Beyond the Asterisk Understanding Native Students in Higher Education

Name: Beyond the Asterisk Understanding Native Students in Higher Education
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ISBN: 9781579226244

ISBN-10: 1579226248

ISBN-13: 9781579226244

Edition: 2013

Authors: Heather Shotton, Shelly C. Lowe, Stephanie J. Waterman, John Garland

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While the number of Native Americans attending post-secondary institutions continues to rise, Native Americans remain one of the least represented and least understood populations in our colleges and universities. The lack of knowledge about, and understanding of this particular population may be attributed to its invisibility within the academy, and generally in research on higher education.Native Americans are often excluded from data reporting and research on college students, relegated to an asterisk denoting the population as statistically insignificant. This book provides the higher education community with a solid foundation for responding to the needs not only of these students, but…

Book details

List price: $48.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Stylus Publishing, LLC
Publication date: 3/5/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 204
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Thanksgiving



Foreword



Introduction




First-Year Experience for Native American Freshmen: The University of Arizona First-Year Scholars Program




Incorporating Native Culture into Student Affairs




Extending the Rafters: Cultural Context for Native American Students




The Historically Native American Fraternity And Sorority Movement




The Role of the Special Advisor to the President on Native American Affairs




Tribal College Collaborations




Academic and Student Affairs Partnerships: Native American Student Affairs Units




How Institutions Can Support Native Professional and Graduate Students




Fancy War Dancing on Academe's Glass Ceiling: Supporting and Increasing Indigenous Faculty Role Models in Higher Education




Best Practices for National Organizations to Support the Native Experience in Higher Education



Conclusion



About the Editors and Contributors


Index