Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ668565
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
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Tribal Colleges: Playing a Key Role in the Transition from Secondary to Postsecondary Education for American Indian Students.
Brown, Donna
Journal of American Indian Education, v42 n1 p36-45 2003
Eleven American Indian students who transferred from tribal colleges to the University of North Dakota (UND) were interviewed regarding their readiness to attend a 4-year institution. Participants felt tribal college prepared them well for UND and that they had benefitted from remaining close to home and family and from the tribal colleges' support for students, culturally relevant curriculum, and strong sense of community. (TD)
Descriptors: Access to Education, American Indian Education, American Indian Students, College Transfer Students, Culturally Relevant Education, Higher Education, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Nontraditional Students, School Holding Power, Student Adjustment, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Student School Relationship, Tribally Controlled Education, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Dakota
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