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Factors which Influence the Success or Failure of American Indian/Native American College Students.
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Jenkins, Melvin – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1999
Examines the culture-specific needs of Native-American students in higher education. Identifies family support, student-support services, and precollege preparation as factors contributing to academic success, and finances and cultural differences as contributing to failure. Asserts that developmental educators must be aware of these factors in…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians