Nov 1, 2018 | Dissertation, Faculty Impact, Research
The purpose of this arts-based, and Indigenous research study was to explore how Native Americans understand ‘place-based imagery’ through an Indigenous art making and storytelling experience in order to illuminate perspectives and experiences of a ‘sense of place’....
Nov 1, 2018 | Dissertation, Faculty Impact, Research
Academic achievement concerns are common among reservation schools in North and South Dakota and elicit numerous questions regarding how to address these concerns to improve educational outcomes for Native American students. This study examined the relationship...
Nov 1, 2018 | Dissertation, Faculty Impact, Research
The fact that American Indian college students pursuing postsecondary educational opportunities have lower retention and completion rates than their peers is well documented. Additionally, the use of mentoring as a means of social support for AI students have been...
May 1, 2018 | Dissertation, Faculty Impact, Research
While induction and mentoring programs for new teacher have been a part of education for many years, there is minimal information on induction and mentoring programs for new teachers in schools that serve Native American students. The purpose of this study was to...
May 1, 2018 | Dissertation, Faculty Impact, Research
The result of this research is a framework to support Indigenous Teacher Preparation within the Native Studies department at Northwest Indian College. I attempted to answer three main questions in the duration of this dissertation research. The first question is, how...
May 1, 2018 | Dissertation, Faculty Impact, Research
This study is motivated by two research questions: (1) How does Culturally Congruent Instruction (CCI) influence American Indian (AI) students’ attitudes and achievement in natural resources science at a tribally controlled college/university (TCU)? And (2) What...
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