Indian Students’ Academic Self-Concept and Their Perceptions of Teacher and Parent Aspirations for Them in a Band-Controlled School and a Provincial School

Résumé

The main purpose of this study was to determine if a difference, in terms of academic self-concept, could be found between Native students who attended a band-controlled school and those who attended a public school. Of secondary interest was whether the two groups of students would differ in terms of the academic aspirations which they perceived their parents and favourite teacher held for them. The students in this study were from a Western reserve and included 20 students in grades 8 through 12 who attended a band-controlled school and 22 students who attended a public school in a nearby town. The results indicated that (1) significant differences in self-concept scores were not found; and (2) students attending the Native-controlled school perceived that their parents and favourite teacher held significantly higher levels of educational aspirations for them than did students who attended the public school.