Volume 19 Summer 2008 Issue No. 4
In This Issue:
Success by Accountability and Assessment
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
Three Sisters
By Venida S. Chenault, Ph.D. (Prairie Band Potawatomi/Kickapoo)
Tribal peoples know service, reciprocal relationships, and traditional values, and they practice these concepts during the tribal college assessment process.
Re-framing Mainstream Assessment -
Colleges use Native philosophies of growth and reflection
By Maggie George, Ph.D., (Diné) and Daniel McLaughlin, Ph.D.
Designing programs of higher learning that work from and advance Native knowledge remains a core challenge in the tribal college movement.
Harnessing Assessment -
Pulling together, administrators, faculty, and staff can improve student learning
By Anne Marie Karlberg, Ph.D.
A Northwest Indian College expert provides a check list to make assessment easier and more effective for tribal colleges.
A Good Education? -
Students judge tribal colleges by many criteria
By Patty Talahongva (Hopi/Tewa)
Tribal college students discuss how they use accreditation, cultural philosophy, commitment, and other factors to critique their colleges.
Diné College Turns 40 -
Philosophy of harmony forms foundation for nation’s first tribal college
By Natasha Kaye Johnson (Diné)
Diné College leaders discuss celebrations, challenges, and the college’s essential mission, which is rooted in Diné philosophy.
DEPARTMENTS
Letters to the Editor
Storymakers
Editor’s Essay By Tina Deschenie (Diné /Hopi)
Talking Circle By Tibi Marin and Carmelita Lamb (Hispanic/Jumano Apache descent)
On Campus
Advertising Index
Media Reviews By Michael Thompson (Mvskoke Creek), Antonette McDonald (Spirit Lake Dakota/Sahnish), Michael Simpson, James Thul, and Timothy Begaye (Diné)
Voices By Karen Radell, Ph.D.
ON THE WEB: Resource Guide By Anne Marie Karlberg, Ph.D.
ON THE COVER: Diné College graduate blesses herself at an outdoor fireplace during the college's 2007 commencement exercises. Photo by Leigh T. Jimmie of the Navajo Times.