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An Exploration Of Experiences And Outcomes Of Alaska Native Graduates Of Mt. Edgecumbe High School, Diane Hirshberg, Brit Delmoral
An Exploration Of Experiences And Outcomes Of Alaska Native Graduates Of Mt. Edgecumbe High School, Diane Hirshberg, Brit Delmoral
ISER Reports
In Alaska’s schools, indigenous1 students are the most at risk of any ethnic group of failing to thrive; they drop out more frequently, are less likely to graduate, and generally have lower educational attainment than non-Native students(Martin and Hill, 2009). Indeed, the situation appears to be worsening. The dropout rate of Alaska Native students living in all areas of Alaska besides Anchorage has risen from 0.7 percent in 1996 to 3.3 percent in 2001 (Goldsmith et al. 2004). Dropout rates among all Native students in Alaska increased from 5 percent to almost 10 percent between 1998 and 2001, while the …
Fishlines, 2009, N/A N/A
An Exploration Of Experiences And Outcomes Of Alaska Native Graduates Of Mt. Edgecumbe High School, Diane Hirshberg, Brit Delmoral
An Exploration Of Experiences And Outcomes Of Alaska Native Graduates Of Mt. Edgecumbe High School, Diane Hirshberg, Brit Delmoral
CAEPR Reports
In Alaska’s schools, indigenous1 students are the most at risk of any ethnic group of failing to thrive; they drop out more frequently, are less likely to graduate, and generally have lower educational attainment than non-Native students(Martin and Hill, 2009). Indeed, the situation appears to be worsening. The dropout rate of Alaska Native students living in all areas of Alaska besides Anchorage has risen from 0.7 percent in 1996 to 3.3 percent in 2001 (Goldsmith et al. 2004). Dropout rates among all Native students in Alaska increased from 5 percent to almost 10 percent between 1998 and 2001, while the …
Whalesong 2009-03-18 (V.27 No.6), Laura Lemire, Sarah Alli Brotherton, Craig Bergquist, Hollis Kitchin, Mallory Millay, Randi Spray, Colleen Mckenna, Charles Westmoreland, Shauna Bail, Molly Dischner, Rebecca Elkins
Whalesong 2009-03-18 (V.27 No.6), Laura Lemire, Sarah Alli Brotherton, Craig Bergquist, Hollis Kitchin, Mallory Millay, Randi Spray, Colleen Mckenna, Charles Westmoreland, Shauna Bail, Molly Dischner, Rebecca Elkins
Whalesong
No abstract provided.
Soundings 2009-03, N/A N/A
Whalesong 2009-02-04 (V.27 No.3), Laura Lemire, Sarah Alli Brotherton, Craig Bergquist, Hollis Kitchin, Mallory Millay, Randi Spray, Michael R. Kern, Arthur Maritn, Katie Smith
Whalesong 2009-02-04 (V.27 No.3), Laura Lemire, Sarah Alli Brotherton, Craig Bergquist, Hollis Kitchin, Mallory Millay, Randi Spray, Michael R. Kern, Arthur Maritn, Katie Smith
Whalesong
No abstract provided.
Suffering, Pity, And Pride: Complexities Of The Russian-American Adoption Relationship From The Early 1990'S To 2007, Andrea K. Neighbors
Suffering, Pity, And Pride: Complexities Of The Russian-American Adoption Relationship From The Early 1990'S To 2007, Andrea K. Neighbors
Anthropology
This thesis describes and analyzes the Russian-American adoption relationship between the early 1990s and 2007. In the early 1990s, an Non-Governmental Organization report depicting Russian orphanages provided Americans with pitiful images of Russian orphaned children. The report became iconic and shaped the way Americans perceived Russian orphans and orphanages. For the rest of the 1990s, Russian children became one of the most popular adoption choices for American parents; these children had the “right” race and could be “saved”. In 2005, news started to surface that adopted Russian children had been murdered in the U.S. by American adoptive parents. The Russian …
Chancellor's Report 2008-12, John Pugh
Soundings 2008-12, N/A N/A
Annual Report: 2007, N/A N/A
Annual Report: 2007, N/A N/A
Annual Reports
I submit herewith the annual report from the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, for the period ending December 31, 2007. This is done in accordance with an act of Congress, approved March 2, 1887, entitled, “An act to establish agricultural experiment stations, in connection with the agricultural college established in the several states under the provisions of an act approved July 2, 1862, and under the acts supplementary thereto,” and also of the act of the Alaska Territorial Legislature, approved March 12, 1935, accepting the provisions of the act …
Soundings 2008-11, N/A N/A
Soundings 2008-10, N/A N/A
Soundings 2008-09, N/A N/A
Chancellor's Report 2008-06, John Pugh
Whalesong 2008-05, N/A N/A
Fuel Costs, Migration, And Community Viability, Stephanie Martin, Mary Killorin, Steve Colt
Fuel Costs, Migration, And Community Viability, Stephanie Martin, Mary Killorin, Steve Colt
ISER Reports
ISER researchers compiled and reviewed existing studies and data sources relating to the economic and social viability of remote rural Alaska communities. We particularly looked for possible linkages between high fuel costs and migration. Our review indicates the following: (1) migration from smaller places toward larger places is an ongoing phenomenon that is more noticeable when birth rates drop; (2) there is no systematic empirical evidence that fuel prices, by themselves, have been a definitive cause of migration; (3) the pursuit of economic and educational opportunities appears to be a predominant cause of migration; (4) however, currently available survey data …
Soundings 2008-05, N/A N/A
University Of Alaska Anchorage Commencement Program May 2008, N/A N/A
University Of Alaska Anchorage Commencement Program May 2008, N/A N/A
Commencement
These official programs are distributed to attendees of the annual commencement ceremonies. The programs include the event schedule as well as the degrees and honors awarded, listing recipients of the degrees and honors. May 2008
Indigenous Emotional Economies In Alaska: Surviving Youth In The Village, Stacy Michelle Rasmus
Indigenous Emotional Economies In Alaska: Surviving Youth In The Village, Stacy Michelle Rasmus
Anthropology
According to the Status of Alaska Natives Report 2004 produced by the Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage, Native youth in rural Alaska experience significant mental health disparity. Suicide rates for Alaska Native youth are the highest in the nation, and substance abuse, social misconduct and teenage pregnancy rates are also much higher among the rural, indigenous population in Alaska. These disparate rates have caused many to ask; what is going on with the youth in the villages today? This dissertation reports on research conducted to help answer that question, and identify local intervention strategies for …
Molecular Identification And Analysis Of Treponematosis (Syphilis, Bejel, Yaws, Or Pinta) In Ancient Mummified Remains From Northern Chile And Southern Peru, Michelle Kaye
Anthropology
The sequencing of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, the bacterium that causes syphilis, and the identification of a family of 12 genes with sequence similarity that allows scientists to distinguish between treponemal subtypes has opened up a new line of inquiry for biological anthropologists. This research contributes genetic evidence of pre-contact treponematosis in the Americas; by combining osteological and molecular evidence with data on environment and cultural practices, it also furthers our knowledge of human-pathogen interaction. This research assessed the presence of treponematosis, a bacterial spirochete, in the DNA of skeletal and mummified human remains from northern Chilean cemeteries dating from …
Aurora Vol. 01 No. 1 (Fall 2008), N/A N/A
Cultivating Sustainability Through Participatory Action Research: Place -Based Education And Community Food Systems In Interior Alaska, Laura R. Henry-Stone
Cultivating Sustainability Through Participatory Action Research: Place -Based Education And Community Food Systems In Interior Alaska, Laura R. Henry-Stone
Indigenous Studies
As the environmental movement grows into a broader sustainability revolution, we must move beyond the traditional scope of environmental education to address social-ecological challenges through integrated education for sustainability. This research explores how place-based education can promote sustainability of a community food system in which feedbacks between production and consumption are integrated within a biocultural region. Through participatory action research, the project develops and demonstrates pedagogical components of sustainability that are applicable to formal and non-formal educational contexts. In this pedagogy, the purpose of sustainability education is to foster a community culture that will promote the emergence of sustainability in …
The Orthogonal Cultural Identification Scale In Asian Indian International Exchange Students: A Qualitative Study Of Meanings Ascribed To Scale Items, Timothy A. Lower
The Orthogonal Cultural Identification Scale In Asian Indian International Exchange Students: A Qualitative Study Of Meanings Ascribed To Scale Items, Timothy A. Lower
Psychology
In order to facilitate greater cultural competency, a study regarding the use of the Orthogonal Cultural Identification Scale (OCIS) in a sample of Asian Indian exchange students was conducted. The specific research questions to be answered were: (a) what meanings would participants ascribe to key terms and phrases on the OCIS, (b) what meanings would participants apply to differences in categorical placement on the OCIS, and (c) what themes would the participants associate with cultural identification? To answer these questions, 47 participants completed the OCIS and a demographic questionnaire, while 8 of these participants also participated in a semi-structured individual …
Natural Resource News, Vol. 08, No. 1 (April 2008), N/A N/A
Natural Resource News, Vol. 08, No. 1 (April 2008), N/A N/A
Natural Resource News
No abstract provided.
Lingitx Haa Sateeyi, We Who Are Tlingit: Contemporary Tlingit Identity And The Ancestral Relationship To The Landscape, Vivian F. Martindale
Lingitx Haa Sateeyi, We Who Are Tlingit: Contemporary Tlingit Identity And The Ancestral Relationship To The Landscape, Vivian F. Martindale
Theses (Unassigned)
Divergent views on the Tlingit ancestral relationship to the landscape of Southeast Alaska often leads to conflicts between Western-orientated government agencies, public entities, and the Tlingit people themselves. To better understand this subject, I collected nine personal narratives from research participants from within the Tlingit nation. The narratives provide insight into the dynamics at the intersection of conflicting worldviews, and the role this plays in shaping contemporary Tlingit identity. The results of exploring these diverging worldviews has illuminated three factors influencing contemporary Tlingit identity: the loss and struggle with maintaining the Lingit language, implementation of subsistence regulations and resultant conflicts, …
Local Perceptions And Regional Climate Trends On The Central Plateau Of Burkina Faso, C.T. West, C. Roncoli, F. Ouattara
Local Perceptions And Regional Climate Trends On The Central Plateau Of Burkina Faso, C.T. West, C. Roncoli, F. Ouattara
ISER Reports
Due to devastating droughts in the 1970s and 1980s, climatic and environmental change in the West African Sahel has attracted a great deal of scientific research. While many of these studies documented a long-term trend of declining rainfall, analyses conducted in the last few years suggest that a ‘recovery’ is underway. Drawing on ethnographic interviews, focus groups, and participant observation in two Provinces of the Central Plateau of Burkina Faso, we elicited local perspectives on these rainfall trends from the people who are most directly affected, namely local farmers. Fieldwork revealed that farmers in the research sites perceive that both …
Perspectives On The Dynamic Human-Walrus Relationship, Martin D. Robards
Perspectives On The Dynamic Human-Walrus Relationship, Martin D. Robards
Biological Sciences
Changes in sea ice conditions have direct bearing on ice-associated species such as Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens), which are an important component of subsistence for Alaska Native communities in the Bering Sea. I explore the relationship between walrus, sea ice, and Alaska Native subsistence at Diomede, Gambell, and Savoonga between 1952 and 2004 to better understand walrus ecology and subsistence under different climatic regimes. I then consider how the inability to reliably and regularly count walrus and other ice-associated pinnipeds in this dynamic environment challenges effective management of walrus and subsistence under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). However, …
Soundings 2008-04, N/A N/A
Start Talking: A Handbook For Engaging Difficult Dialogues In Higher Education, Kay Landis, Patricia Jenkins, Libby Roderick, Paola Banchero, John Dede
Start Talking: A Handbook For Engaging Difficult Dialogues In Higher Education, Kay Landis, Patricia Jenkins, Libby Roderick, Paola Banchero, John Dede
Books
“Civil Discourse Under Fire” You probably won’t see the above words as a headline in your morning newspaper any time soon, but it’s happening nonetheless. Civil discourse seems to be in trouble. The art of respectful argument and the effort to find mutual solutions seem to be losing ground. Our public debates on critical issues are filled with sound bites instead of substance, and our popular culture seems motivated more by the desire to dominate and win than by the commitment to learn, understand, seek common ground, or persuade. There’s trouble in the Academy too. Faculty members are challenged for …
Uaf Libraries Undergraduate Student Library Use Survey Fall 2007 , Karen Jensen, Diane Ruess, Lisa Lehman, Anne Christie
Uaf Libraries Undergraduate Student Library Use Survey Fall 2007 , Karen Jensen, Diane Ruess, Lisa Lehman, Anne Christie
Faculty
Triennial campus-wide UAF libraries use survey, summary of results for undergraduate students.