Title The renaissance of American Indian higher education : capturing the dream / edited by Maenette Kapeahiokalani Padeken AhNee-Benham, Wayne J. Stein

Published Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum, ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (xxix, 296 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education. Contents PART I. Introduction -- Journey of the Native American Higher Education Initiative and tribal colleges and universities / Dr. Maenette K.P. Benham -- Developmental action for implementing an indigenous college: philosophical foundations and pragmatic steps / Dr. Wayne J. Stein -- Limitations and alternatives to developing a tribally controlled college / Dr. James Shanley -- PART II. Mapping the trail: charting the future -- Effect of the Native American Higher Education Initiative on strengthening tribal colleges and universities: focus on governance and finance / Dr. Wayne J. Stein, Dr. James Shanley, Timothy Sanchez -- Tribal colleges and universities building community: education, social, cultural, and economic development / Dr. Jack Barden -- Linking tribal colleges and mainstream institutions: fundamental tensions and lessons learned / Richard Nichols, Dr. Gerald "Carty" Monette -- Building tribal communities: defining the mission and measuring the outcomes of tribal colleges / Paul Boyer -- PART III. Nurturing and advocating spirit and voice -- Native leadership: advocacy for transformation, culture, community, and sovereignty / Dr. Valorie Johnson, Dr. Maenette K.P. Benham, Matthew Jason VanAlstine -- Culture and language matters: defining, implementing, and evaluating / Dr. Maenette K.P. Benham, Dr. Henrietta Mann -- Gift to all children: native teacher preparation / 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 / Dr. Anna M. Ortiz, Iris HeavyRunner -- Native faculty: scholarship and development / Dr. John W. Tippeconnic, III, Dr. Smokey McKinney -- Information technology and tribal colleges and universities: moving into the 21st century / Dr. Michael O'Donnell, Michelle Mitchell, Al Anderson, Lori Lambert, David Burland, Kim Barber 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-se Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Indians of North America -- Education (Higher) -- United States Indian universities and colleges -- United States EDUCATION -- Higher. Indian universities and colleges Indians of North America -- Education (Higher) United States Form Electronic book Author Ah Nee-Benham, Maenette K. P. (Maenette Kapeʿahiokalani Padeken), 1956- Stein, Wayne J., 1950- ISBN 1410607003 9781410607003 9781135630935 1135630933 9781135630881 1135630887 9781135630928 1135630925 1282321951 9781282321953 9786612321955 6612321954

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