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Official Encouragement, Institutional Discouragement: Minorities in Academe-The Native American Experience (Interpretive Perspectives on Education and Policy)
Official Encouragement Institutional Discouragement Minorities in AcademeThe Native American Experience - Interpretive Perspectives on Education and Policy Author:William G. Tierney The impetus for this book derives from the unusually high percentage of minority students generlly, and Native American students specifically, who do not complete a collegiate degree. Of all ethnic groups in the U.S., Indian students experience the most difficulty in obtaining a degree. A host of strategies and policies have been implemented by ... more »well-meaning administrators to decrease attrition, yet these ideas have often failed to make any significant difference in whether Indian students graduate. This volume is the result of a two-year study of Native American undergraduate students. It offers suggestions based on longitudinal data for empowering Native American and minority students at the organizational, curricular and classroom levels. By employing a critical framework, the book extends our thinking about minorities in academia, and provides insight into the pitfalls that occur with liberal solutions for retention and recruitment strategies.« less