scholarly journals Tribal Colleges and Universitie/American Indian Higher Education Consortium Advanced Manufacturing Technical Assistance Project.

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley Atcitty
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Tribal Colleges ◽  
Advanced Manufacturing ◽  
Indian Higher Education ◽  
Assistance Project

Availability of Commonly Used Accommodations and Services for Persons with Mobility and Visual Problems at Tribal Colleges

1993 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-55
Author(s):  
John M. Dodd ◽  
Patricia M. Rose ◽  
Timothy J. Kober
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Tribal Colleges ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Student Service ◽  
Service Staff ◽  
Indian Higher Education ◽  
Visual Problems ◽  
The Individual

Contact persons at the 26 colleges which are members of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium were identified and sent surveys regarding availability of selected commonly used accommodations for persons with mobility and visual problems on their campuses. Twenty-five contact persons (96%) returned the surveys, and the results were tallied and reported. The majority of campuses were reported to be accessible to students with physical disabilities with libraries accessible to students in wheelchairs. Most of the tribally controlled colleges had student service staff available to refer students to vocational rehabilitation. Some accessibility and services were available at all the colleges. The results support consideration of tribal colleges for inclusion in the Individual Written Rehabilitation Plan for American Indian persons with disabilities.

Student Development in Tribal Colleges and Universities

NASPA Journal ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan R Guardia ◽  
Nancy Evans
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Adult Development ◽  
Student Development ◽  
Tribal College ◽  
Tribal Colleges ◽  
American Indian Students ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Indian Students

Tribal colleges play a powerful role in the personal development as well as the academic development of American Indian students. By providing access, exposure to native culture, personal support, preparation for further education, and a sense of empowerment, tribal colleges are influential in advancing self-awareness, interpersonal sensitivity, intellectual development, acculturation, and identity development of their enrolled students. While theories of student development have helped to explain the psychosocial, cognitive, and moral development of students in American higher education, very little research has specifically investigated the development of American Indian students, particularly those enrolled in tribal colleges. Theories of adult development and learning, acculturation, and identity development are gaining greater attention in the human development literature and have potential for enhancing understanding of the development that American Indian students experience. These theories, however, rarely consider the effects of higher education on development. In this article, we present a brief overview of several adult development, acculturation, and identity development theories, along with what little research does exist relating these theories to American Indian students. We speculate about the impact that tribal college environments have on development and discuss potentially influential factors in these environments that enhance development. Finally, we present implications for practice and future research focusing on the development of American Indian students in tribal college settings.

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