Postsecondary education for American Indian and Alaska natives: higher education for nation building and self-determination v. 37, n. 5

American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) students continue to be significantly underrepresented in institutions of higher education and continue to face barriers that impeded their academic success. This volume explores the factors thatinfluence college going in Indigenous communities and,upon enrollment in institutions of higher education, the factors that influence college completion. Chapters cover: OL {list-style:disc}P:{margin-left 60px}The legacy of Western education in Indigemous communitiesThe experiences of Indigenous students in the K-12 systemTransition from student to faculty of AI/AN graduatesRecommendations that can improve the success of Indigenous students and facultyThis is thefifth issue the 37th volume of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph in the series is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education problem, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication. INDICE: Executive Summary viiForeword xiAcknowledgments xvIntroduction 1Situating American Indian and Alaska Native Higher Education in Larger Contexts 3Historical Background of American Indian and Alaska Native Higher Education 6Overview of the Monograph 9Framing the Conversation 11Tribal Nation Building 12Higher Education Toward Nation Building 27Conclusion 29Postsecondary Access for Indigenous Students 31Postsecondary Aspirations, High School Completion, and Academic Preparation 32Accelerated Learning Opportunities 36College EntranceExaminations 39Economic Conditions and Paying for College 40The Role of Schools and College Counseling 43Protective Factors and Promising Practices for Postsecondary Access 47Concluding Thoughts 52American Indian and Alaska Native College Students 53Enrollment Patterns 53Retention Patterns 56The Experiences ofIndigenous College Students in Predominantly White Institutions 58Tribal Colleges and Universities 68Conclusion 71American Indian and Alaska Native Graduate Students 73A Statistical Portrait of Indigenous Graduate and Professional Students 74The Experiences of Indigenous Graduate and Professional Students 77Graduate Education and Nation Building 88American Indian and Alaska Native Faculty 91Transforming the Academy as Activists and Advocates 93Indigenous Faculty and Nation Building 94Native Faculty at Mainstream Institutions 95Indigenous Faculty in Tribal Colleges and Universities 101Concluding Thoughts 105Where Do We Go From Here? 107Research Recommendations 108Discussion and Implications for Policy 111Discussion and Implications for Institutional Practice 116Notes 119References 121Name Index 141Subject Index 147About the Authors 153

• ISBN: 978-1-118-33883-4
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 152
• Fecha Publicación: 28/03/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés