainly enrolled in business and industrial education programs; (2) Seminole administrators thought Seminole students preferred to work on the reservations, but only one-third of the students preferred to do so; (3) there was low correlation between Seminole administrators' and students' "reasons for enrolling in vocational programs"; (4) the groups agreed that business, health, agriculture, and public service education were the areas of vocational training most needed by the Tribe; (5) the groups generally rated on- and off-reservation vocational programs highly but also felt these programs were not successful at keeping Seminole students from dropping out; (6) Seminole administrators and students significantly differed in their opinions as to the degree of difficulty in securing on-reservation employment; and, (7) the study participants generally felt that vocational education was meeting the Seminoles' needs. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-08, Section: A, page: 2901. / Major Professor: Robert L. Lathrop. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1991.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76466 |
| Contributors | Morris, Hilary Lee., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 236 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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