Retention & Recruitment

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Altering Perceptions Through Indigenous Studies: The Effects of Immersion in Hawaiian Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) on Non-Native and Part-Native Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Benjamin Charles Feinstein

Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 25, no. 2, 2005, pp. 477-490

Content analysis of course curricula revealed varied responses and demonstrated the importance of a TEK course to education.

American Encounters: Teaching U.S. History From Indian Country

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Sarah E. Irvine

Melissa H. Jones

Mary Schellinger

Discusses research project on a staff development program involving an intensive course for pre-service teachers on history and education.

American Indian/Alaska Native College Student Retention Strategies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Raphael M. Guillory

Journal of Developmental Education, vol. 33, no. 2, Winter, 2009, pp. 14-16

Study examined how students perceptions of the importance of various programs aimed at retention differed from those of faculty and administration.

American Indian/Alaska Native Students' Use of a University Student Support Office

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Raymond K. Yang

Steven R. Byers

Beverly Fenton

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 1, 2006, pp. 35-48

Looks at ways to reach out to students at risk of departure from campus due to poor health, alienation, poor grades and other reasons.

American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Results from the 2000 Census

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

C. Matthew Snipp

Looks at size, geographic distribution and family and household structure of the American Indian and Alaska Native child population.

American Indian and Alaska Native Higher Education: Toward a New Century of Academic Achievement and Cultural Integrity

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Bobby Wright

Reviews history of higher education and proposes strategies to change and improve conditions.

American Indian and Alaska Native Postsecondary Departure: An Example of Assessing a Mainstream Model Using National Longitudinal Data

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

D. Michael Pavel

Raymond V. Padilla

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 32, no. 2, January 1993, pp. [1-23]

Findings indicated that family background, postsecondary intention and goal commitment had the greatest influence on retention.

American Indian Bibliography: Section III, American Indian Nursing Education, Nursing Practice & Research

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

[American Indian Nursing Scholars Institute]

Updated version. Originally published 2002.

American Indian College Success at a Mainstream University: Facilitators and Barriers to Academic Attainment

Theses

Author/Creator

Scott D. Fleming

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--South Dakota State University, 2010.

American Indian Collegiate Athletes: Accessing Education Through Sport

Theses

Author/Creator

Alisse Ali-Christie

American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2013.

American Indian Completers and Noncompleters in a Tribal and Community College in Northern Minnesota

Theses

Author/Creator

Jean Kelly Echternacht Ness

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2001.

American Indian Drop-Out Problem: A Look at Pueblo Indian Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors in Six Colleges and Universities in New Mexico

Theses

Author/Creator

Samuel Earl Suina

Higher Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Pennsylvania State University, 1987.

American Indian Education: a Study of Dropouts, 1980-1987

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

David R. Eberhard

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 29, no. 1, October 1989, pp. [32-40]

Examines data and lists factors related to drop out rates and concludes that schools need to change.

American Indian Education: How Assimilation Decreases Retention

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Sarah E. Stone

Author states that incorporation of American Indian culture into the curriculum provides students with the resources to increase retention rates. Psychology Capstone Experience Manuscript--Commonwealth Honors College, 2011.

The American Indian Education KnowledgeBase

Web Sites » Organizations

Author/Creator

South Central Comprehensive Center at the University of Oklahoma

Online resource aid for teachers to assist in students in achieving success with their educational outcomes.

The American Indian Female Dropout

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Ardy Bowker

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 31, no. 3, May 1992, pp. [3-20]

Study examines factors related to the high rate of school dropout by females.

American Indian Gifted and Talented Students: Their Problems and Proposed Solutions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Rockey Robbins

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 31, no. 1, October 1991, pp. [15-24]

Discusses the views of participants in a summer residential enrichment program.

The American Indian High School Dropout Rate: A Matter of Style?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

John S. Backes

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 32, no. 3, May 1993, pp. [16-29]

Comparative study found a difference in learning style between Native and non-Native American students that can affect student success in the classroom, if not taken into account.

American Indian High School Student Persistence and School Leaving: A Case Study of American Indian Student Schooling Experiences

Theses

Author/Creator

Kevin Fortuin

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Arizona, 2012.

American Indian Higher Education Consortium

Web Sites » Organizations

Author/Creator

American Indian Higher Education Consortium

Representing 34 colleges in the United States and one Canadian institution, the organization's mission is to work toward self-determination.

The American Indian Program at Cornell University

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Daniel H. Usner

Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2001, pp. 35-41

Overview of program which started in the 1970s with the founding of an American Indian Affairs Committee.

American Indian Reservation Schools: The Achievement Gap

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Caitlin Daley

Looks at how underfunding of schools and lack of cultural framework are contributing to the achievement gap. HIstory Capstone Experience Manuscript--Commonwealth Honors College, 2011.

American Indian Special Educators and Distance Education

Theses

Author/Creator

Rosemarie S. Dugi

Special Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Pennsylvania State University, 2008.

American Indian Students in Higher Education: Factors Related to Their Undergraduate College Entrance

Theses

Author/Creator

Mary Jo Tippeconnic Fox

Higher Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Arizona, 1982.

American Indian Women in Higher Education: Is Tinto's Model Applicable?

Theses

Author/Creator

Franci Lynne' Taylor

Native American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Montana State University, 2005.

American Indians and Alaska Natives in Higher Education: Research on Participation and Graduation. ERIC Digest

Alternate Title

ERIC Digest ; ED348197

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

D. Michael Pavel

Report covers four topics: equity in undergraduate enrollment and graduation, longitudinal studies, qualitative research, and continuity with the K-12 system.

American Indians and Alaska Natives in Postsecondary Education

Alternate Title

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) 98-291

E-Books

Author/Creator

D. Michael Pavel

Rebecca Rak Skinner

Elizabeth Farris

Margaret Cahalan

John Tippeconnic

Wayne Stein

American Indians in Higher Education: A Longitudinal Study of Progress and Attainment

Theses

Author/Creator

Patricia Porter McNamara

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California Los Angeles, 1982.

American Indians Out of School: A Review of School-Based Causes and Solutions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Jon Reyhner

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 31, no. 3, May 1992, pp. [37-56]

Proposes seven school-related remedies to prevent students from becoming dropouts.

Analysis and Recommendations for a BC Aboriginal Instructor Program

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Laara Mixon

Outlines characteristics of current programs for training adulteducation instructors and makes recommendations to increase the number Aboriginal faculty in mainstream colleges and vocational institutes.

An Analysis of Alberta's First Nations, Métis, and Inuit School-Community Learning Environment Project

Theses

Author/Creator

Kelly Burke Thomas

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Montana, 2008.

An Analysis of Graduation Rates of American Indians at the University of New Mexico: Implications for Higher Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

LeManuel Lee Bitsóí

Kamala D. Sharma

Scott S. Sibbett

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 52, no. 2, 2013, pp. 21-44

Discusses factors which hinder achieving graduation rate parity.

An Analysis of Tribal College Student's Backgrounds, Motivations, and Attitudes: The Relationship to Classroom Retention

Theses

Author/Creator

Samuel David Thornton

Education (M.Ed.)--Montana State University, 2006.

Annual Report on the State of Inuit Culture and Society 2005-2007: Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education in Nunavut

Alternate Title

Saqqiqiqpuq

E-Books

Author/Creator

Nunavut Tunngavik

The Antecedents of Failure and Emerging Hope: American Indians & Public Higher Education

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Don B. Woodcock

Osman Alawiye

Education, vol. 121, no. 4, Summer, 2001, pp. 810-820

Historical overview of major issues leading up to under representation of the American Indian at public institutions of higher education.

An Anthropological Analysis of Student Participation in College

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

William G. Tierney

The Journal of Higher Education, vol. 63, no. 6, November-December 1992, pp. 603-618

Argues that the theory of "rite of passage" to explain integration into post-secondary education.

Appendix F: Nursing Practice in Aboriginal Communities

Alternate Title

Rural and Remote Nursing Practice: An Analysis of Policy Documents

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Judith C. Kulig

Elizabeth Thomlinson

Fran Curran

Deana Nahachewsky

Defines "remote", discusses transfer of health services control, impact on nursing, band-employed nurses, and educational preparation. Scroll to p. 126.

Application of the Caring Curriculum to Education of Hispanic/Latino and American Indian Nursing Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Bronwynne C. Evans

Journal of Nursing Education, vol. 43, no. 5, May 2004, pp. 219-228

Study of seven nursing students identifies eighteen barriers for educational success.

Applying Anthropology to Educational Problems

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Leona M. Foerster

Dale Little Soldier

Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 20, no. 3, May 1981, pp. [1-6]

How to use the methods of anthropology to solve Native American educational problems.

Are We Making Progress? New Evidence on Aboriginal Education Outcomes in Provincial and Reserve Schools

Alternate Title

Commentary (C.D. Howe Institute) ; no. 408

Commentary (C.D. Howe Institute). Social Policy

E-Books

Author/Creator

John Richards

Commentary (C.D. Howe Institute)

An Articulation of Indigenous and Sociocultural Approaches: Theory, Methodology, and Application to Indigenous School Engagement

Theses

Author/Creator

Krysta Leeanne Cochrane

Human Development, Learning and Culture Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2009.

As If Indigenous Knowledge and Communities Mattered:

Transformative Education in First Nations Communities in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Jessica Ball

American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer-Autumn, June 1, 2004, pp. 454-479

Discusses educational partnerships with postsecondary institutions as a method of community development.

Assembly of First Nations National Chief’s Virtual Summit on Post-Secondary Education

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Assembly of First Nations

Highlights results of a survey conducted with post-secondary students. Summit held January 27, 2011 at Vancouver Island University

Assessing the Benefits of Status Indians Working On or Off the Reserve for Saskatchewan Boards of Education

Alternate Title

Research Report (Saskatchewan School Boards Association) ; no. 09-07

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Joan Bellegarde

Looks at historical reasons behind the tax exempt status provided through the Indian Act, and the applications and impacts on recruitment of First Nations teachers and other staff.

Assessing the Factors That Affect the Persistence and Graduation Rates of Native American Students in Postsecondary Education

Theses

Author/Creator

Paul M. White

[Higher Education Administration] Thesis (Ph.D.)--College of Bowling Green State University, 2007.

Assessing the Role of Provincial Education Systems and Reserve "Non-Systems" in Interprovincial Variation in Aboriginal Student Performance

Alternate Title

Canadian Economics Association Conference 2013

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

John Richards

Looks at features of provincial and reserve school organization for greater completion rates in British Columbia's high schools as compared with other provinces in Canada.

Assessment Essentials for Tribal Colleges

Alternate Title

Tribal Colleges and Universities: Advancing Native Knowledge

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Anne Marie Karlberg

Guide to measuring learning outcomes and demonstrating accountability using three types of information: direct and indirect indicators, and institutional.

Assessment in a Tribal College Context: A Case Study of Northwest Indian College

Theses

Author/Creator

Anne Marie Karlberg

Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2007.

'At-Promise': First Nations' Preschooler's Oral Language Development

Theses

Author/Creator

Laura Lee Sewid

Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2003.

Attachment to Indian Culture and the ''Difficult Situation'' : A Study of American Indian College Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Wilbur J. Scott

Youth & Society, vol. 17, no. 4, June 1986, pp. 381-395

Discusses the impact on retention when students experience a clash between their cultural beliefs and the system in post-secondary institutions. Author conducted survey of 101 first-year students enrolled at University of Oklahoma in 1975 to test this theory.

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