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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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Wexler, Lisa, Burke, Tracey Kathleen |
| Source: | Journal of American Indian Education. 2011 50(2):44-64. |
| Availability: | Center for Indian Education. Arizona State University, College of Education, P.O. Box 871311, Tempe, AZ 95287-1311. Tel: 480-965-6292; Web site: http://jaie.asu.edu/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | 2011 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Time to Degree, College Students, Student Adjustment, Cultural Differences, Pilot Projects, Resilience (Psychology), Sociocultural Patterns, Self Concept, Holistic Approach |
| Geographic Terms: | Alaska |
| ISSN: | 0021-8731 |
| 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. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2012 |
| Access URL: | https://jaie.asu.edu/abstracts.html |
| Accession Number: | EJ974592 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| 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. |
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| ISSN: | 0021-8731 |
