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Huffman, Terry – Rural Educator, 2008
This study examines the relationship between four independent variables (gender, age, reservation background, and cultural traditionalism) with three dependent variables (assessment of college, transition to college, and impact of college on an appreciation of Native heritage) among a sample of American Indian students attending a small, rural…
Descriptors: American Indians, Traditionalism, Rural Schools, American Indian Reservations
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Huffman, Terry – Journal of American Indian Education, 2001
A 5-year study examined the educational experiences of 69 culturally traditional American Indian students at a small midwestern university. Although all students experienced initial alienation, strength of ethnic identity enabled "transcultural" students to engage non-Indian culture without assimilation and successfully complete college. Insecure…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, American Indian Education, American Indian Students, College Students
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Huffman, Terry – Journal of American Indian Education, 2003
A study compared college experiences of American Indian students raised on reservations and those raised elsewhere. A survey of 232 American Indian students attending a midwestern university found that reservation students reported more difficulties with academics and adjusting to college but also reported that being in college increased their…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Students, College Students, Culture Conflict