Native Tribal Scholars: Building an Academic Community

Autor/in	Woods, J. Cedric
Titel	Native Tribal Scholars: Building an Academic Community
Quelle	In: New England Journal of Higher Education, (2012) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1938-5978
Schlagwörter	American Indian Studies; Search Committees (Personnel); American Indians; Educational Change; Higher Education; Organizational Culture; Interviews; Personnel Selection; Geography; Workshops; College Students; Cooperation; Partnerships in Education; Tribes; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Auswahlgespräch; American Indian; Indianer; Bildungsreform; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Unternehmenskultur; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung; Geografie; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Collegestudent; Co-operation; Kooperation; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Tribal society; Stammesgesellschaft; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	When the author first started as interim director of the Institute for New England Native American Studies (INENAS) based at the University of Massachusetts Boston, he was given three studies that broadly identified specific needs and disparities of Native people in the region. Given that he was at an institution of higher education, his immediate thought was to do what he could to build collaborations with tribes to help Native "college" students. Working as a collaboration has benefits--and challenges. Developing job descriptions, forming search committees, conducting interviews and then hiring requires more flexibility and commitment when multiple organizational cultures, geography and deadlines are in play. However, the bonus is that there is greater buy-in from the partners if they are engaged in all major aspects of making the project work. Stronger connections between university programs and the Native community were clearly formed. UMass Boston staff served as class and workshop instructors. Native community members played an active role in opening and closing ceremonies, cultural workshops and presentations. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10