Self-Sufficiency, Personal Empowerment, and Community Revitalization: The Impact of a Leadership Program on American Indians in the Southwest.

Hassin, Jeanette; Young, Robert S.

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ERIC Number: EJ595815

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Publication Date: 1999

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Self-Sufficiency, Personal Empowerment, and Community Revitalization: The Impact of a Leadership Program on American Indians in the Southwest.

Hassin, Jeanette; Young, Robert S.

American Indian Culture and Research Journal, v23 n3 p265-86 1999

A self-empowerment leadership program used a metacognitive approach to provide Native participants with a process for dealing with life's challenges, both personally and within their communities. Interviews with 42 participants explored their move toward self-sufficiency and how far they were able to go in transforming individual self-sufficiency into community change. (SV)

Descriptors: American Indians, Attitude Change, Community Development, Empowerment, Interpersonal Competence, Leadership Training, Metacognition, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Self Efficacy

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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