American Indian Acculturation: Tribal Lands to Predominately White Postsecondary Settings |
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| Authors: | Stephen V. Flynn Seth D. Olson Adriana D. Yellig |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology, Plymouth State University.;2. Division of Counseling and Psychology in Education, University of South Dakota, Vermillion. |
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| Abstract: | Grounded theory provided a framework for examining 25 acculturating American Indian college students, 12 relatives of acculturating American Indians, and 7 postsecondary administrators. Acculturation was defined as the transformative process resulting from the integration of tribal culture and predominately White culture. Data sources included individual interviews, focus groups, and artifact analysis. The 16 emergent themes form an acculturation theory centered on a strength‐based acculturation process affecting American Indians’ transition to predominately White postsecondary settings. |
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| Keywords: | American Indian acculturation grounded theory |
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