Actualizing the Seventh Generation Prophecy: A Case Study in Teacher Education at a Tribal College

Autor/in	Azure, Lisa Benz
Titel	Actualizing the Seventh Generation Prophecy: A Case Study in Teacher Education at a Tribal College
Quelle	In: Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 27 (2016) 3, (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-5505
Schlagwörter	Teacher Education; Tribally Controlled Education; American Indian Students; Language Maintenance; Cultural Maintenance; American Indian Languages; American Indian Culture; Preservice Teachers; Graduates; Case Studies; Educational Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Records (Forms); Teacher Surveys; American Indian Reservations; North Dakota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Sprachpflege; Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Lehrerverhalten; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Formularsammlung; Indianerreservat
Abstract	The present generation of American Indian, college-aged young adults are by their own accord fulfilling the "prophecy of the Seventh Generation." According to this prophecy, after seven generations of living in close contact with Europeans, young tribal descendants who are growing up today will find ways to bring back their culture and language. The purpose of this case study was to conduct a descriptive analysis of a teacher education licensure program for American Indian preservice teachers at a tribal college. Graduates of the program gave their perspectives on what contributed to their successful completion of the program and meeting state licensure requirements. Participants were 10 American Indian graduates of the tribal college elementary education baccalaureate program that was the setting for the case, all of whom have met state licensure requirements and are currently practicing teachers. Methods for data collection encompassed qualitative surveys, documents and archival records, and open-ended interviews. This data triangulation was used to increase the internal validity of the study. The participants who were part of this case study have faced challenges in their lives that would have caused others with less tenacity and resolve to lose sight of their goals. They are here, and they have experienced success by achieving one of their life goals--becoming professional educators. They are the young tribal descendants, referred to in the prophecy of the Seventh Generation, who are overcoming adversity and fulfilling their roles of mending the broken hoop. Their journeys have only just begun; they are actualizing the prophecy and realizing their place as professional educators who will most certainly make a difference in the lives of numerous children and their families. Their invaluable perspectives have implications for tribal, public, and private institutions of higher education intent upon increasing the number of licensed American Indian professional educators in classrooms throughout the United States. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education. P.O. Box 720, Mancos, CO 81328. Tel: 888-899-6693; Fax: 970-533-9145; Web site: http://www.tribalcollegejournal.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01