Cultural Identity, Multicultural Competence and Resilience: A Pilot Study of Alaska Native Students' Experience at University.
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| Title: | Cultural Identity, Multicultural Competence and Resilience: A Pilot Study of Alaska Native Students' Experience at University. |
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| Authors: | Wexier, Lisa1, Burke, Tracey Kathleen2 |
| Source: | Journal of American Indian Education. 2011, Vol. 50 Issue 2, p44-64. 21p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Cultural identity, *Psychological resilience, *Alaska Native students, *Alaska Native college graduates, Multiculturalism, Cultural competence, Pilot projects, Sociocultural factors, Interviewing |
| Abstract: | Scholars and university administrators have noted significant disparities in the rates at which Native students graduate from college in a timely manner relative to students from other racial/ethnic groups. It has been posited that this is because in order to succeed, Native students must negotiate the contradictory values of Western and Native cultures as they "walk in two worlds." The cultural processes that are employed by a small number of Alaska Native students suggest that the "two worlds" metaphor is deceptive and that a more holistic, nuanced sense of cultural identity can promote youth resilience in response to sociocultural differences and difficult life events that Native students experience in college. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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