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Secondary Transition of Multicultural Learners: Lessons from the Navajo Native American Experience.
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Wilder, Lynn K.; Jackson, Aaron P.; Smith, Timothy B. – Preventing School Failure, 2001
This discussion of the impact of culture and cultural differences on school and work and the importance of enhancing multicultural awareness also reports on a study that evaluated the experience of 22 Navajo Native Americans high school graduates in transition. Findings stress the importance of students' significant relationships, limited…
Descriptors: American Indians, Education Work Relationship, Minority Groups, Multicultural Education
Postsecondary Transitions among Navajo Indians.
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Jackson, Aaron P.; Smith, Steven A. – Journal of American Indian Education, 2001
A study examining postsecondary transition experiences interviewed 22 Navajos who were recent high school graduates. Prominent themes included family influence and pressures, discrepancy between high school and college learning environments, student-faculty relationships, vague educational and career plans, misconceptions about postsecondary…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Students, College Environment, Education Work Relationship
Career Barriers among Native American Students Living on Reservations
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Hoffmann, Laura L.; Jackson, Aaron P.; Smith, Steven A. – Journal of Career Development, 2005
Patterns of educational achievement and employment indicate that Native American students face considerable barriers to career development. This is particularly true for those who live on reservations. This study used a hermeneutic analysis of qualitative interview data to identify and describe these barriers from the perspective of 29 Native…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, American Indians, Career Development, American Indian Education