JOURNAL ARTICLE

It's About Family: Native American Student Persistence in Higher Education

Raphael M. GuilloryMimi Wolverton

Year: 2008 Journal:   The Journal of Higher Education Vol: 79 (1)Pages: 58-87   Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Abstract

This article presents findings from a study examining the similarities and differences between Native American student perceptions and the perceptions of state representatives, university presidents, and faculty about persistence factors and barriers to degree completion specific to Native American students at three land-grant universities in Washington, Idaho, and Montana.

Keywords:
Persistence (discontinuity) Native american Higher education Perception State (computer science) Land grant Political science Psychology Sociology Public administration Ethnology Law

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Topics

Higher Education Research Studies
Social Sciences →  Social Sciences →  Education
Evaluation of Teaching Practices
Social Sciences →  Social Sciences →  Education
Higher Education Governance and Development
Social Sciences →  Social Sciences →  Political Science and International Relations
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