The Renaissance of American Indian Higher Education: Capturing the Dream

by Benham, Maenette Kape'ahiokalani Padeken; Stein, Wayne J.; Benham, Maenette Kape'ahiokalani Padeken; Boyer, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780805843200
• ISBN10: 0805843205
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

The Native American Higher Education Initiative (NAHEI), a W.W. Kellogg Foundation project, has supported the development and growth of centers of excellence at Tribal Colleges and Universities across the United States. These are centers of new thinking about learning and teaching, modeling alternative forms of educational leadership, and constructing new systems of post-secondary learning at Tribal Colleges and Universities. This book translates the knowledge gained through the NAHEI programs into a form that can be adapted by a broad audience, including practitioners in pre-K through post-secondary education, educational administrators, educational policymakers, scholars, and philanthropic foundations, to improve the learning and life experience of native (and non-native) learners.

Table of Contents

About the Cover: Indigenous Model of Education	xi
Foreword	xiii
Prologue	xvii
Part I: Introduction
The Journey of the Native American Higher Education Initiative and Tribal Colleges and Universities	3	(22)
Dr. Maenette K. P. Benham
Developmental Action for Implementing an Indigenous College: Philosophical Foundations and Pragmatic Steps	25	(36)
Dr. Wayne J. Stein
Limitations and Alternatives to Developing a Tribally Controlled College	61	(14)
Dr. James Shanley
Part II: Mapping the Trail: Charting the Future
The Effect of the Native American Higher Education Initiative on Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities: Focus on Governance and Finance	75	(24)
Dr. Wayne J. Stein
Dr. James Shanley
Timothy Sanchez
Tribal Colleges and Universities Building Community: Education, Social, Cultural, and Economic Development	99	(22)
Dr. Jack Barden
Linking Tribal Colleges and Mainstream Institutions: Fundamental Tensions and Lessons Learned	121	(16)
Richard Nichols
Dr. Gerald ``Carty'' Monette
Building Tribal Communities: Defining the Mission and Measuring the Outcomes of Tribal Colleges	137	(12)
Paul Boyer
Part III: Nurturing and Advocating Spirit and Voice
Native Leadership: Advocacy for Transformation, Culture, Community, and Sovereignty	149	(18)
Dr. Valorie Johnson
Dr. Maenette K. P. Benham
Matthew Jason VanAlstine
Culture and Language Matters: Defining, Implementing, and Evaluating	167	(26)
Dr. Maenette K. P. Benham
Dr. Henrietta Mann
A Gift to All Children: Native Teacher Preparation	193	(22)
Dr. D. Michael Pavel
Dr. Colleen Larimore
Matthew Jason VanAlstine
Part IV: Extending the Reach of Tribal Colleges and Universities
Student Access, Retention, and Success: Models of Inclusion and Support	215	(26)
Dr. Anna M. Ortiz
Iris HeavyRunner
Native Faculty: Scholarship and Development	241	(16)
Dr. John W. Tippeconnic, III
Dr. Smokey McKinney
Information Technology and Tribal Colleges and Universities: Moving Into the 21st Century	257	(20)
Dr. Michael O'Donnell
Michelle Mitchell
Al Anderson
Lori Lambert
David Burland
Kim Barber
About the Authors	277	(8)
Author Index	285	(4)
Subject Index	289