Swisher, Karen Gayton
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Exploring Navajo Motivation in School Settings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis M. McInerney
Karen Gayton Swisher
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 34, no. 3, Spring, 1995, pp. [28-50]
Description
Data suggests that personal investments like sense of self, purpose and competence, together with a task, like striving for excellence, are the most important factors when determining academic achievement and school retention.
Next Steps: Research and Practice To Advance Indian Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
K. Tsianina Lomawaima
John W. Tippeconnic
Linda Sue Warner
Tarajean Yazzie
Linda Skinner
Gregory A. Cajete
Sandra J. Fox
Deborah Wetsit
Michael J. Yellow Bird
Venida Chenault
D. Michael Pavel
Wayne J. Stein
Clara Sue Kidwell
Karen Gayton Swisher
Pursuing Their Potential: TCUs Turn from Being Researched to Being Researchers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Karen Gayton Swisher
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 2, Tribal College Research, Winter, 2004
Description
Argues that American tribal colleges and universities are pursuing their potential and now doing research instead of just being researched.
Why Indian People Should Be the Ones to Write about Indian Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Gayton Swisher
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 1, Winter, 1996, pp. 83-[?]
Description
Argues that only Indigenous peoples can authoritatively and accurately speak about the issues in education that affect them.