Gender differences in expectations, on the other hand, remain substantial even after adjusting for other variables. C. L. Seyfrit, C. R. Crossland and L. C. Hamilton. Many programs have attempted to address alcohol and drug use and family violence as issues of public health. This paper examines the degree to which high school students in Southwest Alaska identify these issues as problems in their communities. Qualitative and quantitative data come from a 1995 survey of children in grades 9 to 12 in four villages, one town, and one boarding school in Alaska.
Qualitative data indicate that alcohol and drugs are of concern to young people.
Seyfrit, C. L. and L. C. Hamilton. Alaska Native youth and their attitudes towards education. Building on Richard Condon's discussions of education in the Central Canadian Arctic village of Holman, this paper uses 1995 survey data to describe Alaska Native high school students' perceptions of the purpose of school, the quality of their schools, the degree of adult encouragement they receive, their Native language skills, and their residential expectations. While Holman students did not perceive great educational expectations from their parents, students in Alaskan villages are as likely to report lots of parental encouragement as are students who attend larger town or boarding schools. The differences between adolescents in Holman and Alaska may be consequences of time.