Institutional Support and Interpersonal Climate as Predictors of Learning for Native American Students

Institutional Support and Interpersonal Climate as Predictors of Learning for Native American Students

A national sample of 647 Native American students who took the National Survey of Student Engagement was used to test a path model to predict learning for Native American students. Institutional support for students' success and a positive interpersonal environment contributed both to engagemen...

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Published in:Journal of college student development Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 263 - 277
Main Author: Lundberg, Carol A
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Johns Hopkins University Press 01-04-2014
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
American Indian Students
Culturally Relevant Education
Institutional Characteristics
Interpersonal Relationship
Learner Engagement
Learning
National Survey of Student Engagement
National Surveys
Performance Factors
Predictor Variables
Student Attitudes
Student Experience
Student Surveys
Success
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Summary:A national sample of 647 Native American students who took the National Survey of Student Engagement was used to test a path model to predict learning for Native American students. Institutional support for students' success and a positive interpersonal environment contributed both to engagement and learning. Support for student success was the strongest predictor for learning in all 3 domains tested. Strategies for providing such support are considered in light of the historical and contemporary challenges Native American students encounter in formal educational settings that routinely dismiss and misrepresent their cultures and experiences.
ISSN:0897-5264
DOI:10.1353/csd.2014.0027